title: MSBuild file for deployment process
body: <p>I could do with some pointers, code examples or references that may help me do the following in an msbuild file to help speed up the deployment process..</p>
  
  <p>This scenario involves getting a developers 'local' version onto a 'development' server..</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Increment a developers local Web Applications Assembly version number</li>
  <li>Publish a developers local Web Application files somewhere</li>
  <li>.rar the publsihed files or folder into the format v[IncrementedAssemblyNumber].rar</li>
  <li>Copy the .rar to somewhere</li>
  <li>Backup (.rar) the existing live website folder (located elsewhere) in the format Pre_v[IncrementedAssemblyNumber].rar</li>
  <li>Move the backed up .rar to a /Backup folder.</li>
  <li>Overwrite the development web files with the published local web files</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Should be simple for all those MSBUILD Gurus out there.</p>
  
  <p>Like I said, answers or 'Good and applicable' links would be much appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Also i'm thinking of getting one of the MSbuild books. From what I can tell there are 2, possibly 3 contenders. I am not using TFS. Can anyone recommend a book for beginning MSBUILD? Ideally from people that have read more than one book on the subject.</p>
  
  <p>Cheers,</p>
  
  <p>-- Lee</p>