How to exclude ASP.NET web site code-behind files from compile?

Question

I am refactoring a stack of ASP.NET pages. I'd like to compile and test the ones I've completed. However, Visual Studio won't let me run the Web Site with compile errors on the non-refactored pages. How can I temporarily exclude them without removing them from the project itself? Can you do so through configuration of some sort?

Answer 1

On Visual studio 2010 or later, you can achieve the functionality in two ways.

1)Right click the file, select 'Exclude From Project'

2)Right click the file, select 'Properties' --> select 'Configuration Properties' --> select 'General' --> choose 'Yes' from drop down menu for option 'Excluded From Build'

Answer 2

Right-click on the file(s) and select "Exclude from project".

Answer 3

I would create two projects and copy over the completed ones to the new project as they are refactored, then build the new project.