ClickOnce - Cannot publish because a project failed to build

Question

When I try to publish my (WPF, C#) application, I get these errors:
Cannot publish because a project failed to build.
Could not find file 'obj\x86\Debug\MyAPP.exe'
I get these errors no matter where from I publish: publish wizard, build menu or right click on project - publish.
First it was working ok, but I did the following:
I changed the date om my computer to 10/10/2013, I was trying something else.
I forgot this and I click build. Then I set the proper date on computer. After that I get these errors.
Also every time I click run Visual Studio builds project whether there are changes in project.
I also noticed that when I set the date after 10/10/2013 it works ok.
I am guessing that I am looking for some settings in my project where this date of build is set.
I tried build, rebuild, clean solution.

Answer 1

This is a problem with Visual Studio that can occur when you have add-ins installed. Instead of using the Publish button in the Publish tab, use Build/Publish from the menu on the top of Visual Studio.

If you use the Publish button, it runs through the add-ins before doing the build (or something like that). If you use Build from the menu instead, it goes straight to msbuild and ignores any add-ins you have installed.

If you have DevExpress installed and are still having problems, check out this article: http://www.devexpress.com/Support/Center/p/Q260132.aspx