Start Dev IIS Express Server
Start Development IIS Express Server (tested on Win7 and Win10 with mapped network drives) @echo off REM Script will start IIS Express on the specific port with the folder FROM WHICH SCRIPT IS CALLED REM REM IIS Express does the following: REM * Copies default applicationhost.config file ("C:\Program Files\IIS Express\AppServer\applicationhost.config") to %TEMP%\IISEXPRESS\APPLICATIONHOST{TimeStampGoesHere}.CONFIG (where timestamp is current date+time with milliseconds) REM * The copied config file is modified to specify the physical path (<application ...> --> <virtualDirectory ...> physicalPath property) and the port (<bindings> -> <binding ...> bindingInformation property) REM * Path to custom configuration file can also be provided in the command line using /config:{FullPathToIISApplicationHostCustomConfigFile} set iisexpress_loc="C:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe" set folder_loc=%cd% set port_loc=2018 if [%1]==[--help] goto syntax if [%1]==[/?] goto syntax if [%1]==[] goto proceed set port_loc=%1 :proceed echo. echo Make "%folder_loc%" accessible from "http://localhost:%port_loc%" ... echo. %iisexpress_loc% /path:"%folder_loc%" /port:%port_loc% /trace:w /systray:true goto exit :syntax echo. echo Syntax: %0 PortNumberGoesHere echo Default Port: %port_loc% echo. goto exit :exit echo. echo. echo. pause