Copying custom sitemap and resource files

Scenario:
I added few application pages and also wanted to display custom sitemap. Also these pages were using resource file which need to be copied to proper location App_Resources.

WSP doesn't have any provision to copy file in Web Application folders.

Solution:
There is a little help using STSADM.

Code:

STSADM -o copyappbincontent

It copies Web application–specific files, such as page resource (*.resx) files from
their respective locations in the 12\CONFIG folder to the correct location in each Web application on the computer.

Also you can do this using a feature receiver.

Code:

SPFarm.Local.Services.GetValue<spwebservice>().ApplyApplicationContentToLocalServer();

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