# ASCTOOL

**ASCTOOL** is a command-line utility designed to automate essential deployment tasks for web applications. It streamlines the deployment process by handling database updates, service management, backups, and file system updates.

## 🚀 Features

- 🔌 Connects to a database and executes SQL scripts
- 🛑 Stops and starts IIS (Internet Information Services)
- 💾 Backs up the current website file system
- 📂 Copies new website files into place
- 🧰 Provides a one-command full deployment option
- 🆘 Includes a help switch for usage guidance

## 🛠 Usage

Run the tool with one or more of the following switches:

### 1. `-d` — Database Update
Connects to the database and executes SQL queries from a `.txt` file (e.g., `SQLquery.txt`):
```bash
asctool -d

2. -stop — Stop Services

Stops all IIS services:

asctool -stop

3. -start — Start Services

Starts all IIS services:

asctool -start

4. -b — Backup Website

Backs up the current website file system to a specified directory:

asctool -b

5. -c — Copy New Files

Copies the new website file system into place:

asctool -c

6. -i — Initialize Full Deployment

Performs all deployment steps in sequence:

asctool -i

7. -h — Help

Displays help and usage information:

asctool -h

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, suggestions, and improvements are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

📬 Contact

For questions or support, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.