gistfile1.txt

module.exports ..... blah {

	var target = (grunt.option("target") || "live");
	var webConfig = "deployment/" + target + "/website/web.config";

  xmlpoke: {
    website: {
      options{ 
        ....
      },
      files: {
        "<%= webConfig %>": "<%= webConfig %>"
        
        ... or 
        
        webConfig: webConfig
      }
    }
  
  }

}

Having to use this and bring in a separate package file, which just seems nuts!

files: {
// src dest
"<%=cfg.dest.root%>/website/web.config": "<%=cfg.dest.root%>/website/web.config"
}

So you want to use the webConfig variable and assign it to a property on the xmlpoke object? But it's not working?

Try moving the var's outside the object definition?

var target = (grunt.option("target") || "live");
var webConfig = "deployment/" + target + "/website/web.config";

module.exports ..... blah {

xmlpoke: {
website: {
options{
....
},
files: {
"<%= webConfig %>": "<%= webConfig %>"

    ... or 

    webConfig: webConfig
  }
}

}

}

Why is files an object with key/values that are identical?

Sorry, not really understanding what you are trying to do.