MSBuild $(version)?

Question

In our target DestinationFiles we wish to set path to contain the version number of the project file we use to build. Is there a variable we can use to get that value?

< Target Name="CopyOutput">
  <ItemGroup>
     <PackagedFiles Include="blah blah"/>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackagedFiles)" 
        DestinationFiles="@(PackagedFiles->'\\Blah\SOME_VERSION_NUMBER_FROM_BUILD\$(Configuration)\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')"/>
</Target>

Looks like a dupe of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14342620/generating-version-number-in-msbuild. — seva titov, Oct 24 '14 at 20:24

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 08 '15 at 13:54

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Sure just use $(VARNAME) and call msbuild with /p:VARNAME=XXXX

For more details regarding using enviornment vars with msbuild, you can have a look at https://sbarnea.com/articles/easy-windows-build-versioning/

answered Sep 08 '15 at 13:54

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