the command xcopy exited with code 9009 visual studio 2017

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I setup project from git. but when i build solution I got an error "the command xcopy... exited with code 9009. I did not find any solution. below are the commands by default in Post build event command line:-

xcopy "$(ProjectDir)bin\$(TargetFileName)" "$(SolutionDir)..\Educate\bin\" /s /i /y xcopy "$(ProjectDir)bin\$(TargetFileName)" "$(SolutionDir)..\PlayList\bin\" /s /i /y xcopy "$(ProjectDir)bin\$(TargetFileName)" "$(SolutionDir)..\EducateFHCRC\FredHutch\FredHutch\bin\" /s /i /y xcopy "$(ProjectDir)bin\$(TargetFileName)" "$(SolutionDir)..\EducateFHCRC\FredHutch\FredHutch.Domain\bin\" /s /i /y

This is the full error:-

Error       The command "xcopy "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment\bin\EducateAssessment.dll" "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment\..\Educate\bin\" /s /i /y

xcopy "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment\bin\EducateAssessment.dll" "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment..\PlayList\bin\" /s /i /y xcopy "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment\bin\EducateAssessment.dll" "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment..\EducateFHCRC\FredHutch\FredHutch\bin\" /s /i /y xcopy "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment\bin\EducateAssessment.dll" "D:\Projects\Educate\EmpowerLearn\EducateAssessment..\EducateFHCRC\FredHutch\FredHutch.Domain\bin\" /s /i /y" exited with code 9009. EducateAssessment

What does code 9009 mean? – jmcilhinney Nov 27 '19 at 06:35 — jmcilhinney, Nov 27 '19 at 06:35
I don't know it may be some error code @jmcilhinney – Anshul Nov 27 '19 at 06:41 — Anshul, Nov 27 '19 at 06:41

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '19 at 06:42

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You should try restarting Visual Stutio. Worked for me.

Maybe your path is incorrect, it should be something like this :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Bad Vendor\Buggy Program;

Or is just that a DLL file is missing. To see, run the same command line in CMD and see the output. DLL's are easy to download, from here : https://www.dll-files.com/

More info on this thread : Why does xcopy exit with code 9009 in Visual Studio post-build step?

answered Nov 27 '19 at 06:42

apm11

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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1988668/why-does-xcopy-exit-with-code-9009-in-visual-studio-post-build-step. this worked for me but if I set full path C:\Windows\System32... then when i make pull request i need to change all xcopy path which is difficult for me @apm11 – Anshul Nov 27 '19 at 06:54
So it is working now right? – apm11 Nov 27 '19 at 07:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 27 '19 at 07:05

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The 'xcopy' executable can't be found. Check your PATH variable for 'C:\Windows\System32\' - if this not exists, add this at the front of PATH.

answered Nov 27 '19 at 07:05

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