Questions tagged [build-events]
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Visual Studio Linked Files don't exist
In Visual Studio, you can do Add -> Existing Item and then Add as Link from the Add drop down button.
This is great. This let's you add a file from another project, and editing the file also edits it in the original project.
I would like to use this…
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Configure NuGet package to add a build event when installed
Does anyone know if it's possible to add something to a nuspec file so that when a package is installed via NuGet a pre or post build event to a project?
Trevor Pilley
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Is it possible to use conditional compilation symbols in VS build events?
Say for instance I have a Visual Studio project with a configuration called "MyConfig" and I have the compilation symbol MY_CONFIG_SYMBOL defined.
Is there a macro or command to see if MY_CONFIG_SYMBOL is defined in the pre/post build events?…
Mike Webb
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running dotnet publish in post build event in asp.net core
I want to publish my web site after building.Is there any way to run dotnet publish command in post build event in asp,net core?
This is my project.json file:
{
"dependencies": {
"Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
"version": "1.0.0",
…
user1968030
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Output errors, warnings and messages from batch file in Visual Studio build event
I'm writing a batch file to be executed from a pre-build event in Visual Studio.
How can I make it output errors, warnings and messages to the Visual Studio Error List?
It's very hard to search for this as most things that come up are how to fix…
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Visual Studio 2008 Post Build event -- only run on Rebuild
In Visual Studio 2008 we run a post build event which calls NANT and in turn creates our config files.
e.g.
if $(SolutionDir) == . GOTO end
nant -buildfile:$(SolutionDir)default.build create..web.config
Is there a way to run this only on ReBuild?
Chris McKelt
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How to reload project in VS with Target command before build
I am looking for a way to Reload a project OR all projects inside the Solution, with Target node , which is in pre-build events node of .csproj file
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Call a method from a build event
is it possible to make a method call from a postbuild event?
namespace Test
{
public class MyClass
{
public void DoSomething()
{
// Do something
}
}
}
Of course this class resides in a project whose…
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How to suppress initial post-build event error in Visual Studio 2017 (C#)?
I have a C# solution in Visual Studio 2017. I also have a batch script called foobar.bat that contains the following code:
echo foobar : error 1: This is a test error.
My goal is to get only the test error message above to appear in…
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GAC installation on every build - how to do it reliably
I would like to reliably auto-install my application assemblies in the GAC when I compile my application using Visual Studio. I've setup pre- and post-build events in my web application's build.
Pre build event:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft…
Robert Koritnik
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Use Visual Studio macros in powershell scripts called from build event
I want to use a powershell script in a build event in Visual Studio, and I need to use some macro defined in Visual Studio itself.
This is my powershell script sample:
"Updating version for Project:"
"$ProjectDir"
Then in pre-build event of the…
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How to emulate /p msbuild parameter in Visual Studio build?
That the logical follow-up for the my previous question: "How to check all projects in solution for some criteria?"
I was given quite a good answer to use CustomAfterMicrosoftCommonTargets, CustomBeforeMicrosoftCommonTargets. They do work, so I…
Andriy K
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Execute exe file or bat file after compile with Visual Studio 2010
I would execute an exe file or a bat file after that the compilation of a C++ program ends. How could I do this?
EDIT 1
This is my actual command line:
start "C:\mypath\myexe.exe myarguments"
Stefano
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How can I write a registry key from VS post build event?
One of the projects I work on need to read a registry key in order to determine some value. Usually the value will be written during installation.
Because I want to run the project locally as well (without installation) I want to write that value…
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gitab webhooks:when "Build events"was triggered,what type about json will be send?
I want to write a webapi using .net to receive json that gitlab webhooks send when "Build Events" was triggered. I want to write a data model at .net that is same as json type. But I do not know the json type that was sent.
Could anyone tell me…
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