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Copy to Output Directory copies folder structure but only want to copy files

Answer 1

+1 A:

You could build a batch file to copy the files and execute it as a post-build event.

jvanderh 2009-06-18 18:18:52

I ended up doing this for one of my projects (although I used a Python script rather than a bat).

Fire Lancer 2010-04-06 22:37:32

Answer 2

+1 A:

Add the following to your .csproj/.vbproj file

<Target Name="AfterBuild">
    <Copy
        DestinationFolder="$(OutputPath)"
        SourceFiles="@(RootContent)"
        SkipUnchangedFiles="true"
        />  
</Target>

Then change the Build Action of any files you want in the root folder to RootContent.

Paul Alexander 2009-06-18 18:27:48

Great! Can you access this through the VS 2008 dialogs?

bobobobo 2010-02-21 16:41:35

Not through the dialogs...but you can edit your project in VS. Right-click the project and select Unload Project. Then right click and select Edit. Then you can edit the MSBuild file that is your project.

Paul Alexander 2010-02-21 18:15:26

Thanks, this looks useful. Unfortuntely, even after adding your snippet to the .vbproj file, `RootContent` does not show up in the "Build Action" dropdown list and entering it manually results in a "Property value is not valid" error from Visual Studio. What did I miss?

Heinzi 2010-05-19 14:07:32

Not working with Visual Studio 2010 C# Console Application project.

AMissico 2010-07-29 15:58:09

Not working with Visual Studio 2010 VB.NET Console Application project.

AMissico 2010-07-29 16:00:20

Not working with Visual Studio 2008 C# Console Application project.

AMissico 2010-07-29 16:03:59

The actual Item list might be named something different. You can set the project build settings to Diagnostic and then build the project. In the output window, you'll see a long list of property/item values that MSBuild used to build the project. Check for the property value that best matches.

Paul Alexander 2010-07-30 03:09:25

Answer 3

A:

I ended up adding a step to the nant build file to copy after successful compliation

<target name="action.copy.browserhawk.config" depends="compile.source">
 <copy todir="${App.Web.dir}/bin/" includeemptydirs="false">
  <fileset basedir="${browserhawk.config.dir}">
   <include name="bhawk_bb.dat" />
   <include name="bhawk_sp.dat" />
   <include name="browserhawk.properties" />
   <include name="maindefs.bdd" />
   <include name="maindefs.bdf" />
   <include name="BH_PRO.lic" />
  </fileset>
 </copy>
 <echo message="COPY BROWSERHAWK CONFIG: SUCCESS   ${datetime::now()}" />
</target>

Steve Wright 2009-06-18 19:36:24

-1; Because answer relies on *NAnt*.

AMissico 2010-07-29 17:40:22

Answer 4

+3 A:

You can add a Post Build Event to copy the files. Goto project properties, Build Events tab and add the following to the Post-build event command line:

copy "$(ProjectDir)\common\browserhawk*.*" "$(TargetDir)"

Be sure to include the quotes if your project path has spaces in it.

Bill A. 2010-07-23 20:29:11

Answer 5

A:

I believe the XCOPY command handles directories and files better. Therefore,

    XCOPY "$(ProjectDir)common/browserhawk" "$(TargetDir)" /E /I /F /Y

Which allows for creating folders off the target directory.

    XCOPY "$(ProjectDir)Templates" "$(TargetDir)" /E /I /F /Y

The Project folder/file structure of:

    A:\TEMP\CONSOLEAPPLICATION3\TEMPLATES
    ├───NewFolder1
    ├───NewFolder2
    │       TextFile1.txt
    │       TextFile2.txt
    └───NewFolder3
            TextFile1.txt
            TextFile2.txt
            TextFile3.txt

Becomes:

    A:\TEMP\CONSOLEAPPLICATION3\BIN\DEBUG
    │   ConsoleApplication3.exe
    │   ConsoleApplication3.pdb
    │   ConsoleApplication3.vshost.exe
    │   ConsoleApplication3.vshost.exe.manifest
    ├───NewFolder1
    ├───NewFolder2
    │       TextFile1.txt
    │       TextFile2.txt
    │
    └───NewFolder3
            TextFile1.txt
            TextFile2.txt
            TextFile3.txt

AMissico 2010-07-29 17:38:31

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