How do I separate some properties from the main MSBuild file

Question

Ages ago when I was a java developer I could make separate ant scripts that I would call from my main ant script. I would put properties unique to each environment where my main script would run. I want to do the same thing in MSBuild but I can't find out how to chain MSBuild scripts together.

Answer 1

You need to Import them.

   <Import Project="MyTargets" Condition="Exists('MyTargets')"/>

Answer 2

The import is definitely useful, you can also actively invoke other projects:

<MSBuild Projects="Other.proj" Properties="SomeProp=$(MyProperty)" />