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In TFS Build (MSBuild), how can I only have a specifc project in my drop folder

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You need to create a separate Solutions for your projects. So then you can control which project should go to Drop Folder in one of the solutions and those that do not in another solution

J Angwenyi 2010-07-19 11:10:38

Not quite what I need. The projects are in the solution for a reason - the main project depends on them.

urig 2010-07-19 11:11:35

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+1 A:

Not quite sure if this is what you want, but try:

<Target Name="AfterBuild">
    <Copy SourceFiles="c:\drop\myfile.dll"  DestinationFiles="c:\temp"  />
    <Delete Files="c:\drop\myfile.dll" />
</Target>

Basically, moving them away from the drop location after build.

pm_2 2010-07-19 12:27:53

Thanks. That's a promising direction. But that would require me to specify each and every file that I need to preserve. Isn't there some way for me to indicate the project I'm interested and have its products automagically preserved for me? :)

urig 2010-07-20 11:51:12

You can recursively copy files if that's what you mean: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msbuild/archive/2005/11/07/490068.aspx

pm_2 2010-07-20 12:10:15

Thanks again. I don't think recursion helps me. What I need is a filter - Something that will give me only those DLLs and files that come from the direct compilation of the "main" project. The non-essential deliverables from all other projects in the solution are cluttering my drop folder.

urig 2010-07-29 09:38:19

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