post-build-event

Can I copy multiple named files on the Windows command line using a single "copy" command?

I'd like to copy several known files to another directory as a part of a post-build event, but don't want to have lines and lines of "copy [file] [destination] [switches]" in my build event. If possible, I'd like to list out the files I'd like to copy using a similar format: "copy [file 1] [file 2] [file 3] [etc...] [destination] [switch...

Can a post-build step take me to a specific line of code?

I just wrote a little program which will be executed as a post-build step when I compile certain projects. This program returns 0 for success, or some number for failure. In case of failure, Visual Studio then correctly outputs: "The command [...] exited with code n." However, a single number is not always helpful. In my case, I actual...

Change IIS 5 virtual directory in Post-Build Event in Visual Studio

I'm running into an issue where I need to be able to change the target directory path that my IIS 5.0 virtual directory is pointing to from within a Post-Build block in Visual Studio 2008. If you're not familiar with Post-Build events they basically just take batch commands. So if you know of a batch command for IIS 5.0 in XP Pro that c...

How to check for an existing executable before running it in a post-build event in VS2008?

Hey all, I'm trying to use SubWCRev to get the current revision number of our SVN repository and put it in a file so I can show it in the UI. As I'm working with a Web App, I use the following post build command line: "SubWCRev.exe" "$(SolutionDir)." "$(ProjectDir)Content\js\revnumber.js.tpl" "$(ProjectDir)Content\js\revnumber.js" I...

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 after the build has finished. Is there a simple way I can do that? ...

Post Build event that puts all extra .dlls in bin directory using probing

I have WPF assembly with a bunch of other dlls in my project I want to move everything except the main assembly and the app.config from the build directory to a subdirectory called bin this is easy when I add the probing tag to my app.config and do it manually (a cut and paste job) <configuration> <connectionStrings> <add name="...

How to Improve this Visual Studio Post-Build Event

I am currently using Visual Studio 2010 post-build event to minify my JavaScript files. The problem is every time I add a new JavaScript file I have to update the post build event. What I want to do is make the script a bit more flexible. Directory structure: \Scripts\ Script1.debug.jsScript2.debug.jsScript3.debug.js Here is my s...