Monthly Archives: June 2007

Update: 3 December 07 – The RTM version of MSBuild 2008 fixes this issue! Summary If braces ‘()’ are in the source path of a file copy operation that uses %(RecursiveDir), then the contents are copied to the root of … Continue reading →

In November 2006 I wrote ‘Beware $ in MSBuild 1.0′. Working with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 1 which has MSBuild 3.5, I am getting the same unexpected behaviour: <Project DefaultTargets="Prepare" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003&quot; ToolsVersion="3.5"><ItemGroup><SomeFiles1 Include="\\OrcasBeta1TFS\c$\AFolder\**\*.*"/><SomeFiles2 Include="\\OrcasBeta1TFS\c%24\AFolder\**\*.*"/><SomeFiles3 Include="\\OrcasBeta1TFS\NewShare\**\*.*"/></ItemGroup> <Target Name="Prepare"><Copy SourceFiles="@(SomeFiles1)" DestinationFiles="@(SomeFiles1->’c:\SomeFolder1\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)’)"/><Copy SourceFiles="@(SomeFiles2)" … Continue reading →

I’ve made some tweaks to the original Desksheet. If you are new to TeamBuild or MSBuild, then start with the original. The new version is more helpful for those with a bit more experience (though the same forgetful mind!). You … Continue reading →