Copy file(s) from one project to another using post build event...VS2010

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BoundForGlory picture BoundForGlory · Jun 12, 2012 · Viewed 211.4k times · Source

I have a solution with 3 projects in it. I need to copy a view from one project to another. I'm able to copy the created DLL via post build events like so:

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So i want to copy the file in project one '/Views/ModuleHome/Index.cshtml' to a folder in project 2. How do I copy file(s) to my desired project via post-build event? Thanks

Answer

Darin Dimitrov picture Darin Dimitrov · Jun 12, 2012 
xcopy "$(ProjectDir)Views\Home\Index.cshtml" "$(SolutionDir)MEFMVCPOC\Views\Home"

and if you want to copy entire folders:

xcopy /E /Y "$(ProjectDir)Views" "$(SolutionDir)MEFMVCPOC\Views"

Update: here's the working version

xcopy "$(ProjectDir)Views\ModuleAHome\Index.cshtml" "$(SolutionDir)MEFMVCPOC\Views\ModuleAHome\" /Y /I

Here are some commonly used switches with xcopy:

  • /I - treat as a directory if copying multiple files.
  • /Q - Do not display the files being copied.
  • /S - Copy subdirectories unless empty.
  • /E - Copy empty subdirectories.
  • /Y - Do not prompt for overwrite of existing files.
  • /R - Overwrite read-only files.

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