Is it possible to set multiple environment variables in one CMD line statement?

visual-studio-2010 powershell msbuild cmd post-build
Masamune_Shadow picture Masamune_Shadow · Jul 31, 2013 · Viewed 10.6k times · Source

I have a PowerShell script set to execute after an MSBuild is finished. It uses environment variables set in the POSTBUILD section of the build process (build directories and the like.) Currently it looks like this: 

  set MAGE="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\mage.exe"
  set APPFILE=$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).application
  set MANIFEST=$(TargetPath).manifest
  set CERT=$(ProjectDir)$(TargetName).pfx
  set PROJECTNAME=$(TargetName)
  set CONFIGURATION=$(ConfigurationName)
  set TARGETDIR=$(TargetDir)
  set TEAMBUILD=$False
  Powershell -File "$(ProjectDir)POSTBUILD.ps1"

With each set operating on a separate line, but still within the same CMD instance.

Is there a way I can set multiple variables at once using just one line instead of 7?

Answer

Matthew Fellows picture Matthew Fellows · Jan 12, 2015

As Ansgar points out, a better solution would be to daisy-chain the commands as follows:

set A=foo & B=bar & C=baz

You could even inline the script execution also:

set A=foo & B=bar & C=baz & Powershell -File "$(ProjectDir)POSTBUILD.ps1"

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