MSTest copy file to test run folder

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Aaron Powell picture Aaron Powell · Mar 16, 2009 · Viewed 37.2k times · Source

I've got a test which requires an XML file to be read in and then parsed. How can I have this file copied into the test run folder each time?

The XML file is set to "Copy if newer" and a compile mode of "none" (since it's not really a compile-able thing)

Answer

Preet Sangha picture Preet Sangha · Mar 16, 2009

use a DeploymentItem attribute

using System;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using CarMaker;

namespace DeploymentTest
{
    [TestClass]
    public class UnitTest1
    {
        [TestMethod()]
        [DeploymentItem("testFile1.xml")]
        public void ConstructorTest()
        {
            string file = "testFile1.xml";
            Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(file), "deployment failed: " + file +
                " did not get deployed");
        }
    }
}

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