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Old 08-14-2013, 03:34 PM
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Visual Studio integration - Use specified .bld file

Hi,

I would like to assign an existing bld file to the Visual Build button in the Visual Studio Tools menu item.

Is this possible an if so how?
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Old 08-14-2013, 04:16 PM
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No -- the Visual Build VS add-in always passes the name of the current solution to Visual Build.

You could create a custom external tool in VS to call Visual Build with a hard-coded solution filename (path+filename of visbuildpro.exe in the Command field and path+filename of the solution in the Arguments field).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr.../76712d27.aspx
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Old 08-14-2013, 05:02 PM
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OK - thanks.
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Old 07-12-2015, 06:38 PM
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No -- the Visual Build VS add-in always passes the name of the current solution to Visual Build.
The problem I am having is that when asked to save the changes it asks me for a filename, directory etc. I save that into the Projects root directory (<projectname>.bld) but starting up VSBuild from VS creates a new project each time.
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Old 07-12-2015, 09:51 PM
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The latest build (VisBuildPro.exe 9.0.0.1) has been updated to re-open the last project when called from the Visual Studio add-in (if Tools | User Options | General | Reload last project at startup is checked).
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Old 07-12-2015, 11:07 PM
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The latest build (VisBuildPro.exe 9.0.0.1) has been updated to re-open the last project when called from the Visual Studio add-in (if Tools | User Options | General | Reload last project at startup is checked).
I really don't want to pay $149 for an upgrade until I can get this version (8.7) working

When I click on the VSBuild menu item, it repeatedly opens a blank new VS project with MSBuild as the first item. Great - exactly what's supposed to happen according to the docs . Now, when I click on save, what directory do I chose to save it in and assuming your help file is correct then it will save it as <projectname>.bld. Unfortunately I don't know which directory to insert as none of them appear to be correct - I have saved it everywhere that is obvious to me.
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Old 07-13-2015, 07:31 AM
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I really don't want to pay $149 for an upgrade until I can get this version (8.7) working

When I click on the VSBuild menu item, it repeatedly opens a blank new VS project with MSBuild as the first item. Great - exactly what's supposed to happen according to the docs . Now, when I click on save, what directory do I chose to save it in and assuming your help file is correct then it will save it as <projectname>.bld. Unfortunately I don't know which directory to insert as none of them appear to be correct - I have saved it everywhere that is obvious to me.
The documentation doesn't actually state whether the add-in opens a new .bld project or not (at least not http://www.kinook.com/VisBuildPro/Ma...ntegration.htm), just that a new Make VS step is inserted.

It doesn't matter which directory you save the .bld file in.
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Old 07-12-2015, 11:51 PM
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Exclamation Clarification please...

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The latest build (VisBuildPro.exe 9.0.0.1) has been updated to re-open the last project when called from the Visual Studio add-in (if Tools | User Options | General | Reload last project at startup is checked).
Whilst I haven't yet upgraded, are you saying that If I use VSBuild outside of the VS environment, If I click on the VSBuild option in VS -> Tools it will open whatever was the last VSBuild project that I opened with VSBuild?

If so, can this option (if it is an option) be disabled anywhere?

I only want the VS -? VsBuild button to ever open the VSBuild project that 'belongs' to that specific VS project.

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