Monday, October 11, 2021

Macro definition in Visual Studio=> How to use them?

Macro definition in Visual Studio

    Most Important Macro definition in Visual Stuio from Microsoft

  1. Pre-build event/post-build event command line dialog box
  2. You can type pre- or post-build events for the Build Events Page, Project Designer (C#) directly in the edit box, or you can select pre- and post-build macros from a list of available macros..

    Macro Definition
    $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug".
    $(OutDir) Path to the output file directory, relative to the project directory. This resolves to the value for the Output Directory property. It includes the trailing backslash '\'..
    $(DevEnvDir) The installation directory of Visual Studio (defined with drive and path); includes the trailing backslash '\'..
    $(PlatformName) The name of the currently targeted platform. For example, "AnyCPU".
    $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug". $(ConfigurationName) The name of the current project configuration, for example, "Debug".

    Macro definition in Visual Stuio from Microsoft

  3. Common macros for MSBuild commands and properties
  4. Depending on your installation options, Visual Studio can make hundreds of macros available to you in a Visual Studio project (based on MSBuild). They correspond to the MSBuild properties that are set by default, or in .props or .targets files, or in your project settings. You can use these macros anywhere in a project's Property Pages dialog box where strings are accepted. These macros aren't case-sensitive..

  5. Set compiler and build properties
  6. In the IDE, all information that is needed to build a project is exposed as properties. This information includes the application name, extension (such as DLL, LIB, EXE), compiler options, linker options, debugger settings, custom build steps, and many other things. Typically, you use property pages to view and modify these properties. To access the property pages, choose Project > projectname Properties from the main menu, or right-click on the project node in Solution Explorer and choose Properties.

  7. Project Setup in Visual Studio
  8. The directory structure described in the previous article can be used with any IDE and compiler. Here’s how to configure Visual Studio project for it.

  9. Share or reuse Visual Studio project settings
  10. To create a custom group of settings that you can share with others or reuse in multiple projects, use Property Manager to create a property sheet (.props file) to store the settings for each kind of project that you want to be able to reuse or share with others. Using property sheets are far less error-prone than other ways of creating "global" settings..

  11. Post-Build Events and .NET Core
  12. The '$(SolutionDir)' macro doesn't work well from the command line. Replace references to the Solution with references relative to the current Project..

  13. How can I find the path that $(ProjectName) points to
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  15. How to "get rid of" $(SolutionDir) when building Visual Studio project from outside Visual Studio
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  17. Set compiler and build properties
  18. In the IDE, all information that is needed to build a project is exposed as properties. This information includes the application name, extension (such as DLL, LIB, EXE), compiler options, linker options, debugger settings, custom build steps, and many other things. Typically, you use property pages to view and modify these properties. To access the property pages, choose Project > projectname Properties from the main menu, or right-click on the project node in Solution Explorer and choose Properties..

  19. $(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName) resolves to????
  20. In my C++ project, Properties, Configuration Properties, General, Output Directory defaults to $(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName). How can I tell what these resolve to? I should be able to open the Visual Studio command prompt and type:

    echo $(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)

    but that does not echo the value, only the literal.

  21. Pre-build event/post-build event command line dialog box
  22. You can type pre- or post-build events for the Build Events Page, Project Designer (C#) directly in the edit box, or you can select pre- and post-build macros from a list of available macros..

  23. What is the meaning of $(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\
  24. In the property sheet: for one User Macros, the name is OSGVE_DIR, with Value: $(SolutionDir)\..\..\..\..

    What is the path of $(SolutionDir) ? \..\..\..\.. the slashes means change to the sub directory or up directory?

  25. Visual Studio Post Build Event - Copy to Relative Directory Location
  26. a good demo to xcopy the DLL to target directory.

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