Building a solution outside of visual studio

[Mani]

Can you build a solution from the command prompt? like so "c:\ build
mysolution.sln" or do you always have to manually open the solution
in Visual Studio and click "build"

Second Question is if you can build from the command prompt, can you
write a program that builds a solution from the command prompt?
Say i write a program called "SolutionBuilder", and in this program i
have a button called "BuildButton" which when it is pressed will build
a solution by opening the command prompt and typing the soutions name
and the build command. has this been done or can it be done?

 

[Vadym Stetsyak]

Hello, Mani!

M> Can you build a solution from the command prompt? like so "c:\ build
M> mysolution.sln" or do you always have to manually open the solution
M> in Visual Studio and click "build"

Have a look at ( http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/builditemincontextmenu.asp )

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Regards, Vadym Stetsyak
www: http://vadmyst.blogspot.com

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello Mani,

Use NAnt or MSBuild tools for this. It's very popular tools to create build
servers


M> Can you build a solution from the command prompt? like so "c:\ build
M> mysolution.sln" or do you always have to manually open the
M> solution in Visual Studio and click "build"
M>
M> Second Question is if you can build from the command prompt, can you
M> write a program that builds a solution from the command prompt?
M> Say i write a program called "SolutionBuilder", and in this program i
M> have a button called "BuildButton" which when it is pressed will
M> build
M> a solution by opening the command prompt and typing the soutions name
M> and the build command. has this been done or can it be done?
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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsch

 

[John Vottero]

Can you build a solution from the command prompt? like so "c:\ build
mysolution.sln" or do you always have to manually open the solution
in Visual Studio and click "build"

Try:

MSBUILD mysolution.sln /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release

Second Question is if you can build from the command prompt, can you
write a program that builds a solution from the command prompt?
Say i write a program called "SolutionBuilder", and in this program i
have a button called "BuildButton" which when it is pressed will build
a solution by opening the command prompt and typing the soutions name
and the build command. has this been done or can it be done?

Try:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(
"MSBUILD.EXE",
"mysolution.sln /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release");