Dynamically add files to visual studio deployment project.
- by Graeme Yeo
I've been desperately looking for the answer to this and I feel I'm missing something obvious.
I need to copy a folder full of data files into the TARGETDIR of my deployment project at compile time. I can see how I would add individual files (ie. right click in File System and go to Add-File) but I have a folder full of data files which constantly get added to. I'd prefer not to have to add the new files each time I compile.
I have tried using a PreBuildEvent to copy the files:
copy $(ProjectDir)..\Data*.* $(TargetDir)Data\
which fails with error code 1 when I build. I can't help but feel I'm missing the point here though. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Graeme