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How can I call code that uses `Start-ThreadJob` from the PowerShell SDK?
I have an app that is using the PowerShell SDK to execute PowerShell code in the background.
However, that code depends on Start-Job, and the PowerShell script is throwing an exception when I run it ...
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Powershell script in Visual Studio: how to do post built events
Working with Visual Studio Community 2022, I have a PowerShell script in my Solution (I installed PowerShellTools.2022.2023.8.0.vsix) and i'd like to do some post-build events (copying the script to ...
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Running msbuild target during docker build causes error
I use an msbuild target to replace certain values in my .appsettings file.
This is the command:
<Exec Command="pwsh -Command "$appSettingsPath = '$(AppSettingsFilePath)'; $json = Get-...
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Why my powershell script does not detect dll from dll.refresh file?
I am working on a legacy .Net website project and this project does not contain a References node and .csproj file. This project has a bin folder that contains foo.dll.refresh with the path to foo.dll
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How do I use MSBuild to build solutions programatically?
I have some VS solutions that I would like to build from within another VS project. I have looked at the MS documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-api?view=vs-...
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Upgrading Build for 6.0 projects, Cant set MSBuild to look for Reference assemblies in right place
so i have a build server on which i execute an Azure Pipline.
I have 100's of C# projects to compile, and it happens in a powershell task, where i go through all of the csproj paths, and execute ...
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Use PowerShell developer command prompt to build solution
How do use the developer powershell command prompt Launch-VsDevShell.ps1 in powershell script to compile solution ?
I want to compile inside the environment of the developer console
when runing this ...
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"error: MSB4040 There is no target in the project" when using MSbuild+Delphi10.2
I'm automating the build of a Delphi 10.2 project
I'm using msbuild with .net 4.0.30319
I'm running rsvars.bat to set the environment variables and then call MSBuild
start-process "C:\Program ...
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How can we enable window workflow foundation inside Dockerfile for window base images for building Dot Net Framework application?
I am Facing the below error while building window-base Docker image for Dot Net Framework Application.
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Xaml.targets(193,5):error MSB4062: The &...
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Finding MSBuild using vswhere in invoke-build on an ADO pipeline
On my local machine I can use MSBuild pretty easily. But when I try to use the same PowerShell script as I do on my local machine on an ADO Pipeline, I get complaints that MSBuild is a not a cmdlet. ...
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How to apply EWDK's SetupBuildEnv.cmd to running powershell session
I am using EWDK and msbuild to build some drivers.
I have a build.cmd file that works.
call <EWDK root>/BuildEnv\SetupBuildEnv.cmd
cd <working directory>
msbuild /t:build /p:...
Calling ...
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Execute powershell in x64 from MSBuild
I would like to run an after build script with Powershell. This script needs to be run in 64bits. However, whenever I run msbuild with my .csproj file the script always runs in 32 bits. If I run the ...
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MSBuild not publishing Web.config to the root of the publish folder
I'm running the following MSBuild command from PowerShell to publish a solution file:
$Configuration = "Release"
$slnFullPath = "...\Solution.sln";
$PublishPath = "$RepoRoot\...
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How to use ${tool 'MSBUILD'} in Powershell script from Jenkins?
I have a below batch command which is successfully executing in Jenkins pipeline script.
bat "\"${tool 'MSBuild 16'}\\msbuild\" /p:Configuration=\"${params.Configuration}\" /p:...
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Error MSB3174: Invalid value for 'AssemblyVersion' for auto-incrementing version using %2a
I have one .csproj file. And as per the requirement. I have written PowerShell script to auto increment the Application Version.
I have used reference from the following link and used some of it's ...
