Parent - Child Conditional Step Ignored
 

I am trying to setup a conditional step that checks for the existence of a folder and if true, it skips all of the child steps. Current execution evaluates the conditional rule just fine but it executes the child anyway.

Here is the conditional step:

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[NOT vbld_FSO.FolderExists("%fiservcbspath%\%appname1%\%appversion1%\%instname %\CommunicatorErrors")]
Check for existence of CommunicatorErrors folder and create if doesn't exist
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Create Error Folders


This is the child:

%doscmd% md %fiservcbspath%\%appname1%\%appversion1%\%instname %\CommunicatorErrors
[NOT vbld_FSO.FolderExists("%fiservcbspath%\%appname1%\%appversion1%\%instname %\CommunicatorErrors")]
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CommunicatorErrors
1


Thank you!

Do you have 'Tools | Application Options | General | Implement nesting of conditional build rules' unchecked? If so, it needs to be checked (the default) for build rules to apply to child steps.

Here is a similar test that works as expected here. The first build has this result:

8/12/2004 10:47:40 AM: --------------------Starting Build: 'exists.bld'--------------------
8/12/2004 10:47:41 AM: Building project step 'Check for folder'...
8/12/2004 10:47:41 AM: Building project step 'make dir'...
8/12/2004 10:47:41 AM: Building project step 'msg'...
Building...
8/12/2004 10:47:41 AM: Build successfully completed.

Rebuilding the project has this result:

8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: --------------------Starting Build: 'exists.bld'--------------------
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Building project step 'Check for folder'...
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Step skipped
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Building project step 'make dir'...
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Step skipped
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Building project step 'msg'...
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Step skipped
8/12/2004 10:47:46 AM: Build successfully completed.

Compare this with what you're doing and see what's different. Also be aware that using Rebuild Selected/Test ignores build rules: http://www.kinook.com/Forum/showthread.php?threadid=240

The option is checked "Implement nesting of conditional build rules". The result of running the steps is as follows:

Building project step 'Folder Structure'...
Building project step 'Create Error Folders'...
Building project step 'CommunicatorErrors'...
A subdirectory or file C:\FiservCBS\Communicator\420\INTG01\CommunicatorE rrors already exists.

Process completed with exit code 1
Step 'CommunicatorErrors' failed
Build ended.

Is there any issue here with the way that the steps are executed? Does the "rebuild selected" have any issues?

Also be aware that using Rebuild Selected/Test ignores build rules: http://www.kinook.com/Forum/showthread.php?threadid=240