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MSBuild Action Options Tab

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This tab of the MSBuild action configures additional options.

 

Toolset version: Specifies the version of the Toolset to use to build the project (optional).

 

Do not auto-include MSBuild.rsp: Does not include MSBuild.rsp if checked.

 

Validate project: Validate the project against the default schema (or the schema specified in the next field).

 

Schema to validate against: Specifies a schema file to validate the project again (optional, applies only if Validate is checked).

 

Additional command-line options: Use this field to specify additional flags to pass to MSBuild.

 

Override MSBuild executable filename: If not specified, the action locates the MSBuild executable automatically.  If the action is unable to locate the command-line tool or multiple versions are installed, browse to or enter the full drive+path+filename here.

 

Note: To call the 64-bit version of msbuild.exe on 64-bit Windows from the 32-bit edition of Visual Build, enter the full path and filename of msbuild.exe in the desired Framework64 folder (i.e., C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe).  To call the 32-bit version of msbuild.exe when running the 64-bit edition of Visual Build, enter the full path and filename of msbuild.exe in the desired Framework folder (i.e., C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe).