Can a non-msdn licensed hyper-v server have msdn and non-msdn software
Hi, We have a hyper-v,esxi and xen servers which already have some windows stand-alone non-msdn licensed virtual machines. Now Can i install a msdn licensed virtual machine with msdn licensed...
View ArticleTF246018: The database operation exceeded the timeout limit and has been...
Hi, We have a TFS 2010 setup. Dual App Tier installation with Windows Network Load Balancing and a separate DB server and Sharepoint Server instance. Users are constantly receiving the following...
View ArticleMSB4018 on MeshContentTask
I can't get VS 2012 OR 2013 to process one of the fbx files. It keeps throwing MSB4018 on MeshContentTask. More precisely this is the exact error: Error1error MSB4018: The "MeshContentTask" task failed...
View ArticleAfter installing VS2013 and upgrading to MSBuild API 12.0, some older...
I have a utility that uses the MSBuild API to build a set of projects in parallel (utilizing BuildManager.PendBuildRequest). After installing VS2013, upgrading to .NET 4.5.1 and upgrading to MSBuild...
View Articledeploy via msdeploy or msbuild command line
I want to deploy the code via command line (msbuild or msdeploy)I need to deploy the code from the build output folder (\\myserver\build_output\version1)how do i do this?thxJOHN
View ArticleTroubles embedding resources in dll
Hello,I'm trying to embed pictures (bmp format) in a dll, in order to use it as a toolbox icon for an ActiveX control. (using registry key ToolboxBitmap32 afterward).If I manually insert it with third...
View ArticleIndirect references building web site project with msbuild
I have som (legacy) applications with web site project (not web application; important!) using msbuild when we build from our build server. The problem is that indirect references, i.e. references to...
View ArticleSQL 2008R2 servers
Hey everyone.I am having a very strange situation.No Data when doing multiple selection cube.The thing is that the situation is created only in the transition between the servers, who have a different...
View ArticleBuild a project, what dlls are used?
Using VS 2013, if I build a project in my local machine. I just wonder what dlls are used?Can we get the clue from csproj file? I thought that dlls in C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\xx.0\Bin\
View ArticleCode Analysis for native projects
It appears that by default code analysis for VC++ native projects is set to /analyze- in VS2013.As we have lots of existing projects, we want to override this setting from msbuild.set cl=/analyze...
View ArticleEnvironment variables in Post/Pre Build Events
Hi all.When I (in Pre Build Even) do so:dir "$(TempFolder)" > d:\dir.txt or dir "$(SourceDir)" > d:\dir.txt or dir "$(ProgramFiles64Folder)" > d:\dir.txtI get in dir.txt content of TargetDir...
View ArticleMSBuild very slow "ValidateSolutionConfiguration"
Hi there,Can anyone explain why "ValidateSolutionConfiguration" takes more than 7 seconds on one machine and 16 ms on another? The "slow" machine is according to "Passmark" al least 50% faster on ALL...
View ArticleWhat is the PID of the current cmd.exe
During the build process I need to launch multiple batch files. However I need to track them by their PID (Process ID). Is there an easy way of getting the current PID?I could parse tlist for cmd.exe...
View ArticleHow do I turn off static analysis in visual studio 2012?
I have large c++ solution that I need to build for XP Compatablity. I installed the vs 2012 update 3 and set platform toolset for "Visual Studio 2012 - Windows XP (v110_xp)" I builds in debug mode but...
View ArticleItem group not getting reinitialized
Hi Team,I am trying to list the contents of a folder (using Message task) before and after a copy task. But they are not getting re-initialised. Can you kindly let me know how to achieve this. I have a...
View Article1>C:\Program Files...
As suggested by the title, I'm having problems building any C++ project in my Visual Studio 2012 installation. A couple of people have asked this then been asked to try build from command line. I'm a...
View ArticleUse MSBuild to launch msys.bat
Is it possible to launch msys.bat through an MSBuild target then use parameters to send commands to MINGW32?
View ArticleWhich one is responsible my project build?
I use Visual Studio 2013. If you look at Nuget.targets, there is code <UsingTask TaskName="DownloadNuGet" TaskFactory="CodeTaskFactory"...
View ArticleHow to read line from file to MSBuild parameter?
Hello,In my MSBuil project, I have a property defined under PropertyGroup. I want to read a line from a file in to this property. So my project script is like below, <PropertyGroup>...
View ArticleHow to generate DLL for Windows CE?
We are trying to generate DLLs for Windows CE using MS Visual Studio 2010. Any help is appreciated!Thanks..
View Article