MSBuild Home

FDMSB_MSBUILD_HOME

Yes

Path where the .NET framework is installed. Value should be up to but not including the bin folder. (e.g. C:\installs\microsoft\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current)

This folder should have a bin folder with the MSBuild executable (MSBuild.exe).

Note: You can use Community or Professional version of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Project Source Folder

FDMSB_INP_PROJECT_SOURCE_FOLDER

No

Path to the project which contains one of the supported MSBuild project files. If a relative path is given, a path inside of the FD_TEMP_DIR will be assumed.

If value is not provided for this input, FD_TEMP_DIR will be assumed.

Project File Name

FDMSB_INP_PROJECT_FILE_NAME

No

MSBuild project file name. The file will be searched in the project source folder if provided, otherwise in the exported source folder in the temp directory will be used.

If value is not provided for this input, plugin will look for project files with extensions csproj, vbproj, vcxproj, dbproj, fsproj, pyproj, rbproj, wixproj, vdproj, isproj, pssproj, modelproj, sln and first matching project file will be used.

Command Line Arguments

FDMSB_INP_CMD_LINE_ARGS

No

The MSBuild.exe arguments or properties, formatted as key=value. Provide one pair per line.

Pass Arguments as Properties

FDMSB_INP_PASS_ARGS_AS_PROPERTIES

No

If yes, will prefix /p: before the arguments.

Save Artifacts

FDMSB_INP_SAVE_ARTIFACTS

No

Defaults to true. If checked, plugin will save artifacts from this folder in to execution artifacts directory.

Artifacts Subfolder

FDMSB_INP_ARTIFACTS_SUBFOLDER

No

Specify Subfolder under Project Location where artifacts are generated by MSBuild. Defaults to bin.

Plugin will save artifacts from this folder in to execution artifacts directory if Save Artifacts is checked.

The OutDir property offered by MSBuild is used to move the artifacts generated to the user-defined directory.