In a Visual Studio pre-build event how do I execute an exe in the context of its own folder instead of the bin folder?

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I have a pre-build event defined like this: ``` $(ProjectDir)PreBuild\runthis.exe ``` When the runthis.exe executes, it runs in the context of the bin folder of my project instead of the PreBuild folder where it lives. How can I make the build event execute runthis.exe in the context of the PreBuild folder instead of the bin folder?

Accepted Answer

Add `cd $(ProjectDir)PreBuild` first to switch to that folder.

In a Visual Studio pre-build event how do I execute an exe in the context of its own folder instead of the bin folder?

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