Visual Studio Post Build Event - Copy to Relative Directory Location
post-build-event, visual-studio, visual-studio-2008
Solution
If none of the TargetDir or other macros point to the right place, use the ".." directory to go backwards up the folder hierarchy.
ie. Use `$(SolutionDir)\..\..` to get your base directory.
For list of all macros, see here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c02as0cs.aspx
Problem
On a successful build, I wish to copy the contents of the output directory to a different location under the same "base" folder. This parent folder is a relative part and can vary based on Source Control settings. I have listed a few of the Macro values available to me ... $(SolutionDir) = D:\GlobalDir\Version\AppName\Solution1\build $(ProjectDir) = D:\GlobalDir\Version\AppName\Solution1\Version\ProjectA\ I want to copy the Output Dir contents to the following folder : D:\GlobalDir\Version\AppName\Solution2\Project\Dependency The base location "D:\GlobalDir\Version\AppName" needs to be fetched from one of the above macros. However, none of the macro values list only the parent location. How do I extract only the base location for the post build copy command ?