Macros for Build Commands and Properties
Visual Studio .NET 2003
You can use these macros anywhere in a project's Property Pages dialog box where strings are accepted. These macros are not case sensitive.
| Macro | Description |
|---|---|
| $(RemoteMachine) | Set to the value of the Remote Machine property on the Debug property page. See Changing Project Settings for a C/C++ Debug Configuration for more information. |
| $(ConfigurationName) | The name of the current project configuration (for example, "Debug"). |
| $(PlatformName) | The name of current project platform (for example, "Win32"). |
| $(Inherit) | Specifies the order in which inherited properties appear in the command line composed by the project build system. By default, inherited properties appear at the end of the current property.1 |
| $(NoInherit) | Causes any properties that would otherwise be inherited, to not be inherited. The use of $(NoInherit) causes any occurrences of $(Inherit) to be ignored for the same property.1 |
| $(ParentName) | Name of the item containing this project item. This will be the parent folder name, or project name. |
| $(RootNameSpace) | The namespace, if any, containing the application. |
| $(IntDir) | Path to the directory specified for intermediate files relative to the project directory. This resolves to the value for the Intermediate Directory property. |
| $(OutDir) | Path to the output file directory, relative to the project directory. This resolves to the value for the Output Directory property. |
| $(DevEnvDir) | The installation directory of Visual Studio .NET (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. |
| $(InputDir) | The directory of the input file (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectDir). |
| $(InputPath) | The absolute path name of the input file (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension). If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectPath). |
| $(InputName) | The base name of the input file. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectName). |
| $(InputFileName) | The file name of the input file (defined as base name + file extension). If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectFileName). |
| $(InputExt) | The file extension of the input file. It includes the '.' before the file extension. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectExt). |
| $(ProjectDir) | The directory of the project (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. |
| $(ProjectPath) | The absolute path name of the project (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension). |
| $(ProjectName) | The base name of the project. |
| $(ProjectFileName) | The file name of the project (defined as base name + file extension). |
| $(ProjectExt) | The file extension of the project. It includes the '.' before the file extension. |
| $(SolutionDir) | The directory of the solution (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. |
| $(SolutionPath) | The absolute path name of the solution (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension). |
| $(SolutionName) | The base name of the solution. |
| $(SolutionFileName) | The file name of the solution (defined as base name + file extension). |
| $(SolutionExt) | The file extension of the solution. It includes the '.' before the file extension. |
| $(TargetDir) | The directory of the primary output file for the build (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. |
| $(TargetPath) | The absolute path name of the primary output file for the build (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension). |
| $(TargetName) | The base name of the primary output file for the build. |
| $(TargetFileName) | The file name of the primary output file for the build (defined as base name + file extension). |
| $(TargetExt) | The file extension of the primary output file for the build. It includes the '.' before the file extension. |
| $(VSInstallDir) | The directory into which you installed Visual Studio .NET. |
| $(VCInstallDir) | The directory into which you installed Visual C++ .NET. |
| $(FrameworkDir) | The directory into which the .NET Framework was installed. |
| $(FrameworkVersion) | The version of the .NET Framework used by Visual Studio. Combined with $(FrameworkDir), the full path to the version of the .NET Framework use by Visual Studio. |
| $(FrameworkSDKDir) | The directory into which you installed the .NET Framework SDK. The .NET Framework SDK could have been installed as part of Visual Studio .NET or separately. |
| $(WebDeployPath) | The relative path from the web deployment root to where the project outputs belong. Returns the same value as RelativePath. |
| $(WebDeployRoot) | The absolute path to the location of <localhost>. For example, c:\inetpub\wwwroot. |
| $(SafeParentName) | The name of the immediate parent in valid name format. For example, a form is the parent of a .resx file. |
| $(SafeInputName) | The name of the file as a valid class name, minus file extension. |
1. Use the Command Line Property Page for the property to see how properties are inherited. See Specifying Project Settings with Property Pages for more information on property inheritance. See Using $(Inherit) and $(NoInherit) for usage examples.
