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ToolTask.ExecuteTool Method

.NET Framework 4

Creates a temporoary response (.rsp) file and runs the executable file.

Namespace: Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v4.0 (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v4.0.dll)

Syntax

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protected virtual int ExecuteTool(
	string pathToTool,
	string responseFileCommands,
	string commandLineCommands
)

Parameters

pathToTool: Type: System.String
The path to the executable file.

responseFileCommands: Type: System.String
The command line arguments to place in the .rsp file.

commandLineCommands: Type: System.String
The command line arguments to pass directly to the executable file.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The returned exit code of the executable file. If the task logged errors, but the executable returned an exit code of 0, this method returns -1.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

ToolTask Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace

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