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VCResourceCompilerTool.ResourceOutputFileName Property

Gets or sets the name of the resource file.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)
string ResourceOutputFileName { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: String
The name of the resource file.

ResourceOutputFileName exposes the resource compiler's /fo option.

See How to: Compile Example Code for Project Model Extensibility for information about how to compile and run this example.

The following example modifies the ResourceOutputFileName property in the integrated development environment (IDE):

' add reference to Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Imports EnvDTE
Imports Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine

Public Module Module1
    Sub Test()
        Dim prj As VCProject
        Dim cfgs, tools As IVCCollection
        Dim cfg As VCConfiguration
        Dim tool As VCResourceCompilerTool
        prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object
        cfgs = prj.Configurations
        cfg = cfgs.Item(1)
        tool = cfg.Tools("VCResourceCompilerTool")
        tool.ResourceOutputFileName = "$(IntDir)/somefile.res"
    End Sub
End Module
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