Creates directories and, if necessary, any parent directories.
The following table describes the parameters of the MakeDir task.
Parameter
Description
Directories
Required ITaskItem[] parameter.
The set of directories to create.
DirectoriesCreated
Optional ITaskItem[] output parameter.
The directories that are created by this task. If some directories could not be created, this may not contain all of the items that were passed into the Directories parameter.
The following code example uses the MakeDir task to create the directory specified by the OutputDirectory property.
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <PropertyGroup> <OutputDirectory>\Output\</OutputDirectory> </PropertyGroup> <Target Name="CreateDirectories"> <MakeDir Directories="$(OutputDirectory)"/> </Target> </Project>