Build Events Page, Project Designer (C#)
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For the latest documentation on Visual Studio 2017, see Build Events Page, Project Designer (C#) on docs.microsoft.com. Use the Build Events page of the Project Designer to specify build configuration instructions. You can also specify the conditions under which any post-build events are run. For more information, see How to: Specify Build Events (C#)and How to: Specify Build Events (Visual Basic).
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Pre-build event command line
Specifies any commands to execute before the build starts. To type long commands, click Edit Pre-build to display the Pre-build Event/Post-build Event Command Line Dialog Box.
Pre-build events do not run if the project is up to date and no build is triggered. |
Post-build event command line
Specifies any commands to execute after the build ends. To type long commands, click Edit Post-build to display the Pre-build Event/Post-build Event Command Line Dialog Box.
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Run the post-build event
Specifies the following conditions for the post-build event to run, as shown in the following table.
| Option | Result |
|---|---|
| Always | Post-build event will run regardless of whether the build succeeds. |
| On successful build | Post-build event will run if the build succeeds. Thus, the event will run even for a project that is up-to-date, as long as the build succeeds. |
| When the build updates the project output | Post-build event will only run when the compiler's output file (.exe or .dll) is different than the previous compiler output file. Thus, a post-build event is not run if a project is up-to-date. |
How to: Specify Build Events (Visual Basic)
How to: Specify Build Events (C#)
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