VCProjectEngineObjectClass::CreateToolFile Method (String^)

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Creates a tool file for custom build rules.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

C++

public:
virtual VCToolFile^ CreateToolFile(
	String^ Name
)

Parameters

Name: Type: System::String^
File name. Can be a short name or a full or partial path.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine::VCToolFile^

Returns a VCToolFile objcet.

Implements

VCProjectEngine::CreateToolFile(String^)

Remarks

Tool files contain custom build rules.

Do not instantiate VCProjectEngineObjectClass. Instantiate VCProjectEngineObject instead, as shown below:

Dim Engine As VCProjectEngine
Engine = New VCProjectEngineObject()