GetWinFXPath Task

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The GetWinFXPath task returns the directory of the current Microsoft .NET Framework runtime.

Task Parameters

Parameter

Description

WinFXPath

Optional String output parameter.

Specifies the real path to the .NET Framework runtime.

WinFXNativePath

Required String parameter.

Specifies the path to the native .NET Framework runtime.

WinFXWowPath

Required String parameter.

Specifies the path to the Microsoft .NET Framework assemblies in the 32-bit Windows on Windows module on 64-bit systems.

Remarks

If the GetWinFXPath task is executing on a 64-bit processor, the WinFXPath parameter is set to the path that is stored in the WinFXWowPath parameter; otherwise, the WinFXPath parameter is set to the path that is stored in the WinFXNativePath parameter.

Example

The following example shows how to use the GetWinFXPath task to detect the native path to the .NET Framework runtime.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <UsingTask 
    TaskName="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Windows.GetWinFXPath" 
    AssemblyFile="C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\PresentationBuildTasks.dll" />
  <Target Name="GetWinFXPathTask">
    <GetWinFXPath
      WinFXNativePath="c:\WinFXNative" 
      WinFXWowPath="c:\WinFXWowNative" />
  </Target>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.WinFX.targets" />
</Project>

See Also

Concepts

Building a WPF Application (WPF)

Other Resources

Windows Presentation Foundation MSBuild Reference

Windows Presentation Foundation MSBuild Task Reference

MSBuild Reference

MSBuild Task Reference