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T.G.
T.G.

Reputation: 793

create a copy of exe file in visual studio

Is there a way that whenever I compile my project in Visual Studio it will create the exe file in the project directory and also copy the exe file to a different directory?

Is Visual using a makefile that I can edit and add the copying command to it? Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 788

Answers (1)

Jonathan Mee
Jonathan Mee

Reputation: 38919

You'll want to open up your Project Properties (just select the project and press Alt + Enter) From there go to: "Configuration Properties" > "Build Events" > "Post-Build Event" and edit the "Command Line" property: enter image description here There you'll what to use the $(Target Path) macro to get the generated executable. So you're "Command Line" property will probably look something like this:

mkdir "Lorem Ipsum"
copy "$(Target Path)" "Lorem Ipsum"

Incidentally this can also be accomplished in an AfterBuildEvent In you .vcprojx file. If you're interested you can read more here: MSBuild AfterBuild Step

Upvotes: 2

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