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aboublemc
aboublemc

Reputation: 81

How to set Azure DevOps variable from Visual Studio Test task so the following inline PowerShell script can read it?

I'm trying to set an Azure DevOps variable in the Release pipeline during a Visual Studio Test task. From within the Visual Studio C# Test code, I want to set an ADO Release variable based on whether a test passes or not. Then I will read in this variable in the following Release task, an inline Powershell script, to execute separate tasks.

I have tried to use the Console.WriteLine("##vso[task.setvariable variable=<VARIABLE_NAME>;]<VALUE>") in my C# Visual Studio Test code, but it does not set the variable. However, when I use an inline Powershell script to set the variable using Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=<VARIABLE_NAME>;]<VALUE>" it works correctly.

Is it possible to set the ADO Release variable using C# from within a Visual Studio Test task? Or can you only set variables using a Batch/Powershell/Shell script/task? If that's the case, does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 937

Answers (1)

Leo Liu
Leo Liu

Reputation: 76760

How to set Azure DevOps variable from Visual Studio Test task so the following inline PowerShell script can read it?

Indeed, just like jessehouwing said:

vstest redirects the console output to the trx file.

So, we need use the Logging Command to invoke a logging command.

To resolve this issue, you can try the following method:

Add two inline powershell task to set the an ADO Release variable based on the results of the previous tasks (Including VS Test task):

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Then add another powershell task to set the an ADO Release variable based when the results of all the previous task successfully (Including VS Test task).

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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