Any MSBuild Experts?

**Spacecadet** · 15 August 2012, 13:17

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Trying to call a solutions file with several targets only two of which I need to call, however in someones infinite wisdom they have put a " " in one of the project name which running MSBuild from the command line will not accept with the /target switch.

Does any know either how to call a target with a space in its project name, or alternatively, if its possible to list projects that I want to EXCLUDE rather than include when running from the command line

(Suggestions to beat the code monkeys around the head will be welcomed)

can you not quote the project name?

/target "project name"

**SimonMac** · 15 August 2012, 13:19

Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

can you not quote the project name?

/target "project name"

Already tried that, as well as project%20name (I was running out of ideas)

**Spacecadet** · 15 August 2012, 13:24

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Already tried that, as well as project%20name (I was running out of ideas)

are you specifying the full path for the project name?
you might need to double up the "\"'s

"c:\\SimonMac\\Projects\\Badly named project.proj"

**SimonMac** · 15 August 2012, 13:27

Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

are you specifying the full path for the project name?
you might need to double up the "\"'s

"c:\\SimonMac\\Projects\\Badly named project.proj"

I am specifying a solution file (which it is finding), in the file there is 6 projects, if I specify a target without spaces it is compiling, if I specify the target with the space it is failing saying it can't find it

**stek** · 15 August 2012, 13:46

If it was Unix you could escape the space....

**Ketchup** · 15 August 2012, 13:46

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Already tried that, as well as project%20name (I was running out of ideas)

We had the same thing and tried to double up our "\"'s and that fixed it. We then encountered it on a nother project (same team had developed it) but didnt work, we had to use "/"

**SimonMac** · 15 August 2012, 14:03

There's no "\" to double up:

Code:

msbuild.exe %applicationname%.sln /target:Transformations

This works

Code:

msbuild.exe %applicationname%.sln /target:"Solution Items"

And various variations does not work

**Ketchup** · 15 August 2012, 14:06

Think msbuild uses xml so the " will be reserved, try using &quot

**Spacecadet** · 15 August 2012, 14:09

Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

There's no "\" to double up:

Code:

msbuild.exe %applicationname%.sln /target:Transformations

This works

Code:

msbuild.exe %applicationname%.sln /target:"Solution Items"

And various variations does not work

how about  

Code:

msbuild.exe %applicationname%.sln /target:Solution&nbsp;Items

Any MSBuild Experts?