For C#/VB.NET projects, there are build no build-rules steps like there are in VC++. I can't beleive that MS left that part out. I had to write an Addin that would add this functionality to C#/VB builds. It was done at work, for work, though, so I can't release the source :( But writing the addin isn't that hard. And it's a good chance to get a feel for the AWESOME amount of customization and extendibility that can be bolted into VS.NET. -- Russell Morris "WOW! Chocolate - half price!" - Homer Simpson, while in the land of chocolate.