Execute Shell Script and Batch Files

AmbiguousName

Hello. How do I execute certain batch files and shell scripts along with my project? Are these settings specified in Pre Build and Post Build events in visual studio? Thanks for any input.

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Lost User

AmbiguousName wrote:

Are these settings specified in Pre Build and Post Build events in visual studio? Thanks for any input.

Yes, depending on which part of the build process you want them.

AmbiguousName

All right let's suppose I want Pre Build. Now how do I tell Visual Studio to use xxxx.sh and xxxx.bat files?

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Lost User

Go to the Project Properties, click on Build Events, Pre-build, and add the details as required.

AmbiguousName

Since I have never done this, so bear with me. Do I have to add some kind of path? Suppose a xxxx.bat file is at desktop, would the entry be like this: call ..\..\Desktop\xxx.bat ?

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Lost User

Yes, the same as you would do in any application or command shell. However it probably makes more sense to add the batch files into your project directory so they stay with the project. That also allows you to manage them within your source control system as well.