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Asked: 2026-05-11T00:50:14+00:00

does anyone know how to return a value from a (sql) database into an

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does anyone know how to return a value from a (sql) database into an MSBuild script? I want to get the value into a property so I can pass it to subsequent build tasks.

I am fiddling round with something like the following at the moment, but this is returning -1 to indicate the query has executed successfully, whereas what I want is the actual result of the query. (SqlExecute from the community tasks).

    <SqlExecute Command='select count(*) from dbo.trade'         ConnectionString='XXXX' >         <Output PropertyName='TradeCount' TaskParameter='Result' />     </SqlExecute>     <Message Text='$(TradeCount)' />
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  1. It’s often easiest to just open up the community tasks in Reflector or check the codebase directly to see how it’s intended to be used.

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