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Asked: 2026-05-22T22:59:59+00:00

I have a visual studio 2005 project with a custom build step that copies

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I have a visual studio 2005 project with a custom build step that copies a library file to the target applications plugin directory. This works fine, but in the case where I have the target application open it fails, understandably.

The problem with this behaviour is it prevents my build from continuing, meaning I can’t hit build, then grab a coffee, and expect the build to be complete when I get back.

My question is, can I set-up the project so that if the custom build step fails, the build will continue?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The solution to this problem was to handle the failure in the post build event. The following code fixes the issue:

    copy $(TargetPath) "%programfiles%\mypath"
if errorlevel 1 goto BuildProcessFailed

goto BuildProcessOK
:BuildProcessFailed
echo BUILDPROCESS FAILED FOR PROJECT $(ProjectName)
goto ExitBuildProcess
:BuildProcessOK
echo BUILDPROCESS OK FOR PROJECT $(ProjectName)

:ExitBuildProcess
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