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Asked: 2026-06-14T03:38:00+00:00

I have an MSBuild script that builds a class library to a DLL. In

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I have an MSBuild script that builds a class library to a DLL.

In order to build, I need to include references to several dlls (i.e. log4net.dll, Elmah.dll etc etc).

At the moment, my build file includes the path to each of the dlls like this:

<Reference Include="C:\Projects\MillinCommon\Trunk\bin\Debug\log4net.dll" />
<Reference Include="C:\Projects\MillinCommon\Trunk\bin\Debug\Elmah.dll" />
<Reference Include="C:\Projects\MillinCommon\Trunk\bin\Debug\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.dll" />

etc. etc. etc.

Then, in the Target, I have my CSC:
References=”@(Reference)”

This is becoming quite tedious. What I would like to do is put all dependent dll’s into a single directory someplace on the filesystem, and then pass a single to reference to the directory and MSBuild would use and required dll’s contained in that directory.

Is this possible?

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  1. Editorial Team

    To include all items from one folder, simply use a wildcard in your reference include statement:

    <Reference Include="C:\Projects\MillinCommon\Trunk\bin\Debug\*.dll" />

    You can even use recursive wildcards such as C:\Projects\MillinCommon\Trunk\bin\**\*.dll to include from a folder and all its subfolders.

    See MSBuild Items – Using Wildcards to Specify Items for details.

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