Question

I have inherited a C# application, it is made up of 4 solution files each with 92 projects under each solution file.

I am looking for an easy way to change all the Build Output Path’s of each project to a common directory when I manually build the solutions.

If someone knows of either a macro that will iterate through each project and change the path, or if there is a way to create a global environment variable which will override all the projects’ variables, or any other way, I will really appreciate the help.

Please note that I am NOT using a build server, and that I would like to accomplish this for when I do a manual build on the solution in visual studio.

Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

1. Install a decent text editor, if you do not already have one. Something like Notepad++. The editor will need to be able to open multiple files at once.

2. Go to the parent solution directory in My Computer.

3. Enter "*.csproj" (or "*.vbproj") in the search bar to be able to open all project files in sub-directories at one time.

   

4. Open your text editor, like Notepad++

5. Drag all project files into the editor to open them

6. Look for the <OutputPath>...</OutputPath> line and perform a find and replace in all open documents, replacing the path(s) that are there with the path you want.