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Asked: 2026-05-27T15:21:05+00:00

I have the following set of files with MSBuild: <ScriptFiles Include=Server/scripts/**/*.js /> I then

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I have the following set of files with MSBuild:

<ScriptFiles Include="Server/scripts/**/*.js" />

I then copy all of it over to another directory:

<Copy SourceFiles="@(ScriptFiles)" DestinationFiles="@(ScriptFiles->'$(BuildDir)/WWW/scripts/%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />

However, what I want to do is copy *.js, and copy /yui/*.*. What I tried doing is:

<ScriptFiles Include="Server/scripts/**/*.js;Server/scripts/yui/**/*" />

However, what this does is flatten the /yui/ directory and put all of yui’s files directly into /WWW/scripts.

Is there a better way to do this?

BTW, I’m actually using XBuild and not MSBuild, but from what I’ve seen the two are for the most part compatible.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Updated Ritch’s comment (I added Exclude to avoid copying the same files twice):

    Shouldn’t that be two separate lines:

    <ScriptFiles Include="Server/scripts/**/*.js" Exclude="Server/scripts/yui/**/*"/> 
<YuiFiles Include="Server/scripts/yui/**/*" />

    OR

    <YuiFiles Include="Server/scripts/yui/**/*" />
<ScriptFiles Include="Server/scripts/**/*.js" Exclude="@(YuiFiles)"/> 

<Copy SourceFiles="@(YuiFiles)" DestinationFiles="..." />    
<Copy SourceFiles="@(ScriptFiles)" DestinationFiles="..." />
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