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Asked: 2026-05-11T09:23:09+00:00

I’m trying to copy several files in the $(TargetDir) to another folder (e.g. C:\BinCache),

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I’m trying to copy several files in the $(TargetDir) to another folder (e.g. C:\BinCache), but for whatever reason I cannot get MSBuild to stop complaining.

  <Target Name='AfterBuild'>     <Copy SourceFiles='$(TargetDir)\*.*'           DestinationFolder='C:\BinCache' />   </Target>

What am I doing wrong here?

EDIT: The solution is to use a CreateItem task. Presumably, Visual Studio 2008 removes this restriction. Thanks Scott!

<Target Name='AfterBuild'>   <CreateItem Include='$(TargetDir)\*.*'>     <Output TaskParameter='Include' ItemName='SourceFiles' />   </CreateItem>   <Copy SourceFiles='@(SourceFiles)' DestinationFolder='C:\BinCache' />   </Target>
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  1. SourceFiles needs to be an Item list

    you’ll need something like

    <Target Name='AfterBuild'>   <ItemGroup>     <SourceFiles Include='$(TargetDir)\*.*' />   </ItemGroup>   <Copy SourceFiles='@(SourceFiles)' DestinationFolder='C:\BinCache' />   </Target>

    Just noticed you’re on 2005, in that case you’ll need to use the CreateItem task

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