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Asked: 2026-05-13T23:36:30+00:00

In Visual Studio 2008 project properties, Application tab, I can set the Output type

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In Visual Studio 2008 project properties, Application tab, I can set the Output type to Windows Application, Console Application, or Class Library. I have a project that I want to build as a stand-alone tool (console app) and be available to a couple other tools I’m working on as a class library.

The VS GUI only lets me choose one or the other, and building the proj twice all the time is inconvenient.

How can I set it up to build both output types in a single build job? Do I write some custom MSBuild .targets file or what?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If I’m not mistaken, you can use the EXE as a class library.
    Just add a reference to it, in the other projects. A .NET EXE is just an assembly.

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