Plug-in Documentation
Visual Studio
Overview
The Visual Studio plug-in can be used to build solution files with Visual Studio in headless mode as part of the build process.
This plug-in includes one step:
Step palette
To access this plug-in in the palette, click Build > Build Tools > Visual Studio.
Compatibility
The step in this plug-in runs on all supported platforms.
Installation
No special steps are required for installation. See Installing plug-ins in UrbanCode products.
History
Version 7.752908 released on March 9, 2016
- Added RPX dependency.
- Translation for step information.
Version 4.707042
- Added a default command.
- Updated to devenv to a user-specified command path.
Version 3.431223
- Updated to print the log from the build even after a build failure.
Steps
Process steps in the Visual Studio plug-in
Run Visual Studio
Use this step to build a Visual Studio solution file in headless mode.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build Command | Enumeration | The Visual Studio command to run. Specify one of the following: rebuild, build, clean, or deploy. | No |
| Command Line Properties | String | A list of properties that are used as if they were passed to the devenv executable on the command line. Enter each property on a separate line.
|
No |
| Command Path | String | The path to the devenv executable file in the Visual Studio Installation. |
No |
| Environment Variables | String | A list of optional environment variables in the format: variable_name=value. Environment variable values can contain references to existing values in the following format: variable_name=${FOO};value. If the value of FOO variable is BAR, then the above example expands to variable_name=BAR;value. Using this technique, it is possible to add an entry to PATH in the following manner: PATH=my/path/entry;0. Case is significant even on Windows systems.
|
No |
| Mode | Enumeration | The build mode. Specify Debug or Release. | No |
| Solution File | String | The location of the solution file. | Yes |