I'm trying to set-up a TFS build. I've customised the default TFS2013 workflow to obtain BuildDetail just before the MSBuild commmand. However, I now get a build error:
MSBUILD : error MSB1008: Only one project can be specified. Switch: not
For switch syntax, type "MSBuild /help"
My command line arguments are as follows:
/target:publish;/p:PublishDir=\\Server1\PublishDir\;PublishingURL=https://www.website.com
I've played about with this, as I've read several questions on here along the same lines that point to a space, quote or a slash in the wrong place.
I've also changed the MSBuild command to look like this:
String.Format("/p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true /p:BuildNumber={1} {0}", AdvancedBuildSettings.GetValue(Of String)("MSBuildArguments", String.Empty), BuildDetail.BuildNumber)
My target is to access the BuildNumber from within the proj file.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to diagnose this?
EDIT:
Based on the answer by @sburgess123 below, using $(TF_BUILD_BUILDNUMBER) causes an exception in the build. The exception isn't massively helpful; but it's here:
Run MSBuild
Exception Message: MSBuild error 1 has ended this build. You can find more specific information about the cause of this error in above messages. (type BuildProcessTerminateException) Exception Stack Trace: at System.Activities.Statements.Throw.Execute(CodeActivityContext context) at System.Activities.CodeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager) at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)
Having looked, I can't find an actual error anywhere in the logs, but if I remove the reference to $(TF_BUILD_BUILDNUMBER) it's fine.
