Can Visual Studio 2010 automatically copy a compiled file to another directory?

Question

I have two projects, one VB6 project which compiles to an EXE and one MSVC++2010 project which compiles to a DLL. The DLL needs to be in the same folder as the EXE file in order to work. Can I have Visual Studio 2010 automatically copy the compiled DLL to the VB6 project folder after a compilation?

Answer 1

The easiest way to set this up is to use a post build event. These run once a build is successfully completed and has a set of handy macros to make access to common outputs, like compiled files, very easy

For example. Here are the steps to a compiled DLL / EXE into c:\temp

• Right Click on the Project and select "Properties"
• Click on the Build Events Tab
• Add the following line to the "Post-Build" box: copy "$(TargetPath)" c:\temp

In the above $(TargetPath) is a macro for the primary output of a build task: typically the EXE or DLL file. If you click on the "Edit Post Build" button, then macros you can see the full list of supported macros.

Answer 2

I believe you're asking for Post Build Events

An example of what you want to do, I believe, can be found here

Answer 3

Is Project > Configuration Properties > Build Events > Post-Build Event what you are looking for? With a command line of something like copy <dllpath> <dest>

Answer 4

Visual Studio has pre and post build events that you can use to accomplish what you want to do.

just go to Project: "project name" properties you should see a tab named build events. There you should be able to create Macros to do it for you.

Hope this helps.