copy from solution directory and project directory in pre build event

Question

I have checked this link: http://webproject.scottgu.com/VisualBasic/UserControls/UserControls.aspx

regarding using usercontrols throughout various projects. But I dont get these part

copy $(SolutionDir)\MyUserControlLibrary\*.ascx $(ProjectDir)\UserControls\

and I always end up in this error: The command "copy $Projects\TestUserControl\TestUserControl\*.ascx $WebApplication1\control\" exited with code 1.

Can anybody explain to me the correct syntax?

Thanks

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 09 '14 at 13:37

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Sample Line of code is given here

copy "C:\My Apps\UserControl\UserControl\*.ascx" "C:\My Apps\UserControl\WebApplication1\Controls"

edited Oct 09 '14 at 13:37

karthikr

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answered Oct 09 '14 at 12:20

Divya

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Greetings, and welcome to stack overflow! The asker is also asking for an explanation of the correct syntax. – Dan Drews Oct 09 '14 at 12:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 11 '13 at 08:24

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Look in the build output and see exactly what the error from the copy operation is, some of the path substitutions might not be what you expect

answered Oct 11 '13 at 08:24

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 02 '15 at 05:37

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Could also use as follows. Notice absence of backslash after SolutionDir and ProjectDir macros:

copy "$(SolutionDir)MyUserControlLibrary\*.ascx" "$(ProjectDir)UserControls\"

answered Jul 02 '15 at 05:37

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copy from solution directory and project directory in pre build event

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