project.json > scripts> precompile - use macro value in script

Question

What I want to do:

Execute some batch file in the pre-build event of a .NET core library.
The batch is located in the project directory, and expects the target path as a parameter.

I have found a way to do this in the context of a project.json file,
But I can not get it to accepts Visual Studio Macros as parameters -
And can not find a single reference as to how this is accomplished.
At the moment, the macros are interpreted as string literals.

What I have:

"scripts": {
                "precompile": 
                [
                    "$(ProjectDir)\\Prebuild.bat $(TargetPath)"
                ]
}

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 25 '16 at 16:26

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Use %project:Directory% instead of $(ProjectDir)

edited Nov 25 '16 at 16:26

FelixSFD

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answered Nov 25 '16 at 16:25

Egbert Nierop

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Although soon irrelevant, that's very correct. Thanks! – Eyal Perry Nov 26 '16 at 18:25

project.json > scripts> precompile - use macro value in script

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