A file with the 'csproj' file extension is a Visual Studio .NET C# Project file.
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What is usevshostingprocess in *.csproj?
Today, all of a sudden I found this in my *.csproj file
< UseVSHostingProcess> False
When i Compared it with latest it was added into
Property Group>
I have alot search on Google and…

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How to make notepad++ treat csproj files as XML automatically?
I often use notepad++ for editing of the csproj files. And I always need to go to the Language menu and select XML in order to get syntax highlighting.
Is it possible to configure notepad++ to treat csproj files as XML automatically?

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How to upgrade csproj files with VS2017
VS2017 has so far correctly converted several project.json/.xproj based projects to the new .csproj format.
I would also like to use the new .csproj format with older .csproj projects that previously targeted only .NET Framework (i.e. they didn't…

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Add a msbuild task that runs after building a .NET Core project in Visual Studio 2017 RC
Is there something like the AfterBuild Target in msbuild with .NET Core in Visual Studio 2017 RC?
I tried to add the following snipped to the .csproj file, but it is not excuted during a build (Contrary to VS2015 where it does work).

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What is server garbage collection in ASP.NET Core?
I've upgraded a ASP.NET Core project to VS2017 and the new csproj, and there is this option:
true
What is server garbage collection? There is no proper…

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What is the difference between "none include" and "none update" in SDK-style csproj projects?
I was looking for the correct way to ensure appsettings.json is copied to the bin directory when building my project.
This article recommends using "none update"

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Where is full documentation about the csproj format for .net core?
Is there a full documentation about the csproj format for .net core projects?
I was looking for a way to copy files before building.
After some searching I found a solution, but I can't find the documentation for this. Does it overwrite files? Are…

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MvcBuildViews true with Entity Framework in ASP.NET MVC 2
In VS 2010, changing true in a MVC2 project's .csproj file causes an error if you are using Entity Framework.
Could not load type 'System.Data.Entity.Design.AspNet.EntityDesignerBuildProvider'. …

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A full explanation for the ResolvedFileToPublish XML element?
By default, the ASP.NET Core SPA project templates have a section in their .csproj files like so:
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How to make Sonarqube exclude a .NET (C#) project from coverage measures
Sonarqube allows for individual files to be excluded from code coverage by adding patterns in the sonar.coverage.exclusions key. This can be done on a project level by adding them in the UI and even in a .csproj file by specifying a SonarQubeSetting…

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How do I use ASP.NET Core 3.0 types from a library project for shared Controllers, Middleware etc?
While ASP.NET Core up to 2.2 could be consumed through NuGet to create library projects for shared Controllers, Middleware etc, how do I create a library that is able to use ASP.NET Core 3.0 types?
While for projects containing views there is a…

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csproj copy files depending on operating system
I am using .NET Core to build a cross platform class library. Depending on the operating system that the C# .NET Core project is built for using a .csproj file, I need to copy a native library to the project's output directory. E.g., for OS X I want…

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Sorted order of files in .csproj
In a Visual Studio csproj, the files to compile are referenced like this:
It seems to me…

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Reading the list of References from csproj files
Does anyone know of a way to programmatically read the list of References in a VS2008 csproj file? MSBuild does not appear to support this functionality. I'm trying to read the nodes by loading the csproj file into an XmlDocument but, the XPath…
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Failed to compute cache key: ".csproj" not found
I am new to Docker. I created a Web API using ASP.Net Core using Visual Studio 2019 as well as in VS Code. It works fine. Then I added docker support and added Dockerfile with default values.
When I try to build the docker image, it fails in Visual…

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