MsBuild: Get current directory of targets

Question

I have a msbuild target and it has a Import tag like this:

<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Company\Company.LifeCycle.targets" />

In contents of Company.LifeCycle.targets file, how can I get programatically the current directory (in this case is: C:\Program Files\MsBuild\Company) ??

I use VS 2008, .NET 3.5

Edit: I have seen the reference, How can I get current directory in msbuild script?, but not valid for me: $(MSBuildProjectDirectory give me this value, C:\Work\Company\Projects\Test001\ProyectSW3

Feltonfelts

Does this answer your question? How can I get the current directory in an MSBuild script? – Valerivaleria

Answer 1

With MSBuild 4 you can use the new property 'MSBuildThisFileDirectory' see my blog http://sedodream.com/2010/03/11/MSBuild40ReservedProperties.aspx. If you are not using MSBuild 4, you cannot do this easily.

Warfarin

I use msbuild 3.5; source code not available for get new property 'MSBuildThisFileDirectory' like MsBuild Community Tasks or another extensions in codeplex ?? – Feltonfelts

No this is an update to MSBuild itself. Instead of getting the path it needs to be passed in via a property. – Warfarin

@SayedIbrahimHashimi, your blog is not exactly clear on how to run the sample project there in order to see the reserved properties. – Xylotomous

@TolaOdejayi the post has "msbuild ReservedProps02.proj /m /nologo" in the second code snippet. – Warfarin

Answer 2

Your question has already been answered in another post here: MsBuild: Get current directory of targets. I hope the answers there satisfy you.

You can pretty much use MSBuildProjectDirectory which will give you the path to your current project file and you can build upon that.

Katlin