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MSTest or TRX to HTML with Animated Charts

by Sunasara Imdadhusen

MS Test Result Viewer is a free open source library to convert MS Test result (.trx) file into HTML. It is also allowed you to perform MS Test on your test container project (.dll) file. This utility will work with simple command line arguments to generate test report in HTML format with excellent U

Using FluentMigrator with MSBuild

by Miroslav Popovic

MSBuild database migrations/upgrades with backup and restore functionality

Creating and Installing Plugins as Nuget Packages

by Nick Polyak

Describes how to install dynamically loaded plugins as nuget packages

Integrating list of custom types in TFS Build Template

by wliao

Integrating list of custom types into the TFS build template

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MSBuild for Programming and Non‑Programming Chores

by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

MSBuild is a flexible tool, it can be used not only for Microsoft toolchains, and it can even be used for non-programming chores

Creating and Installing Plugins as Nuget Packages

by Nick Polyak

Describes how to install dynamically loaded plugins as nuget packages

How to Create a NuGet Package that Runs your Console App as an MSBuild Task

by CodingCoyote

Tutorial using the Build Task NuGet Package Template with GitHub or `dotnet new`

Organizing Unit Tests inline with code.

by mvastarelli

How to organize unit-tests within a library without the need for a separate test library.

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TFS Post-Build Check-in Using PowerShell

9 Feb 2016 by Jim Roth

Use PowerShell Post-build scripts to check in binaries to TFS for continuous integration during the build process.

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Cajoling Multi-Platform Solutions in Visual Studio

24 Nov 2015 by ergohack

Here is a trick to create a Visual Studio solution that simultaneously builds multiple platforms for targeted projects.

OneClick Publishing Across Domains Using FTP

30 May 2011 by Beavis Killer

Details on how to use OneClick publishing in VS2010 to build and publish across domains using FTP or FTP with SSL.

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Copying a New Build to All Environments

24 Sep 2013 by Leo Gan

A Target for MSBuild, which I use with BizTalk Deployment Framework (BTDF) for the BizTalk Server application deployment.

Deploying Your WCF Web Service to IIS

7 Oct 2014 by Dominic Burford

Deploying your WCF web service to IIS

Run a custom task during SharePoint App publish in Visual Studio 2012

22 Jul 2015 by Talal Tayyab

How to run a MSBuild custom task when publishing a SharePoint App using Visual Studio 2012.

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Creating MSBuild projects from .sln files.

6 Apr 2011 by Pete O'Hanlon

If you want to create MSBuild files, and only have Visual Studio solutions, take heart - there is a trick that will help you out.

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Flex/Bison on MSBuild

14 Jan 2014 by Kevin Burek

Integrating GnuWin32 Flex/Bison preprocessing into the MSBuild build process under Visual Studio

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How to Create a NuGet Package that Runs your Console App as an MSBuild Task

9 Jul 2020 by CodingCoyote

Tutorial using the Build Task NuGet Package Template with GitHub or `dotnet new`

.NET-Core

NuGet

MSBuild

Build Your Project File from Scratch using MSBuild

22 Jun 2015 by Southmountain

This tip shows how to build your own project file from scratch using MSBuild. It will deepen your understanding of project file made by Visual Studio IDE.

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