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I am trying to sort out a build system using the MSBuild product that comes with the .NET framework.

 

Specifically, I am looking to check out various ASsemblyInfo.cs files, update the build number and then check them back in.

 

I am storing the build number itself in VSS as it should only be update daily and it's shared with multiple projects.

 

So 2 questions

 

1) How can I update the build number by getting the version file, having MSBuild utilize it/read it in some fashion (I could store it as a XML file and MSBuild should be able to suck it in as some sort of parameter) and then update the AssemblyInfo files to reflect the value it has.

 

2) Looping.* I Understand that using the % simulates a for loop to some degree.* However, in the case of checking in checking out of VSS using the MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets package I am finding I have to make one CheckIn/CheckOut call per file which strike me as a bit daft.* For example for Checkin it looks something like this:

 

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There must be some way I can make use of an ItemGroup to reduce this to one VssCheckin block.* Because botht the LocalPath and Path values have dynamic content in this sense using two "%" in a VssCheckin call does not work very well :-)

 

Suggestions?

 

Thanks,

 

Col

 

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