MSBuild Tasks Specific to Visual C++

Updated: September 2010

Tasks provide the code that runs during the build process. When Visual C++ is installed, the following tasks are available in addition to those that are installed with MSBuild. For more information, see MSBuild (Visual C++) Overview.

In addition to the parameters for each task, every task also has the following parameters.

Parameter	Description
Condition	Optional String parameter. A Boolean expression that the MSBuild engine uses to determine whether this task will be executed. For information about the conditions that are supported by MSBuild, see MSBuild Conditions.
ContinueOnError	Optional Boolean parameter A Boolean value that specifies whether the remaining tasks in the target run if this task fails. The task fails because the Execute method either throws an exception or returns false. If ContinueOnError is set to true, the remaining tasks run and the failed task does not cause the entire target to fail. If ContinueOnError is set to false, the remaining tasks do not run and the entire target fails. By default, ContinueOnError is false.

Related Topics

Title	Description
BscMake Task	Wraps the Microsoft Browse Information Maintenance Utility tool (bscmake.exe).
CL Task	Wraps the Visual C++ compiler tool (cl.exe).
CPPClean Task	Deletes the temporary files that MSBuild creates when a Visual C++ project is built.
LIB Task	Wraps the Microsoft 32-Bit Library Manager tool (lib.exe).
Link Task	Wraps the Visual C++ linker tool (link.exe).
MIDL Task	Wraps the Microsoft Interface Definition Language (MIDL) compiler tool (midl.exe).
MT Task	Wraps the Microsoft Manifest Tool (mt.exe).
RC Task	Wraps the Microsoft Windows Resource Compiler tool (rc.exe).
SetEnv Task	Sets or deletes the value of a specified environment variable.
VCMessage Task	Logs warning messages and error messages during a build.
XDCMake Task	Wraps the XML Documentation tool (xdcmake.exe), which merges XML document comment (.xdc) files into an .xml file.
XSD Task	Wraps the XML Schema Definition tool (xsd.exe), which generates schema or class files from a source.
MSBuild Reference	Describes the elements of the MSBuild system.
MSBuild Tasks	Describes tasks, which are units of code that can be combined to produce a build.
Task Writing	Describes how to create a task.

Change History

Date	History	Reason
September 2010	Created this document as part of a reorganization of other documents that describe Visual C++ tasks.	Information enhancement.