General Property Page (File)
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When a file is selected in Solution Explorer, the General property page under the Configuration Properties node contains the following properties:
Exclude From Build
Specifies whether the file should be in the build for the current configuration.
To programmatically access this property, see ExcludedFromBuild.
Tool
The tool that will be used to build this file. See Specifying Custom Build Tools for more information.
To programmatically access this property, see Tool.
For information on how to access the General property page under the Configuration Properties node, see How To: Specify Project Properties with Property Pages.