Think of Something Different http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/Default.aspx ParadigmShift http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/Default.aspx Subtext 2012-11-19T11:01:47Z http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/archive/2012/08/27/determining-if-yoursquore-running-on-the-build-server-with-msbuild.aspx 2012-08-27T14:10:47-06:00:00 2012-08-27T14:14:37Z <p><font size="4">When you're customizing MSBuild in building a visual studio project, it often becomes important to determine if the build is running on the build server or your development environment. </font></p><font size="4"> </font><p><font size="4">This information can change the way you set up path variables and other Conditional tasks.I've found many different answers online. </font></p><font size="4"> </font><p><font size="4">It seems like they all only worked under certain conditions, so none of them were guaranteed to be consistent.So here's the simplest way I've found that has not failed me yet.</font> </p> <p><span style="color: blue;"></span></p> <pre class="code"><font size="4"> <span style="color: blue;">&lt;</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">PropertyGroup</span><span style="color: blue;">&gt; &lt;!-- </span><span style="color: green;">Determine if the current build is running on the build server </span><span style="color: blue;">--&gt; &lt;</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">IsBuildServer</span><span style="color: blue;">&gt;</span>false<span style="color: blue;">&lt;/</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">IsBuildServer</span><span style="color: blue;">&gt; &lt;</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">IsBuildServer </span><span style="color: red;">Condition</span><span style="color: blue;">=</span>"<span style="color: blue;">'$(BuildUri)' != ''</span>"<span style="color: blue;">&gt;</span>true<span style="color: blue;">&lt;/</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">IsBuildServer</span><span style="color: blue;">&gt; &lt;/</span><span style="color: rgb(163, 21, 21);">PropertyGroup</span></font><span style="color: blue;"><font size="4">&gt;</font> </span></pre><pre class="code"><span style="color: blue;"></span> </pre><pre class="code"><span style="color: blue;"><p> </p><p></p><hr /><p>Shahzad Qureshi is a Software Engineer and Consultant in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA</p><p>His certifications include:</p><p>Microsoft Certified System Engineer <br />3CX Certified Partner <br />Global Information Assurance Certification – Secure Software Programmer – .NET</p><p>He is the owner of Utah VoIP Store at <a href="http://www.utahvoipstore.com/"><font color="#285090">www.UtahVoIPStore.com</font></a> and SWS Development at <a href="http://www.swsdev.com/"><font color="#285090">www.swsdev.com</font></a> and publishes windows apps under the name Blue Voice.</p></span></pre><img src="http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/aggbug/150553.aspx" width="1" height="1" /> http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/comments/150553.aspx 0 http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/comments/commentRss/150553.aspx http://geekswithblogs.net/ParadigmShift/services/trackbacks/150553.aspx