R – Web Deployment Project “AfterBuild” in Visual Studio 2008

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I am experimenting with the build file that is part of a web deployment project. My goal is do something in the "AfterBuild" target. I am doing the following.

<Target Name="AfterBuild">
    <MakeDir Directories="$(TargetDir)\Upload" />
</Target>

For some reason the folder never gets created. Why is this happening?

Best Answer

I just realized I have a slash before the word upload which isn't necessary and that is what was causing the issue.

"$(TargetDir)\Upload" <= wrong
"$(TargetDir)Upload" <= right
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