Zip files after build completes in Visual Studio

Question

I have a requirement where I need to zip some files after I build a solution file.

Could this be achieved automatically once I build my project in Release/Debug mode? <

Answer 1

Go to the properties of your project and in the 'Build Events' tab write your commands in the Post-Build event area. The commands there execute just like (or as) a Cmd batch file.

Also: there ara a few 'makros' available there, which may help referring to the project folders etc.. Check it out.

And, to add to Jason's comment, you can also call the batch file itself as the post-build command.

(One caveat about post-build events: They are executed after the build. But if you have CSC targets they are compiled after the build and after the post-build events. If you want to e.g.copy the output files of these CSC targets you need to do it in a post-compile event.)