Perform XSLT Transform as Build-Step

Question

During a Visual Studio build, I need to have an XML file generated from another XML file. It is obvious to me an XSLT template and transform is exactly what I need.

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Answer 1

I'd personally go with installing the MSBuild Community Tasks and invoking msbuild.exe from the PostBuild Event in the project settings.

A shudder just went down my spine at the thought of XSLT files too! :P

Answer 2

If you're using VS2010 you can use the built-in XslTransformation task of MSBuild 4 in a post build step.

<Target Name="AfterBuild">
  <XslTransformation
    XslInputPath="transform.xslt"
    XmlInputPaths="in.xml"
    OutputPaths="out.xml" />
</Target>