Copying files into the application folder at compile time

Question

If I have some files I want to copy from my project into the .\\bin\\debug\\ folder on compilation, then it seems I have to put them into the root of the projec

Answer 1

You can use a MSBuild task on your csproj, like that.

Edit your csproj file

  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(OutputPath)yourfiles" DestinationFolder="$(YourVariable)" ContinueOnError="true" />
  </Target>

Answer 2

I found this question searching for "copy files into the application folder at compile time". OP seems to have this sorted already, but if you don't:

In Visual Studio right-click the file, select properties, then change the option 'copy to output' to 'always'. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c6xyb66.aspx