Visual Studios Express - change debug output directory

Question

Is there a way to get a VS project to build the debug EXE to a directory other than bin/debug?

I found this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165410%28v=vs.

Answer 1

To change the build output directory:

On the Project menu, click Properties.
Click the Build tab.
Click the Browse button next to the Output path box and select a new build output directory.

MSDN :Change Build output directory

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Answer 2

The Output path is stored in the .cproj file. One for each configuration.

Open ur *project_Name.csproj* in any editor (say notepad)

For Debug:

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
    .....
    <OutputPath>myOutput\</OutputPath>

</PropertyGroup>

Similarly For Release:

 <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
    ...
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>

You could try manually editing the OutputPath.

The Output Path can take both Relative and Absolute paths.

Note: The Relative OutputPath should be relative to your project directory (project_Name.csproj) .