Given a solution file with projects in it, and you want to build / rebuild one project.

This webpage on MSDN lists exactly what you have to do:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171486.aspx

So given a solution file mysolution.sln with projects:

- foo.vcxproj 
- bar.vcxproj 
- baz.vcxproj

where they all depend on each other in bottom to top order. So that ``baz`` is most independent, ``bar`` depends on ``baz`` and ``foo`` depends on ``bar``.

If you want to build foo then you do:

    MSBuild mysolution.sln /target:foo

The other answers here didn&#39;t account about dependencies. Sure msbuild.exe will build a single project file (i.e. foo.vcxproj), but it would fail if bar and baz were not built yet. In order to build multiple projects and get the independent projects built first you have to pass in the solution file (After all the OP did mention this was part of a solution file). Then pass in the project name and a target delimited by a colon.

    MSBuild mysolution.sln /target:foo:Rebuild

Big assumption here. I&#39;m assuming that the project name $(ProjectName) matches that of the file name.

**Edit (from [comment](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5558080/build-only-one-project-in-a-solution-from-command-line#comment50428815_16720350))**: If you happen to have dots (.) in the project name, you&#39;ll need to replace them with an underscore (_).

You can simply call `msbuild` and pass it the .csproj/.vbproj project file that you want to build, and it will do only that one.

So something like:

    cd \MySolution
    msbuild .\Project1\Project1.csproj

You can consult [this][1] reference to learn more about using MSBuild from the command-line. Here is an example of what you need:

    MSBuild.exe MyProject.proj /t:rebuild


  [1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164311.aspx

Posting as information to future seekers

set MSBuildEmitSolution=1

https://stackoverflow.com/a/40372894/826862

You are aware of the age-old  problem: Containers containing floated elements don&#39;t automatically expand their height to enclose their children.

One approach to fix this is the [&quot;clearfix&quot;][1] which adds a number of CSS rules to ensure a container stretches properly.

However, just giving the container `overflow: hidden` seems to work just as well, and with the same amount of browser compatibility. 

According to [this guide][2], both methods are compatible across all browsers that are important today.

Does this mean that &quot;clearfix&quot; is deprecated? Is there any advantage left in using it over `overflow: hidden`?

There is a very similar question here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1642565/what-is-the-different-between-clearfix-hack-and-overflowhidden-vs-overflowauto
 but the question isn&#39;t really answered there.


  [1]: http://www.positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html
  [2]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1642565/what-is-the-different-between-clearfix-hack-and-overflowhidden-vs-overflowauto

Is clearfix deprecated?

What does this mean in contrast to &quot;unreachable code detected&quot;?

Code is heuristically unreachable

I have a solution with lots of solution folders with lots of c# projects inside them.

**How do I build/rebuild only one of those projects from command line?**

I guess there&#39;s some way to do it using `msbuild` but I don&#39;t know anything about msbuild.

Thanks!


Build only one project in a solution from command line

I have a solution with lots of solution folders with lots of c# projects inside them.
How do I build/rebuild only one of those projects from command line?
I guess there's some way to do it using <code>msbuild</code> but I don't know anything about msbuild.
Thanks!

I&#39;ve just started using EF code first, so I&#39;m a total beginner in this topic.

I wanted to create relations between Teams and Matches:

1 match = 2 teams (home, guest) and result. 

I thought it&#39;s easy to create such a model, so I started coding:

    public class Team
    {
        [Key]
        public int TeamId { get; set;} 
        public string Name { get; set; }

        public virtual ICollection&lt;Match&gt; Matches { get; set; }
    }
   

    public class Match
    {
        [Key]
        public int MatchId { get; set; }

        [ForeignKey(&quot;HomeTeam&quot;), Column(Order = 0)]
        public int HomeTeamId { get; set; }
        [ForeignKey(&quot;GuestTeam&quot;), Column(Order = 1)]
        public int GuestTeamId { get; set; }

        public float HomePoints { get; set; }
        public float GuestPoints { get; set; }
        public DateTime Date { get; set; }

        public virtual Team HomeTeam { get; set; }
        public virtual Team GuestTeam { get; set; }
    }

And I get an exception: 

&gt; The referential relationship will result in a cyclical reference that is not allowed. [ Constraint name = Match_GuestTeam ]

How can I create such a model, with 2 foreign keys to the same table?

Entity Framework Code First - two Foreign Keys from same table

I don&#39;t know if it&#39;s just too late or what, but I don&#39;t see how to do this...

What I&#39;m expecting to do, and what the object browser says is there, is this:

    var oc = new ObservableCollection&lt;T&gt;( new List&lt;T&gt;() );

But `ObservableCollection&lt;T&gt;` has a single parameterless constructor. The object browser says there is 2 overloads where List&lt;T&gt; and IEnuerable&lt;T&gt; should be able to be passed in.

Is there something wrong with my setup? Are the constructors not on the phone version? (that would be strange)

If this _really_ doesn&#39;t exist, what is the standard way of doing this with WP7 now?

Convert List&lt;T&gt; to ObservableCollection&lt;T&gt; in WP7

Could someone please show me a small snippet of code which demonstrates how to call a method asynchronously in c#?

How to call any method asynchronously in c#

I have a method that can throw two different exceptions, `CommuncationException` and `SystemException`. In both cases I do the same three-line code block.

    try {
     ...
    }
    
    catch (CommunicationException ce) {
       ...
    }
    
    catch {SystemExcetion se) {
       ... 
    }

Is there any possibility to do it like that?

    try {
       ...
    }
    
    catch (CommunicationException ce, SystemException se) {
       ...
    }

Then I would not have to write this much code. I know I could extract the exception handling to a private method, but since the code is only 3 lines long, the method definition would take more code than the body itself.

Catch two exceptions in the same catch block?

Is there a method to check if given path is full path? Right now im doing this:

    if (template.Contains(&quot;:\\&quot;)) //full path already given
    {
    }
    else //calculate the path from local assembly
    {
    }

But there must be more elegant way for checking this?

Check if full path given

I have a WCF Data Service project built with Visual Studio 2010, which was working fine. All of a sudden, it didn&#39;t compile anymore. It was giving me messages like:

&gt; Error 7   The type or namespace name &#39;Services&#39; does not exist in the namespace &#39;System.Data&#39; (are you missing an assembly reference?)    C:\U...s\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\...\DataService.cs ...
&gt;
&gt;Error  8   The type or namespace name &#39;Linq&#39; does not exist in the namespace &#39;System&#39; (are you missing an assembly reference?) DependencyResolver.cs   3   14
&gt;
&gt;Error  10  The type or namespace name &#39;Web&#39; does not exist in the namespace &#39;System.ServiceModel&#39; (are you missing an assembly reference?) 
&gt;
&gt;Error  12  The type or namespace name &#39;DataService&#39; could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

How can I fix it?


Type or namespace name does not exist

I have a C# application that must run in x64 mode.  The problem is I try to create unit tests that run methods in the x64 application and the unit test project won&#39;t even build.  I get the following error when it tries to build.

&gt; Error loading C:\.....\bin\x64\Debug\....UnitTests.dll: Unable to load
&gt; the test container &#39;C:\.....\bin\x64\Debug\....UnitTests.dll&#39; or one
&gt; of its dependencies. If you build your test project assembly as a 64
&gt; bit assembly, it cannot be loaded. When you build your test project
&gt; assembly, select &quot;Any CPU&quot; for the platform. To run your tests in 64
&gt; bit mode on a 64 bit processor, you must change your test settings in
&gt; the Hosts tab to run your tests in a 32 bit process. Error details:
&gt; Could not load file or assembly
&gt; &#39;file:///C:\.....UnitTests\bin\x64\Debug\....UnitTests.dll&#39; or one of
&gt; its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an
&gt; incorrect format.

I have tried to change the unit test to x64 and also Any CPU and still cannot get it to run.  Is there any fix for this?

How do I get unit tests to run on a x64 platform

I struggled finding a how-to which provides a stable solution for using Qt with Visual Studio 2010, so after collecting all the bits of information and some trial and error, I would like to write my solution into a guide.

The problem, or why is it not possible to use prebuilt binaries?
-------------------------------

It seems that using binaries built for Visual Studio 2008 might work in some special cases, but I found them not to work. In my case they compiled OK, but they produce runtime errors, like this:

![problem2][9]

or when started from Visual Studio 2010:

![problem][10]

**Update**: I found a blog post analysing why does it work for some people, while it does not for others. In one word, it depends on whether you have Visual Studio 2008 installed on the same machine, or not.
http://blog.paulnettleship.com/2010/11/11/troubleshooting-visual-studio-2010-and-qt-4-7-integration/

&gt;  The most important thing (that I stupidly didn’t realize) was the fact that you CANNOT use the Visual Studio 2008 compiled libraries and dll’s (available on the Qt webpage) if you don’t have Visual Studio 2008 installed. The reason is because the Qt SDK you download is a debug build which is dependant on the VC9.0 DebugCRT, meaning it needs the Visual C++ 2008 Debug Runtime installed, which is NOT available as a redistributable installer. The only way to install the DebugCRT is to install the entirety of Visual Studio 2008.

  [9]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/LvWOd.png
  [10]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/cXTle.png


How to build Qt for Visual Studio 2010

I have a `textblock` of `width` say `500`, but my string is just say &quot;H&quot;  but I want to `underline` the whole `textblock` width not just under H what can I do?

WPF TextBlock Underline

In Visual Studio 2008, &#39;Start Debugging&#39; switches Visual Studio to a different layout.  How can I force Visual Studio to use a single layout at all times?

I could attempt to lay out my windows in both normal and &#39;Debug&#39; modes as similarly as possible.  However, i) Visual Studio will still do a visible redraw, and ii) I have to keep  the layouts in sync manually.

Update:  It seems the correct terms are &#39;Design View&#39; and &#39;Debugging View&#39;.  According to [Window Layouts: The Four Modes](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zainnab/archive/2010/11/21/window-layouts-the-four-modes-vstipenv0051.aspx) &#39;There is no way to tell Visual Studio to use one state for all modes at this time.&#39;  Is this really true?

Single layout for &#39;edit&#39; and &#39;debug&#39; in Visual Studio

I&#39;m trying to deploy a web application using MSDeploy, on Team Build in TFS. There are several questions that address the properties that have to be passed in MSBuild in order to call MSDeploy, but I haven&#39;t found sufficient documentation for what properties are available. Does someone have a list of available properties?

Here are some questions that I&#39;ve found, but I haven&#39;t been able to find a definitive list of the properties:

  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5488164/breaking-msbuild-package-deploy-into-seperate-msbuild-and-msdeploy-commands
  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2636153/how-can-i-get-tfs2010-to-run-msdeploy-for-me-through-msbuild

Valid Parameters for MSDeploy via MSBuild

I&#39;ve got licenses.licx file that is included to one of my projects properties. I am not sure how that is used by its dlls. Is it used by msbuild? Do you have any idea how it is used when the solution is building?

How licenses.licx file is used

What&#39;s the difference between different `Build Configuration settings` e.g. **Any CPU, Mixed Platform, WIN32 etc** in Visual Studio.


Build Configuration: Mixed Platform VS Any CPU

There is *Copy to Output Directory* property for files in C# projects. But in VC++ projects it is absent. I know, that I can use *Build events* in VC++ and write there something like

    xcopy /y /d %(FullPath) $(OutDir)

Is there a way to avoid the use of CMD (and other scripting methods)? Can msbuild do something to help in this case?

Automatic copy files to output during application building

I want to create a batch file for **`Visual Studio 2008 x64 Cross Tools Command Prompt`** to do something continuesly in my PC, here is the senario.

    svn update
    delete some files
    MSBuild MySolutiuon.sln
    delete some files
    xcopy somefiles
    MSBuild AutomateBuildConfiguration.xml /p:Configuration=Release
    xcopy some files
    delete somefiles
    xcopy some files
    
    create a Zip file if it is possible // it is not neccessary

I can do most of it with simple Command Prompt and `MSBuild parts` with Visual Studio Command Prompt, but as these two prompt are different I cannot complete my senario.

I have tested all command and work great for me, Give me a solution if you know what should I do. 


I checked [this][1] and didn&#39;t underestand anything 
Thank you in advance


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1679560/using-visual-studio-command-prompt-tools-everywhere

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Build only one project in a solution from command line

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Code is heuristically unreachable

Is clearfix deprecated?

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