Integrating/Compiling a proprietary file format in the IDE

[dvestal]

Suppose I have a proprietary language file, with, say, a .xyz
extension. This file coexists with other .cs files in a C# project.

Is it possible to extend Visual Studio such that it will, upon
building, normally compile the .cs files, and call a custom compiler to
compile the .xyz file? If so, how can I do that, and also, can I route
custom compilation errors to the Output or Error List pane?

Thanks.

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello (e-mail address removed),

Why not to add PostBuild action for this?

Suppose I have a proprietary language file, with, say, a .xyz
extension. This file coexists with other .cs files in a C# project.

Is it possible to extend Visual Studio such that it will, upon
building, normally compile the .cs files, and call a custom compiler
to compile the .xyz file? If so, how can I do that, and also, can I
route custom compilation errors to the Output or Error List pane?

Thanks.

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[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Check out this article from MSDN magazine. It should give you some
suggestions on how to do what you are looking for:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/06/InsideMSBuild/default.aspx

Hope this helps.