Build order in multi-project Workspace

I am trying to create a Master Build comprising many separate projects.
I know I can use a batch Makefile, but I thought it would be easier to create a single "MasterBuild" project and add all the projects (via "Insert project into workspace").

However, now that I have done this, I cannot figure out a way to control the order of the build. I want to build the utility projects (which every other project relies on) first.

I know I can set up Project Dependencies, but when I do this the utility projects are rebuilt for every new project build.

Is it possible to specify the order of builds, or do I just need to use a BATCH file?

P.S. I have searched CodeGuru for any similar posts, but the couple I found did not give ant satisfactory answer (other than that .NET allows build order to be specified). Is it perhaps not possible in v6.0?

One way is to use a batch file..

You can use msdev from command line..

here's a sample batch file..

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PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin

msdev .\folder\project1.dsp /MAKE "Project1 - Win32 Debug" /REBUILD
msdev .\folder\project2.dsp /MAKE "Project2 - Win32 Debug" /REBUILD

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Note here, .dsw is not use.. instead .dsp is used.. so, you needn't necessarily need to have all dsps in one dsw either

If all the projects are in the workspace, you set the correct dependencies for each on the others. Make the master one the active project and when you rebuild it should build the project which everything is most dependent on first.

Each project should only be built once unless you somehow have circular dependencies (which should not be possible to setup)

Roger,
Thanks very much, that works fine.
I thought I had tried that before, but obviously I made a mistake.....Martin