Post-build event command line is screwy; only one argument passed to the app?

[cjard]

it's something screwed up with "$(TargetDir)"

If I hard code the path to be "c:\temp" or soemthing, then it works fine..
If I put "$(TargetDir)" as the last argument on the line then look:

Argument: C:\Documents and Settings\MyProj\bin\Release\"

What's the quote doing there?



Can someone else check this for me? Make a new console app called ListArgs, here is the code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace ListArgs
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      foreach (String s in args)
        Console.Out.WriteLine(s);
    }
  }
}

simple.. :)

Now go into that project properties, BUILD tab and put it to OUTPUT TO c:\windows (its on the path)

Now go into BUILD EVENTS and paste thisi n the Post build:

ListArgs.exe "something first" "$(TargetDir)" "$(TargetDir)" "$(TargetDir)" "something else"

heres what mine prints:

------ Rebuild All started: Project: ListArgs, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------

Compile complete -- 0 errors, 0 warnings
ListArgs -> C:\windows\ListArgs.exe
ListArgs.exe "something first" "C:\windows\" "C:\windows\" "C:\windows\" "something else"
something first
C:\windows" C:\windows"
C:\windows" something
else
========== Rebuild All: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

What the heck are those arguments supposed to be?