msbuild and updating files in tfs

Question

I need some help to create a msbuild script.

We are using TeamCity 5.1.2, VS2010 (.net 4.0) and TFS in our environment. We have a "SharedLib" folder in tfs where we put those dll's that are used by multiple projects.

What we do is that we have a database project that handles db access and when we build that, a post build event copies the output dll to the SharedLib folder. Our "client" projects reference that dll from the SharedLib folder.

What I want to do is that when I check in files from the database project into tfs, the build is started in teamcity. If the build is successfull, I want to check out the database dll from the SharedLib folder in tfs, update the file with the new version and check in that file to tfs again.

How can I write a msbuild script that does that for me?

Answer 1

You can use the <EXEC $(TF) checkin ... /> command for that.

See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nikhilsi/archive/2008/06/12/how-to-autoincrement-version-with-each-build-using-team-foundation-server-build-with-a-little-help-from-assemblyinfotask.aspx how you can use it.