Projects and Workspaces

General macros

• $(BeefPath) - Beef install path
• $(Slash str) - Slashes the input string
• $(Var varName) - Contents of variable ‘varName’
• $(VSToolPath) - Visual Studio tool path
• $(VSToolPath_x64) - Visual Studio tool path for x64
• $(VSToolPath_x86) - Visual Studio tool path for x86

Workspace macros

• $(Configuration) - Currently selected build configuration
• $(Platform) - Currently select selected build platform
• $(WorkspaceDir) - Workspace directory

Project macros

• $(Arguments) - Command arguments for Debugging
• $(BuildDir) - Build directory, contains object files and other build artifacts
• $(LinkFlags) - The default link flags
• $(ProjectDir) - Directory that contains this project
• $(ProjectName) - Project name
• $(TargetDir) - Directory of the target binary
• $(TargetPath) - Target binary that this project configuration builds
• $(WorkingDir) - Working directory for Debugging

Project macros can specify a project name, such as “$(BuildDir LibA)”.

Prebuild/Postbuild Commands

• CopyFilesIfNewer(srcPath, destPath) - Copies files only if the date is newer. Recursive and works with wildcards.
• CopyToDependents(srcPath) - For any projects dependent on this library, copy this files to their target directory.
• CreateFile(path, text) - Writes ‘text’ to file ‘path’
• DeleteFile(path) - Deletes file ‘path’
• DelTree(path) - Deletes path recursively
• Echo(text) - Writes ‘text’ to the Output window or console
• ReadFile(path, varName) - Reads the contents of file ‘path’ and assigns it to variable ‘varName’
• RenameFile(srcPath, destPath) - Renames file ‘srcPath’ to ‘destPath’
• SetVal(varName, value) - Sets variable ‘varName’ to ‘value’
• ShowFile(path) - Opens file ‘path’ in the IDE editor
• Sleep(timeMS) - Delays for timeMS milliseconds