In TFS Build (MSBuild), how can I only have a specifc project in my drop folder

"Out of the box" the build in TFS will compile a complete solution and put all the "deliverables" from all its project into the drop folder.

How can I have only the deliverables from a single "main" project end up in the drop folder, why still having all other projects (which it depends upon) compiled?

From stackoverflow

• You need to create a separate Solutions for your projects. So then you can control which project should go to Drop Folder in one of the solutions and those that do not in another solution

  urig : Not quite what I need. The projects are in the solution for a reason - the main project depends on them.

• Not quite sure if this is what you want, but try:

  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
      <Copy SourceFiles="c:\drop\myfile.dll"  DestinationFiles="c:\temp"  />
      <Delete Files="c:\drop\myfile.dll" />
  </Target>
  

  Basically, moving them away from the drop location after build.

  urig : Thanks. That's a promising direction. But that would require me to specify each and every file that I need to preserve. Isn't there some way for me to indicate the project I'm interested and have its products automagically preserved for me? :)

  pm_2 : You can recursively copy files if that's what you mean: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/msbuild/archive/2005/11/07/490068.aspx

  urig : Thanks again. I don't think recursion helps me. What I need is a filter - Something that will give me only those DLLs and files that come from the direct compilation of the "main" project. The non-essential deliverables from all other projects in the solution are cluttering my drop folder.