Copying Visual Studio project file(s) to output directory during build

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For copying a files to the output directory in Visual Studio 2003 you could use Post-Build event:

  1. Right click on the project->Properties
  2. Common Properties->Build Events

  3. Set Post-Build Event Command Line to: 

    xcopy /y $(ProjectDir)my_file.ini  $(ProjectDir)$(OutDir)

  4. OK and build!

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