BUG: SolutionBuild.Build method builds only one project in Visual Studio add-ins or macros

Author:	Carlos J. Quintero (Microsoft MVP)	Applies to:	Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Date:	January 2008		Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Introduction

This article explains a bug in the EnvDTE.SolutionBuild.Build method of the automation model when trying to build a solution programatically.

More Information

The EnvDTE.SolutionBuild.Build method only builds the startup project of the solution, not all the projects. 

Steps to reproduce the problem:

• Create a macro with the following code:

  Sub BuildSolution()
     DTE.Solution.SolutionBuild.Build(True)
  End Sub

• Create a solution with two projects and run the macro. The Output window shows that only one project was build. This problem did not happen in Visual Studio .NET 2003.

As a workaround, you can iterate the projects of the solution can call SolutionBuild.BuildProject.

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