VCProjectEngineObjectClass.CreateToolFile Method

Creates a tool file for custom build rules.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function CreateToolFile ( _
    Name As String _
) As VCToolFile

public virtual VCToolFile CreateToolFile(
    string Name
)

public:
virtual VCToolFile^ CreateToolFile(
    [InAttribute] String^ Name
)

abstract CreateToolFile : 
        Name:string -> VCToolFile 
override CreateToolFile : 
        Name:string -> VCToolFile

public function CreateToolFile(
    Name : String
) : VCToolFile

Parameters

Name
Type: System.String
File name. Can be a short name or a full or partial path.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCToolFile
Returns a VCToolFile objcet.

Implements

VCProjectEngine.CreateToolFile(String)

Remarks

Tool files contain custom build rules.

Do not instantiate VCProjectEngineObjectClass. Instantiate VCProjectEngineObject instead, as shown below:

Dim Engine As VCProjectEngine
Engine = New VCProjectEngineObject()

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.