How can I get the NuGet output directory through PowerShell?

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I need to write NuGet package install.ps1 script that will copy native dll files to output directory, but I can't find the way to get the output folder path.

I think the solution is to use something like the following:

$solutionDir = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($dte.Solution.FullName) + "\"

How can I get the output directory path through PowerShell?

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-16 16:20:47Z

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By "output directory" do you mean output directory for a project? If so, you can iterate through the projects to find one by index and then grab the project's base dir like so (assuming you've determined the project you're interested in is at index 3:

 $project = $dte.Solution.Projects.Item(3)
 ($project.Properties | Where Name -match FullPath).Value

Then to get the build path (bin\debug or bin\release) you do this:

($project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties | Where Name -match OutputPath).Value

You can also access the active project in the solution like so:

 $project = $dte.ActiveSolutionProjects

answered Oct 16, 2013 at 16:20

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granadaCoder · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-16 15:50:27Z

I started "walking up" until I found it:

param($installPath, $toolsPath, $package, $project)
if ($project -eq $null) {
$project = Get-Project
}


Write-Host "installPath:" "${installPath}"
Write-Host "toolsPath:" "${toolsPath}"
Write-Host "package:" "${package}"
<# Write-Host "project:" "${project}" #>
Write-Host " "

<# Recursively look for a .sln file starting with the installPath #>
$parentFolder = (get-item $installPath)
do {
        $parentFolderFullName = $parentFolder.FullName

        $latest = Get-ChildItem -Path $parentFolderFullName -File -Filter *.sln | Select-Object -First 1
        if ($latest -ne $null) {
            $latestName = $latest.name
            Write-Host "${latestName}"
        }

        if ($latest -eq $null) {
            $parentFolder = $parentFolder.parent    
        }
}
while ($parentFolder -ne $null -and $latest -eq $null)
<# End recursive search for .sln file #>


if ( $parentFolder -ne $null -and $latest -ne $null )
{
    <# Create a base directory to store Solution-Level items #>
    $myFolderFullName = $parentFolder.FullName
}

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