Keyboard shortcut to build only startup project?

Question

I've tried to find a keyboard shortcut to build only the startup project In VS2008.

I only found a configurable shortcut to build the project which is currently viewed, which isn't as good.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can use "Build Only Startup Project" extension on VS 2019 and VS 2022.

Also to assigne keyboard shorcut, you can check "Build.BuildOnlyStartupProject" shortcut.

Answer 2

That macro ought to do it:

Sub Build_Startup()
    DTE.ToolWindows.OutputWindow.Parent.Activate()
    Dim sb As SolutionBuild2 = DTE.Solution.SolutionBuild
    For Each item In sb.StartupProjects
        sb.BuildProject(sb.ActiveConfiguration.Name, item, True)
    Next
End Sub

Just put that in your macros - using the Macros IDE Alt + F11, and add a keyboard mapping to it (Tools/Customize/Commands/Keyboard, find your new command in the Macros. namespace), and you're all set.

Answer 3

You could create a custom solution configuration that only builds the project you want (named for example "StartupOnly"). By default Visual Studio shows a combo in the toolbar that allows to quickly switch between different configurations, so all you would need is to select that configuration and use the regular build command.