MSTest copy file to test run folder

Question

I've got a test which requires an XML file to be read in and then parsed. How can I have this file copied into the test run folder each time?

The XML file is set to "Copy if newer" and a compile mode of "none" (since it's not really a compile-able thing)

Answer 1

use a DeploymentItem attribute

using System; using System.IO; using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting; using CarMaker;  namespace DeploymentTest {     [TestClass]     public class UnitTest1     {         [TestMethod()]         [DeploymentItem("testFile1.xml")]         public void ConstructorTest()         {             string file = "testFile1.xml";             Assert.IsTrue(File.Exists(file), "deployment failed: " + file +                 " did not get deployed");         }     } }