Pass property value from TFS Build Definition to proj file

Question

I have a build definition set up in my TFS 2012 instance. In this Build Definition I want to pass in a custom argument and access said argument in my .csproj file. For example:

MSBuild Arguments: /p:MyFoo=1

In my .csproj file I want to do this:

<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(MyFoo)' == '1' ">

Is this possible, or am I going about this incorrectly?

Answer 1

This is more than possible, it's very easy to do. Edit your build definition, under the process tab expand the "advanced" section and you will see a property called "MSbuild Arguments" add the argument in the format in the question. e.g. /p:MyFoo=1

e.g.

You can also enter the arguments when you queue a build