Zip files after build completes in Visual Studio

Question

I have a requirement where I need to zip some files after I build a solution file.

Could this be achieved automatically once I build my project in Release/Debug mode?

Answer 1

Using powershell, only when doing Release build:
if $(ConfigurationName) == Release (powershell Compress-Archive -Path '$(TargetDir)*.dll', '$(TargetDir)*.pdb', '$(TargetDir)*.config' -DestinationPath '$(SolutionDir)PublishOutput\YourNameHere.zip' -Force)

It only zips the dll, pdb and config files.
-Force is used to overwrite the zip file on each build.