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Clean and Rebuild Macro problem

I'm trying to create a macro that will perform a Clean Solution ad then a Rebuild Solution.
When recording a macro doing so it creates:

Public Module RecordingModule

    Sub TemporaryMacro()
        DTE.ExecuteCommand("Build.CleanSolution")
        DTE.ExecuteCommand("Build.RebuildSolution")
    End Sub
End Module

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When I run this, I get the following error (after cleaning the solution)

An exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in VBAssembly but was not handled in user code

Additional information: Et kald til en COM-komponent returnerede fejlen HRESULT E_FAIL.

I tried inserting a Threading.Thread.Sleep() but that didn't help.

Any suggestions ?

fc_curling

ASKER

How come no one have responded yet ?

DanRollins

Build.RebuildSolution
automatically does a Clean before starting the build.
http://www.codekicks.com/2009/06/difference-between-build-solution-and.html

fc_curling

ASKER

@DanRollins

No it doesn't.
Rebuild forces a rebuild on all projects in the solution, it doesn't make a cleanup of the bin folder first.

fc_curling

ASKER

Full points available for a solution-

DanRollins

I don't know why the error occurs, but what I said stands.
Try it. Note that the timestamp changes on the DLLs and other files in the BIN folder that are normally deleted by Clean. They (all of them) are rebuilt during the Rebuild process.

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fc_curling

ASKER

Perfect Dan, just what I needed.

Do you have any links to any programming references for developing VS Macros and/or AddIns?

DanRollins

No. I just googled and tested.