<vb6>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Compiles Microsoft Visual Basic 6 programs.

Uses the VB6.EXE executable included with the Visual Basic 6 environment.

The compiler uses the settings and source files specified in the project or group file.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
project	file	Visual Basic project or group file.	True
checkreferences	bool	Determines whether project references are checked when deciding whether the project needs to be recompiled. The default is true.	False
conditionals	string	Tells Visual Basic which values to use for conditional compilation constants.	False
errorfile	file	The file to which the Visual Basic compiler should log errors.	False
outdir	directory	Output directory for the compilation target.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
exename	string	The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.	False
useruntimeengine	bool	Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Nested Elements:

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Contains a collection of Argument elements.

</arg>

Examples

Build the project HelloWorld.vbp in the build directory.

<vb6 project="HelloWorld.vbp" outdir="build" />

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Contrib.Tasks (0.85.1793.0)