<vb6> Task

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

Nested Elements:

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

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Represents a command-line argument.

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
file	file	The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file.	False
if	bool	Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
line	string	List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is.	False
path	<path>	The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use `:` or `;` as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables.	False
unless	bool	Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
value	string	A single command-line argument; can contain space characters.	False

Sets a single command-line argument and treats it like a PATH - ensures the right separator for the local platform is used.

A single command-line argument containing a space character.
```
<arg value="-l -a" />
    
```
Two separate command-line arguments.
```
<arg line="-l -a" />
    
```
A single command-line argument with the value \dir;\dir2;\dir3 on DOS-based systems and /dir:/dir2:/dir3 on Unix-like systems.
```
<arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" />
    
```

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