Env.: VS2008 C# project
I need to build my app for use in 2 different environments. In one of those environments, I need to use a 3rd party DLL assembly.
I could isolate the code that uses this DLL using #if blocks. But how do I conditionally include the reference to the DLL in the CS project file?
Edit: womp has a good point in his comment. I turned into a separate question: Will the referenced DLL be loaded at all if it's never called? TIA,
Inspired by the question and answer shown here, you can add <Choose> and <When Condition> commands around the part you want to be conditionally run. For example:
<Choose>
<When Condition="$(USEDLL) == true">
<ItemGroup>
<EmbeddedResource Include="test.dll">
<LogicalName>test.dll</LogicalName>
</EmbeddedResource>
</ItemGroup>
</When>
</Choose>
Then in the CLI, simply use the /p property in MSBuild like this:
MSBuild "C:\myproject\myproject.sln" /p:USEDLL=true
...or if you don't want the DLL, simply:
MSBuild "C:\myproject\myproject.sln" /p:USEDLL=false