Thomas Levesque • 11/14/2013

Running a custom tool automatically when a file is modified

This article explains the problem of Visual Studio's custom tools (single-file generators) not automatically running when a template's dependent input files change. It introduces the author's solution: a free, open-source Visual Studio extension called AutoRunCustomTool. The extension adds a property to project items to specify which files should trigger a custom tool run, streamlining workflows for T4 templates and similar scenarios.

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#Visual Studio #Custom Tools #File Monitoring