Using Microsoft.Build.Evaluation to publish a database project (.sqlproj)

Question

I need to be able to publish an SSDT project programmatically. I am looking at using Microsoft.Build to do so but can not find any documentation. It seems pretty simple to c

Answer 1

You should use SqlPackage.exe to publish your dacpac.

SqlPackage.exe 
  /Action:Publish 
  /SourceFile:C:/file.dacpac 
  /TargetConnectionString:[Connection string]

Also instead of passing too many parameters you could save your settings into DAC Publish Profile (this can be done from visual studio)