Is it possible to set an VSTS Build variable in a Build Step so that the value can be used in a subsequent Build Step?

Question

I\'m currently using Build in Visual Studio Team Services (was Visual Studio Online), and would like to be able to set a Build Variable in a Build Step so that the new value

Answer 1

When inside of a script you can update a variable by emitting the following in your ps1

"##vso[task.setvariable variable=testvar;]testvalue"

You can then pass the variable into the next script using $(testvar)