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I have some documentation written in OpenOffice, and I would like to include some of it as PDF files in the final build deliveries. I would like to do this with the automated build script. Is there a way to create a PDF file from OpenOffice with a command line command? OscarRyz Art of Solving has also a very good API to perform the conversion in Java. It is a little slow but it is simple enough. This is how I use it: File inputFile = new File("C:\\oreyes\\hola.doc"); File outputFile = new File("C:\\oreyes\\hola.pdf"); OpenOfficeConnection connection = new SocketOpenOfficeConnection(8100); try

Possible Duplicate: NAnt or MSBuild, which one to choose and when? What is the best build tool for .NET ? I currently use NAnt but only because I have experience with Ant . Is MSBuild preferred? Peter Meyer We actually use a combination of NAnt and MSBuild with CruiseControl . NAnt is used for script flow control and calls MSBuild to compile projects. After the physical build is triggered, NAnt is used to publish the individual project build outputs to a shared location. I am not sure this is the best process. I think many of us are still looking for a great build tool. One promising thing I

How do I get nant to build projects that target the .NET 4.0 Framework? user206890 2010 April 15, ... Update to above correct answer from Eugene, after .net 4 and vs2010 was released. I downloaded vs2010 and .net 4 runtime. The production version seems to be v4.30319 ie (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319) After reviewing http://paigecsharp.blogspot.com/2009/08/nant-net-framework-40-configuration.html , ... I pasted in the text and changed all text from v4.0.20506 to v4.30319 an added text to NAnt.exe.config. I then updated my nant script to <property name="nant.settings

I am doing automation in my company. We are a C# workshop. Currently I am working on automated build. NANT is flow control tool. While NANT is not actively developed (last binary released on June 2012 and github repo is not active), MSBuild is better. Therefore, I prefer MSBuild but retiring NANT is still questionable - what is the cost? I have come up with some pros and cons, but I know collective intelligence is better. Thanks for your help! Update : I have read the question, but the second answer rises a concern for me. On build machine there are multiple .NET frameworks, will it be

I need to build a solution but exclude one project. How should I do it? I searched a lot about this issue but nothing could help. ItemGroup section rise the following exception: Invalid element . Unknown task or datatype. PropertyGroup also rise the exception. Below is my code sample: <project name="TI 8.1.6 build script"> <ItemGroup> <Solution Include="${ROOT}\Core\TI Core.sln" Exclude="${ROOT}\Utilities\DTS Indexing Service\Tdi.Origami.IndexUpdaterServiceSetup\Tdi.Origami.IndexUpdaterServiceSetup.wixproj"/> </ItemGroup> ... </project> So could anyone help me? You can exclude projects at the