Build specification : Be able to add files to destination folder only if they are newer ...

[manu.NET]

Hello, 

It would be nice to be able to add files in an executable build specification, only if the files are newer than existing files of the target directory.

What i would like to do is ...

• To add default configuration files in an executable specification
• But, if the files have been modified in the target directory, the latest file version should be kept and not be replaced !

So, it would be nice to add a checkbox in the executable build specification source file setting, in order to  :

• Copy only if newer ?

Thanks a lot.

Manu.

[fabric]

You can do what you need using a post-build action VI. That will give you much more flexibility than another cumbersome source file setting. 

[RnDMonkey]

I second fabric here. The post-build action VI is very powerful. So far, I've got it handling updating a manifest of program versions and update URLs, along with automating code signing and self-extracting installer creation. This seems like a good use case for a post-build action.

[Darren]

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