Valid TaskActions are:
Namespace:
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.FrameworkCheckBetween (Required: Start, End Optional: UseUtc Output: BoolResult)
CheckLater (Required: Start Optional: UseUtc Output: BoolResult)
Get (Required: Format Optional: UseUtc Output: Result)
GetElapsed (Required: Format, Start Optional: End, UseUtc Output: Result)
Remote Execution Support: NA
Assembly: MSBuild.ExtensionPack (in MSBuild.ExtensionPack.dll) Version: 3.5.0.0 (3.5.4.0)
Examples
<Project ToolsVersion="3.5" DefaultTargets="Default" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> <PropertyGroup> <TPath>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath> <TPath Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks')">$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\..\..\Common\MSBuild.ExtensionPack.tasks</TPath> </PropertyGroup> <Import Project="$(TPath)"/> <PropertyGroup> <Start>1 Jan 2009</Start> </PropertyGroup> <Target Name="Default"> <!-- Let's Time how long it takes to perform a certain group of tasks --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="Get" Format="dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="MyStartTime"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="I'm sleeping..."/> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.Thread TaskAction="Sleep" Timeout="2000"/> <Message Text="Sleep Over!"/> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="GetElapsed" Start="$(MyStartTime)" Format="Seconds"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Slept For: $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the elapsed days since the start date --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="GetElapsed" Start="$(Start)" Format="Days"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Days Since $(Start): $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the elapsed minutes since the start date --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="GetElapsed" Start="$(Start)" Format="Minutes"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Minutes Since $(Start): $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the elapsed hours since the start date --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="GetElapsed" Start="$(Start)" Format="Hours"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Hours Since $(Start): $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the total elapsed time since the start date --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="GetElapsed" Start="$(Start)" Format="Total"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Total Elapsed Time Since $(Start): $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the time in the specified format --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="Get" Format="dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Date / Time: $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Get the UTC time in the specified format --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="Get" Format="dd MMM yy HH:mm:ss" UseUtc="true"> <Output TaskParameter="Result" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="UTC Date / Time: $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Check if its later than a given time --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="CheckLater" Start="14:10"> <Output TaskParameter="BoolResult" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Later: $(DTResult)"/> <!-- Check if the current time is between two times --> <MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime TaskAction="CheckBetween" Start="14:10" End="14:25"> <Output TaskParameter="BoolResult" PropertyName="DTResult"/> </MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework.DateAndTime> <Message Text="Between: $(DTResult)"/> </Target> </Project>
Inheritance Hierarchy
System..::.Object
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.DateAndTime
Microsoft.Build.Utilities..::.Task
MSBuild.ExtensionPack..::.BaseTask
MSBuild.ExtensionPack.Framework..::.DateAndTime