Macros for Build Commands and Properties

You can use these macros anywhere in a project's Property Pages dialog box where strings are accepted. These macros are not case sensitive.

Macro	Description
$(RemoteMachine)	Set to the value of the Remote Machine property on the Debug property page. See Changing Project Settings for a C/C++ Debug Configuration for more information.
$(References)	A semicolon delimited list of references added to the project.
$(ConfigurationName)	The name of the current project configuration (for example, "Debug").
$(PlatformName)	The name of current project platform (for example, "Win32").
$(Inherit)	Specifies the order in which inherited properties appear in the command line composed by the project build system. By default, inherited properties appear at the end of the current property.1
$(NoInherit)	Causes any properties that would otherwise be inherited, to not be inherited. To also prevent evaluation at the sibling level, use $(StopEvaluating). The use of $(NoInherit) causes any occurrences of $(Inherit) to be ignored for the same property.1
$(StopEvaluating)	Immediately stops the evaluation of a macro in the evaluation chain. Any values that appear after $(StopEvaluating) will not appear in the evaluated value of the macro. If $(StopEvaluating) precedes $(Inherit), the inherited value at the current location in the evaluation chain will not be concatenated to the macro value. $(StopEvaluating) is a superset of the functionality of $(NoInherit).
$(ParentName)	Name of the item containing this project item. This will be the parent folder name, or project name.
$(RootNameSpace)	The namespace, if any, containing the application.
$(IntDir)	Path to the directory specified for intermediate files relative to the project directory. This resolves to the value for the Intermediate Directory property.
$(OutDir)	Path to the output file directory, relative to the project directory. This resolves to the value for the Output Directory property.
$(DevEnvDir)	The installation directory of Visual Studio.NET (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'.
$(InputDir)	The directory of the input file (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectDir).
$(InputPath)	The absolute path name of the input file (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension). If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectPath).
$(InputName)	The base name of the input file. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectName).
$(InputFileName)	The file name of the input file (defined as base name + file extension). If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectFileName).
$(InputExt)	The file extension of the input file. It includes the '.' before the file extension. If the project is the input, then this macro is equivalent to $(ProjectExt).
$(ProjectDir)	The directory of the project (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'.
$(ProjectPath)	The absolute path name of the project (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension).
$(ProjectName)	The base name of the project.
$(ProjectFileName)	The file name of the project (defined as base name + file extension).
$(ProjectExt)	The file extension of the project. It includes the '.' before the file extension.
$(SolutionDir)	The directory of the solution (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'.
$(SolutionPath)	The absolute path name of the solution (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension).
$(SolutionName)	The base name of the solution.
$(SolutionFileName)	The file name of the solution (defined as base name + file extension).
$(SolutionExt)	The file extension of the solution. It includes the '.' before the file extension.
$(TargetDir)	The directory of the primary output file for the build (defined as drive + path); includes the trailing backslash '\'.
$(TargetPath)	The absolute path name of the primary output file for the build (defined as drive + path + base name + file extension).
$(TargetName)	The base name of the primary output file for the build.
$(TargetFileName)	The file name of the primary output file for the build (defined as base name + file extension).
$(TargetExt)	The file extension of the primary output file for the build. It includes the '.' before the file extension.
$(VSInstallDir)	The directory into which you installed Visual Studio.NET.
$(VCInstallDir)	The directory into which you installed Visual C++.NET.
$(FrameworkDir)	The directory into which the .NET Framework was installed.
$(FrameworkVersion)	The version of the .NET Framework used by Visual Studio. Combined with $(FrameworkDir), the full path to the version of the .NET Framework use by Visual Studio.
$(FrameworkSDKDir)	The directory into which you installed the .NET Framework SDK. The .NET Framework SDK could have been installed as part of Visual Studio.NET or separately.
$(WebDeployPath)	The relative path from the web deployment root to where the project outputs belong. Returns the same value as RelativePath.
$(WebDeployRoot)	The absolute path to the location of <localhost>. For example, c:\inetpub\wwwroot.
$(SafeParentName)	The name of the immediate parent in valid name format. For example, a form is the parent of a .resx file.
$(SafeInputName)	The name of the file as a valid class name, minus file extension.
$(SafeRootNamespace)	The namespace name in which the project wizards will add code. This namespace name will only contain characters that would be permitted in a valid C++ identifier.
$(FxCopDir)	The path to the fxcop.cmd file. The fxcop.cmd file is not installed with all Visual C++ editions.

1. Use the Command Line Property Page for the property to see how properties are inherited. See Specifying Project Settings with Property Pages for more information on property inheritance. See Using $(Inherit) and $(NoInherit) for usage examples.