installercopy.cmd

@echo off
rem Batch command to copy 'content' files to the installer project folder (these could be executables)
rem This command is intended to be used in post compilation build events
@echo NEW VERSION DELAY 5
@echo Incoming Solution folder: %1
 rem There must be no spaces after the set command below
set solutionFolder=%~1
echo Solution folder: %solutionFolder%

rem Clean the incoming solutiuon folder of hash and backslash characters
for /l %%a in (1,1,3) do (
	if "%solutionFolder:~0,1%"==" " set solutionFolder=%solutionFolder:~1%
	if "%solutionFolder:~-1%"==" " set solutionFolder=%solutionFolder:~0,-1%
	if "%solutionFolder:~-1%"=="\" set solutionFolder=%solutionFolder:~0,-1%
)
echo Cleaned solution folder: %solutionFolder%

rem Clean the incoming source files parameter of hash and backslash characters - there must be no spaces after the set command below
set sourceFiles=%~2 
echo Incoming source files: %2

for /l %%a in (1,1,3) do (
	if "%sourceFiles:~0,1%"==" " set sourceFiles=%sourceFiles:~1%
	if "%sourceFiles:~-1%"==" " set sourceFiles=%sourceFiles:~0,-1%
	if "%sourceFiles:~-1%"=="\" set sourceFiles=%sourceFiles:~0,-1%
)
echo Cleaned source files: %sourceFiles%

rem Set the installer project folder releative to the solution folder
set installerFolder="%solutionFolder%\Installer"
echo Installer folder: %installerFolder%

rem Copy the source files to the installer folder
echo xcopy /y /q "%sourceFiles%" "%installerFolder%"

start /B xcopy /y /q "%sourceFiles%" %installerFolder%