Where can I find a macro I can use in Project Properties to generate PDB files of different filenames each build?

Question

Found a better solution. The answer is given at the very bottom of this post.
I'm looking for $(Random), %(Date), %(Time), or some %(Value) that I can put in the "Generate Program Database File" entry.
Like "$(TargetDir)_%(CreateTime).pdb".
But the problem is, %(CreateTime), %(ModifiedTime), and %(AccessTime) has colons in them, making them useless when putting them into the filenames.
What other ways can I generate PDB files of different file names? Or, how do you modify %(CreateTime) so that I can remove the colons and just obtain the numeric values?

Answer 1

Hi Tom_mail78101,
It seems that there is no built-in macro for renaming the PDB files randomly.
You could submit this feature request:
http://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio
The Visual Studio product team is listening to user voice there. You can send your ideas/suggestions there and people can vote.
I agree with Viorel. The possible way to rename the PDB files is that you write your own script to rename the PDB file after building the project and put the script to Post-Build event in Build Event. As for whether this way can accomplish it, you can try
to consult on: MSBuild
forum like this thread: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/bcf39fd6-0e0c-4486-9438-7a724ded44de/postbuild-event-command?forum=msbuild
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