TextTransform

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Generating Files with the TextTransform Utility

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location

\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\TextTemplating\11.0

files

TextTransform.exe
TextTemplate.ico
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.dll

commnad line

TextTransform [<options>] <templateName>

Option	Description
-out <filename>	The file to which the output of the transform is written.
-r <assembly>	An assembly used for compiling and running the text template.
-u <namespace>	A namespace that is used for compiling the template.
-I <includedirectory>	A directory that contains the text templates included in the specified text template.
-P <referencepath>	A directory to search for assemblies specified within the text template or for using the -r option. For example, to include assemblies used for the Visual Studio API, use -P "%VSSHELLFOLDER%\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies"
-dp <processorName>!<className>!<assemblyName\|codeBase>	The name, full type name, and assembly of a directive processor that can be used to process custom directives within the text template.
-a [processorName]![directiveName]!<parameterName>!<parameterValue> Caution Always type the '!' marks, even if you omit the optional processor and directive names. For example: -a !!param!value	Specify a parameter value for a directive processor. If you specify just the parameter name and value, the parameter will be available to all directive processors. If you specify a directive processor, the parameter is available only to the specified processor. If you specify a directive name, the parameter is available only when the specified directive is being processed. To access the parameter values from a directive processor or text template, use ResolveParameterValue. In a text template, include hostspecific in the template directive and invoke the message on this.Host. For example: Copy <#@template language="c#" hostspecific="true"#> [<#= this.Host.ResolveParameterValue("", "", "parameterName") #>]
-h	Provides help.