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How to use C# inside nant build scripts

I use c# to take input from user (via command line) to take certain actions in build script. Here’s code that ask name of web app and will copy necessery files to target directories.

  <target name=”AskAndDeploy”>
        <script language=”C#” prefix=”DNSNamePrefix” >
            <code><![CDATA[
                [Function(“ask”)]
                public string AskDNSNamePrefix(string prompt) {
                    Project.Log(Level.Info, prompt);
                    try
                    {
                        return Console.ReadLine();
                    }
                    finally
                    {
                    }
                }
            ]]></code>
        </script>

        <echo message=”If Your website is called foo.dev.co.uk then enter foo as DNS Prefix. Config files will be updated to point AT http://foo.dev.co.uk ” />
        <property name=”DNSNamePrefix” value=”${DNSNamePrefix::ask(‘What is the web DNS name prefix ?’)}” />
        <property name=”Build.Env.Name” value=”qa” />
        <property name=”Solution.Dir.Path” value=”C:\Projects\phoenix” />

               <copy todir=”\appqawin\projects\${DNSNamePrefix}WS.qa">
          <fileset basedir=”${Solution.Dir.Path}\src\JB.WebService">
            <include name=”**\*”/>
            <exclude name=”**/bin/JB.Common.config” />
           </fileset>
        </copy>

    </target>