Daniel Cazzulino's Blog : How to compile and run ALL WPF samples in the Windows SDK with a single command

How to compile and run ALL WPF samples in the Windows SDK with a single command

Just issue the following PowerShell one-liner, and you’ll compile and run each sample in the SDK (enter all in one line; broken here for readability):

PS C:\WinFx Samples\WPFSamples\AppModel\>   
        gci -i *.csproj -r |   
        foreach   
        {   
           pushd ([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($_.FullName));   
           msbuild $_.fullname;   
           (gci -i *.exe -r |   
               %{ &$_.fullname; read-host; });  
           popd;   
           $_;  
        }

“WinFx Samples” is the folder where you installed the samples. It also works from a subdirectory, as you can see, so that you only run the subset of samples you’re interested in. Executables may launch twice (from obj and bin outputs) and in some cases a dependent project might not get built before the main one, but hey, it’s just a quick trick ;). The process will pause after executing each sample.

Very useful if you’re just playing with the technologies and want to get a quick overview through samples of what’s possible.

/kzu