Copying files from multiple directories in msbuild - msbuild

Question

I have following directories (for example)
./dirA/file1
./dirA/dir/file2
./dirB/file3
./dirB/dir/file4
./dirC/file5
And I want to have them copied to something different, like:
./dirA_renamed/file1
./dirA_renamed/dir/file2
./dirB_renamed_differently/file3
./dirB_renamed_differently/dir/file4
./dirC_renam/file5
The list of directories and their new names is something that does not change very often, but I'd like to use only one Copy.
I tried following:
<ItemGroup>
<ToCopy Include=".\dirA">
<OutputDirName>dirA_renamed</OutputDirName>
</ToCopy>
<ToCopy Include=".\dirB">
<OutputDirName>dirB_renamed_differently</OutputDirName>
</ToCopy>
<ToCopy Include=".\dirC">
<OutputDirName>dirC_renam</OutputDirName>
</ToCopy>
</ItemGroup>
......
<CreateItem Include="%(ToCopy.Directory)\**\*.*">
<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="FilesToCopy" />
</CreateItem>
<Copy SourceFiles="#(FilesToCopy)" DestinationFolder="#(FilesToCopy->'%(OutputDirName)')" />
But nothing happens. If I output FilesToCopy, it is empty. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The hard coded way is the one I know, but I know that you can use parameters, I just haven't figure it out completely yet, to give you a working sample.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"
ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build">
<PropertyGroup>
<RootDir>C:\DevDir</RootDir>
<SourceA>dirA</SourceA>
<SourceB>dirB</SourceB>
<SourceC>dirC</SourceC>
<RenameA>dirA_renamed</RenameA>
<RenameB>dirB_renamed_differently</RenameB>
<RenameC>dirC_renam</RenameC>
</PropertyGroup>
<Target Name="CopyDirTest" >
<ItemGroup>
<SourceDirA Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceA)\"/>
<SourceDirB Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceB)\" />
<SourceDirC Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceC)\" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<SourceAFiles Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceA)\**\*.*" />
<SourceBFiles Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceB)\**\*.*" />
<SourceCFiles Include="$(RootDir)$(SourceC)\**\*.*" />
<SourceAllFiles Include="#(SourceAFiles);#(SourceBFiles);#(SourceCFiles)" />
</ItemGroup>
<CreateItem Include="#(SourceAFiles->Replace($(SourceA), $(RenameA)))">
<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="RenamedSourceA" />
</CreateItem>
<CreateItem Include="#(SourceBFiles->Replace($(SourceB), $(RenameB)))">
<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="RenamedSourceB" />
</CreateItem>
<CreateItem Include="#(SourceCFiles->Replace($(SourceC), $(RenameC)))">
<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="RenamedSourceC" />
</CreateItem>
<ItemGroup>
<RenamedAllFiles Include="#(RenamedSourceA);#(RenamedSourceB);#(RenamedSourceC)" />
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="%(SourceAllFiles.Identity)" Importance="high" />
<Message Text="%(RenamedAllFiles.Identity)" Importance="high" />
<Copy SourceFiles="#(SourceAllFiles)" DestinationFiles="#(RenamedAllFiles)" />
</Target>
</Project>