MS Build copy a list of directories stored in Item - msbuild

Question

I have a text file which contains some locations of the files which I want to copy to a temp directory
---- List.txt ----
Build\Java
Build\Classes
Now, I am fetching this list into an Item
<ReadLinesFromFile File="List.txt" >
<Output TaskParameter="Lines"
ItemName="DirectoryList" />
</ReadLinesFromFile>
Now, In order to append the full path, and add some excludes, I am again storing it into another ItemGroup:
<ItemGroup>
<PackageList Include="$(BuildPath)\%(DirectoryList.Identity)\**\*.*"
Exclude="$(BuildPath)\%(DirectoryList.Identity)\**\*.pdb" />
</ItemGroup>
<Copy SourceFiles="#(PackageList)"
DestinationFiles="#(PackageList->'$(PackageTemp)\%(SourceDirectory)\%(DirInPackage)%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
ISSUE:
Actual Dir -
C:\Work\Build\Java\Debug
C:\Work\Build\Java\Release
C:\Work\Build\Classes\*.class
Content in O/p
C:\temp\Debug
C:\temp\Release
C:\temp\*.class
How to make it copy the corresponding "Java" and "Classes" folder also?

Answer 1

You missed just a few moments in your script. First, you need to create a directory from #(PackageList). Second, in Copy Task when you set DestinationFiles you should specify subdirectory explicitly.
Take a look. That scrip does the job as you need. And it holds internal structure of all your subdirectories, specified by wildcard. For example, Java\Debug\Component1\file.ext
<Project DefaultTargets="CopyDirectories" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<BuildPath>.</BuildPath>
<SourceDirectoryListFile>Directories.txt</SourceDirectoryListFile>
<DestinationDirectory>temp</DestinationDirectory>
</PropertyGroup>
<Target Name="ReadDirectoryList">
<ReadLinesFromFile File="$(SourceDirectoryListFile)" >
<Output TaskParameter="Lines"
ItemName="DirectoryList" />
</ReadLinesFromFile>
</Target>
<Target Name="CopyDirectories" DependsOnTargets="ReadDirectoryList"
Outputs="%(DirectoryList.Identity)">
<PropertyGroup>
<ProcessingDirectory>%(DirectoryList.Identity)</ProcessingDirectory>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageList Include="$(BuildPath)\$(ProcessingDirectory)\**\*.*"
Exclude="$(BuildPath)\$(ProcessingDirectory)\**\*.pdb" />
</ItemGroup>
<MakeDir Directories="$(ProcessingDirectory)" />
<Copy SourceFiles="#(PackageList)"
DestinationFiles="#(PackageList->'$(DestinationDirectory)\$(ProcessingDirectory)\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
</Target>

Answer 2

Arpit,
You can use a kind of reversed solution: keep in List.txt the dirs you want excluded from copy.
Based on this you can create your copyfileslist using 2 sets of dirs.
So my solution looks like this:
---- List.txt ---- dirs to be excluded ---
Demos\AccessDatabase
Demos\ActiveDirectoryMsi
Demos\JavaToolsMsi
Demos\JavaToolsMsi\Data
Demos\LocalUserGroupsMsi
Demos\MSSQLDatabase
Demos\StringToolsMsi
Demos\SystemToolsMsi
Demos\TemplateFilesMsi
Demos\UserPrivilegesMsi
Demos\WindowsServiceMsi
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My msbuild.proj:
<Project DefaultTargets="run" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" >
<Target Name="run">
<PropertyGroup>
<BuildPath>c:\tmp\msiext\msiext-1.3\trunk\src</BuildPath>
<PackageTemp>c:\tmp\</PackageTemp>
</PropertyGroup>
<ReadLinesFromFile File="List.txt" >
<Output TaskParameter="Lines"
ItemName="DirectoryList" />
</ReadLinesFromFile>
<Message Text="DirectoryList: #(DirectoryList)" />
<ItemGroup>
<PackageList Include="$(BuildPath)\%(DirectoryList.Identity)\**\*.*"
Exclude="$(BuildPath)\%(DirectoryList.Identity)\**\*.sql" />
</ItemGroup>
<!--<Message Text="PackageList: #(PackageList)" />-->
<Message Text="----------------------------------------------------------------------------" />
<CreateItem Include="$(BuildPath)\**\*.*" Exclude="#(PackageList)">
<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="NeededFiles"/>
</CreateItem>
<Message Text="NeededFiles: #(NeededFiles)" />
<Message Text="----------------------------------------------------------------------------" />
<Copy SourceFiles="#(NeededFiles)" DestinationFiles="#(NeededFiles->'$(PackageTemp)\%(RecursiveDir)\%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
</Target>
</Project>