Use Project + Add Existing Item and select the DLL. Select the added file in the Solution Explorer window. In the Properties window, change the Copy to Output Directory setting to “Copy if newer”.
You can use the Custom Build Step property page to set up a batch file to run. This runs if the File specified in the Outputs setting is not found, or is out-of-date. Simply specify some non-existent file there, and the custom build step will always run. It will run even if your project is … Read more
Here is what you want to put in the project’s Post-build event command line: copy /Y “$(TargetDir)$(ProjectName).dll” “$(SolutionDir)lib\$(ProjectName).dll” EDIT: Or if your target name is different than the Project Name. copy /Y “$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).dll” “$(SolutionDir)lib\$(TargetName).dll”