In my .csproj I have a Import Project that I only want to use if I am in release mode. I have tried to add it to the Condition section but that is not working. Is there any other way to do this?
Error
The project file could not be loaded. '"' is an unexpected token. The expected token is '='. Line 3164, position 141.
Project file:
<Import
Project="packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets"
Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'" and "Exists('packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets')" />
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-conditions?view=vs-2022
You did not write valid XML. It might become more obvious if I format it differently:
<Import
Project="packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets"
Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'"
and
"Exists('packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets')"
/>
It your condition attribute closes after the release, then you have an empty and attribute, then suddenly text inside quotes. That is where the error occurs.
Your import should look something like:
<Import
Project="packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets"
Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release' And Exists('packages\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.2.4.1\build\RazorGenerator.MsBuild.targets')"
/>
For more information, see learn.microsoft.com, boolean operators are explained on that page in more detail.