How to invoke the same msbuild target twice with different parameters from within msbuild project fi
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Dear ladies and sirs.
I have the following piece of msbuild code:
  <PropertyGroup>
    <DirA>C:\DirA\</DirA>
    <DirB>C:\DirB\</DirB>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Target Name="CopyToDirA"
          Condition="Exists('$(DirA)') AND '@(FilesToCopy)' != ''"
          Inputs="@(FilesToCopy)"
          Outputs="@(FilesToCopy -> '$(DirA)%(Filename)%(Extension)')">
    <Copy SourceFiles="@(FilesToCopy)" DestinationFolder="$(DirA)" />
  </Target>
  <Target Name="CopyToDirB"
          Condition="Exists('$(DirB)') AND '@(FilesToCopy)' != ''"
          Inputs="@(FilesToCopy)"
          Outputs="@(FilesToCopy -> '$(DirB)%(Filename)%(Extension)')">
    <Copy SourceFiles="@(FilesToCopy)" DestinationFolder="$(DirB)" />
  </Target>
  <Target Name="CopyFiles" DependsOnTargets="CopyToDirA;CopyToDirB"/>
So invoking the target CopyFiles copies the relevant files to $(DirA) and $(DirB), provided they are not already there and up-to-date.
But the targets CopyToDirA and CopyToDirB look identical except one copies to $(DirA) and the other - to $(DirB). Is it possible to unify them into one target first invoked with $(DirA) and then with $(DirB)?
Thanks.
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