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msbuild.build("MyProject.sln")


Also, to inject the flags corresponding to the ``compiler.runtime``, ``build_type`` and ``cppstd`` settings, the build helper
generates a properties file (in the build folder) that is passed to ``msbuild`` with ``/p:ForceImportBeforeCppTargets="conan_build.props"``.


Constructor
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*msbuild.binlog* in the working directory. It can also be used to set the name of log file like this
``output_binary_log="my_log.binlog"``. This parameter is only supported
`starting from MSBuild version 15.3 and onwards <http://msbuildlog.com/>`_.
- **property_file_name** (Optional, Defaulted to ``None``): When ``None`` it will generate a file named ``conan_build.props``.
You can specify a different name for the generated properties file.

.. note::

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