PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

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Posted on by Mridula

PCF Hello All,

I am trying my hands on PCF control and while generating zip files by using command msbuild, I am getting below error.

Error- The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project. [D:powercomponent\powercomponent.pcfprj]

using VS 2017

Did anyone faced this before?

Thanks,

Mridula

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Tiffastic Microsoft Employee on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

In the terminal, navigate to Solutions Folder, I run this command: msbuild /t:build /restore
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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Really helped
devendramsft Microsoft Employee on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Hi Mridula

From the logs you sent last time, it appeared that you already had a project reference from cdsproj to pcfproj.

You can use PowerApps CLI to create a reference if you don't have one.
1. Go to the folder where your solution project (cdsproj) from cmd line.
2. Run
pac solution add-reference --<path of your PowerApps component framework project on disk>

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/component-framework/import-custom-controls
Mridula 11 on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

@devendramsft Thanks it worked 🙂 . Can you help me with the reference creation between cdsproj and pcfproj.
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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Hi

Please try this.
a) Go to pcf project folder from cmd line & run
msbuild /t:restore
b) Go to cds project folder from cmd line & run
msbuild /t:restore
c) On cds project folder, run
msbuild

Note: If you have added, pcfproj as add-reference to cdsproj, step 3 would build both of them & create a solution contaning controls.

Hope this helps.
Mridula 11 on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

@Craig-MSFT @devendramsft I am trying using Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017 and restored it as well. Please find attached the screenshot

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Mridula 11 on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Hi @iwaldman please find attached the files

ControlManifest.I...

PCFProj.PNG

cdsProj.PNG
devendramsft Microsoft Employee on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

This error occurs when the project has not been restored first. Please run this from a "Developer command prompt for VS 2017"
a) msbuild /t:restore

then run msbuild.

~Dev
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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Mridula,

Are you running msbuild from a "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017"? If not, please try this. When you run this command prompt, it will set things up so that msbuild can find its dependencies.

Regards,

cl.
iwaldman 159 on at

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Re: PCF: Error while using msbuild -The target "CreateManifestResourceNames" does not exist in the project

Hard to say without having access to your project. However, I would start by reviewing your cdsproj, pcfproj and ControlManifest.Input.xml files and ensure they are correct.