# Best practices for defining files to get for building a VB.NET project

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practices-for-defining-files-to-get-for-building-a-vb-net-project/1233
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [June 12, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practices-for-defining-files-to-get-for-building-a-vb-net-project/1233 "2009-06-12T05:11:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![omanske](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/omanske/32/84_2.png) [@omanske](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/omanske)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practices-for-defining-files-to-get-for-building-a-vb-net-project/1233/1 "2009-06-12T05:11:41Z")

</div>

Quick background- we are an Application Service Provider. &nbsp;Our “applications” are web based with a MS SQL Server backend, but there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of supporting applications (dlls, exes, services). So the code that gets moved can be VB6 (COM+), VB.NET, SQL scripts, ASP.NET, classic ASP and the like.&nbsp;

We have been using Finalbuilder for our automated deployments for several years. We are now beginning to develop the process to use it for automating builds of all our component pieces.

&nbsp;

My question is, what are some “best practices” for handling the compilation of binaries, when running automated builds. Let me give an example.

&nbsp;

Say I have a simple VB.NET dll with a .vbp and 3 cls files. Say I only modified one of the cls files. I know that I can trigger FinalBuilder server to execute a build on check-in, but how do I specify which vbp project to grab to do the build? How do I know what version of the file to use? Of all the files?

&nbsp;

I have ideas on how to do this, but I am looking for advice from people who have this figured out already.

&nbsp;

Thanks in advance.

&nbsp;

Owen

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![omanske](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/omanske/32/84_2.png) [@omanske](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/omanske)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practices-for-defining-files-to-get-for-building-a-vb-net-project/1233/2 "2009-06-25T07:36:00Z")

</div>

No one is doing this?