# Referencing MS UnitTests
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [April 14, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943 "2013-04-14T11:04:02Z")
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### Author:  [@haggy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/haggy)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2013, 11:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/1 "2013-04-14T11:04:02Z")
Hi
I'm not quite sure how i can reference MS Tests .
I build one solution which have a a Code Project named **Foo** and a Test Project named **Foo.Tests** Project.
In which path are the resulting assemblies stored?
tried using the wildcard
\*\*.Tests.dll
But the build tells me the dll was not found.
Also I'm using 2 stages, the first stage makes the build, the second has the MS Test action.
What am I doing wrong?
And Furthermore which path do I have to use when i reference builded output files?
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### Author:  [@Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Sparky)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/2 "2013-04-15T08:24:45Z")
The files are stored under the workspace folder. You can use the variable $Workspace$ to refer to this folder e.g. $Workspace$\output\*\*.dll
You can set up workspace rules in the stage options to control which files are copied between stages. See h[ttp://wiki.finalbuilder.com/display...ge+Options](http://wiki.finalbuilder.com/display/continua/Stage+Options) for more information.
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/3 "2013-04-15T09:32:08Z")
You should probably also set the OutputPath property on the MSBuild action.
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### Author:  [@haggy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/haggy)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 11:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/4 "2013-04-15T11:36:12Z")
hmm I use the VisualStudio Build action there isn’t a property like that. And the output that is defined in the solutions isn’t filled.
It’s a relative path and i checked it in the path used by continua. the target folder is empty.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/5 "2013-04-15T12:10:43Z")
The way I resolved this is by adding a copy file action after the VS action in the configuration stages, which copies the files from the $Source.Repo$…VSproject\bin\debug|release folder to the \Output\ folder and then run your MS Build (of Nunit) tests against the files in that folder.
I generally also edit the Stage options -\> Artifacts and include things like
Output\*_.zip
Output\*_.msi
Output\Tests\*_.trx
nunit | Output\Tests\*_.xml
So I can retrieve important files from the build.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/6 "2013-04-15T12:13:18Z")
> Posted By [Jenasys Design Pty Ltd](https://www.finalbuilder.com/User-Profile/userid/11490.aspx) on 15 Apr 2013 05:10 AM
> and then run your MS Build (of Nunit) tests against the files in that folder.
should read:
_and then run your MSTest (or Nunit) actions against the files in the \Output\Tests\*\* folder._
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/7 "2013-04-15T12:31:32Z")
You know you don’t _have_ to copy the files to the \output folder on the agent, just add a Workspace rule (stage options) that copies the files from where ever they end up (assuming you have relative paths in your project settings in [vs.net](http://vs.net)).
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### Author:  [@Sparky](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Sparky)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/8 "2013-04-16T01:30:03Z")
For example:
```
$Source$ > Source
```
```
```
in Repository Rules (Stage Options) copies the repository files to the \Source folder on the agent workspace.
```
Output < \Source\Repo\VSproject\bin\release\*.dll
```
```
```
in the Workspace Rules for the Build stage to copy the resultant dlls from the agent workspace back to the Output folder on the server workspace.
```
Output\**.dll > Output
```
```
```
in the Workspace Rules for the Test stage to copy the dlls from the server workspace to the agent workspace.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/referencing-ms-unittests/4943/9 "2013-04-16T02:56:44Z")
Cheers for the example Dave.