Maximize how you use your VSTS build and release pipeline with Inline Powershell tasks. In this blog series ‘Tips and Tricks for Inline Powershell’, I will show simple samples on how to get more out of your pipelines. This blog post: Set the buildnumber.
VSTS Inline Powershell task
The Inline PowerShell VSTS task enables you to execute PowerShell from a textbox within your build or release pipeline. You can run a PowerShell script on you agent or as Azure Powershell.
Introduction Inline Powershell Task
Install Inline Powershell Task
Set the buildnumber
In some cases you want to have a custom buildnumber for your build. It is very simple to set the buildnumber from Powershell. The build.updatebuildnumber command let you set the buildnumber for the current build.
Write-Output "##vso[build.updatebuildnumber]1.2.3.4"
More tips and tricks
Use VSTS variables
Let your task fail
Set progress
Change buildnumber
VSTS Command overview
Call a WebHook
Download a file
Install a Powershell Module
Navigate VSTS as filesystem
Make VSTS API Rest calls
Script example: Act on failed build
The above sample code updates the buildnumber to: 1.2.3.4
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