Prevent the 'signtool.exe' command from running when a certificate is not available

Question

I am adding the following to post-build command line in a build event to sign the application EXE file with a certificate:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bin\signtool.exe" sign /t "http://timestamp.digicert.com" /n "XXX INC" "$(ProjectDir)obj\x86\Debug\app.exe"

How can I prevent this line from executing when the certificate "XXX INC" is not available?

Answer 1

You can use the IF EXIST batch statement. I'm not sure if you can add it directly to the PostBuild event, but you can easilly create a .bat file, insert all commands there and call it in your project's PostBuild event.