Customize Build Tasks

To customize an existing build task:

Click Terminal > Configure Tasks.

Select the task to configure - for example, COBOL: MSBuild (projname.cblproj).

This creates a tasks.json file in your folder. This file contains the custom build tasks for the current workspace:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "type": "COBOL",
            "msBuildExe": "path to \\MSBuild.exe",
            "buildTarget": "path\\projname.cblproj",
            "group": "build",
            "problemMatcher": [
                 "$COBOLMSBuild"
            ],
            "group": "build",
            "label": "COBOL: MSBuild (projname.cblproj)",
        }
    ]

You can add any settings as required. For example, add the following to the list of argument in your task, if you want this build to compile for release:
```
            "args": ["/p:configuration=release"]
```
The following examples show how you can specify multiple arguments:
- Specify them separately:
```
            "args": ["/p:Configuration=Release", "/p:Platform=x86"]
```
- Specify them as a single argument:
```
            "args": ["/p:Configuration=Release,Platform=x86" ]
```
  Or, enclosed in single quotes if separated by a semicolon:
```
            "args": ["'/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x86'" ]
```