@response_file
The compiler processes the compiler options and source code files specified in a response file as if they had been specified on the command line.
To specify more than one response file in a compilation, specify multiple response file options. For example:
@file1.rsp @file2.rsp
In a response file, multiple compiler options and source code files can appear on one line. A single compiler option specification must appear on one line (cannot span multiple lines). Response files can have comments that begin with the # symbol.
Specifying compiler options from within a response file is just like issuing those commands on the command line.
You can combine options specified on the command line with options specified in one or more response files. The compiler processes the command options as they are encountered. Therefore, command line arguments can override previously listed options in response files. Conversely, options in a response file will override options listed previously on the command line or in other response files.
This option is not available from within the development environment; it is only available when compiling from the command line.
The following are a few lines from a sample response file:
# build the first output file /target:exe /out:MyExe.exe source1.vb source2.vb
Visual Basic Compiler Options | Building from the Command Line