hi Graeme,
thanks for the rescue : ) oky,
win 7 , SE 14.0.2.2 patched.
type of project : other ( no make file .. )
project properties ( settings for ): All Configurations
tools: pdfLatex, viewPdf, CleanAll, bitex
command line: del /F /Q .\pdfs\*.* ((( for the one causeing release directory creation - CleanAll ))
capture output ,to build windows, clear build : all checked
other tools don't create [Release] dir, maybe because they are calling other console apps like pdflatex... the one i have problems with is calling normal dos Del.
did any of the above help
thanks for trying Graeme.
ehab