macro(ensure_props_set projectFile) if(NOT EXISTS "${projectFile}") set(RunCMake_TEST_FAILED "Project file ${projectFile} does not exist.") return() endif() set(SettingFound FALSE) file(STRINGS "${projectFile}" lines) foreach(line IN LISTS lines) if(line MATCHES "SourceProperty1Value") message("SourceProperty1 setting found") set(SettingFound TRUE) endif() endforeach() if (NOT SettingFound) set(RunCMake_TEST_FAILED "SourceProperty1 setting was not found") return() endif() endmacro() ensure_props_set("${RunCMake_TEST_BINARY_DIR}/foo.vcxproj")