Project name is testProject. I want to create a new folder named "TestProject" and move the project into it, because I want to add testProject.uTest and testProject.iTest for unit and integration tests. So everything related is located in the same folder.
The solution is in VSTS. Already one folder exists with the same name because of the project. Namespaces will all change.
How do I go about this the best way?
I got everything to work.
First I opened the solution and deleted the project in there. Then I created the new folder in the solution explorer. I then copied all the project related files into the new folder in windows explorer. I opened up the solution and added this existing project and add all files to source contrl. Next I had to re-add nuget packages and fix some references in other projects. Next I pushed the changes and then I deleted the old project files in source control explorer.
Took 10mins and everything works fine!
A few simple steps that worked for me:
Create a folder and add some text/number at the end:
Example: Infrastructure1
Create/Add the Project to your solution without the text/number at the end.
Example: Infrastructure
Rename the folder (Infrastructure1) to match your Project name(Infrastructure).
That's it, and you will get rid of the message that Project can't be named with the same name as the folder.
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I am working on a .NET Core/C# solution that contains multiple projects. I have done so before but for this one I set up everything through a remote server in a linux terminal. Once all my projects were created and pushed to GitHub, I pulled to my local machine. Problem I am running into is that intellisense is not working at all in any project in my solution. I am wondering if I set up everything correctly or if there is something I am missing. Below is some screenshots of my directory and one screenshot of VS.
root dir from repo
1 dir down into BlabberApp folder
2nd dir down into BlabberApp.DomainTest
What is shown in VS when I open root dir
What is shown in VS when I open solution file
I have tried opening using open file for: .csproj file, .cs file, as well as open folder for various folders that hold my separate projects. I also tried to open folder to the BlabberApp folder which contains the folders that hold my .sln as well as the folders that hold all my separate projects. I need intellisense to recognize references some projects have with each other. I also need it to recognize my tests to properly test everything. One thing peculiar I found is when I open the .sln file it shows in the solution explorer that 0 projects are loaded. Also none of my tests are recognized in the test explorer (I have tried cleaning and building the sln with no changes showing in test explorer).
I have also gone through the steps of going to tools -> options -> text editor -> c# -> intellisense to check/uncheck the boxes under completion lists. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks
It seems any of your projects are not listed in your solution. Somehow they unloaded from the solution. You can add the projects one by one in the solution. Or you can take help of a plugin that will add all projects from the solution folder at once. please add them by the following step:
Add this VS extension
Right-click on the solution and click on Add multiple projects
check Add solution folder
Click Load Projects From Folder
Select the solution directory
Select all projects
Click start
please follow the link instructions for more details.
I try to reference a collection of c# code to a console project in visual studio.
I want to keep the referenced code outside the console project folder.
I want the code to automatically update when it gets changed in the external position.
The referenced codes folder structure should stay intact. (~100 files)
Is there a way of referencing/linking the code without updating everytime? "Include in Project" only works if the code is inside a solution folder.
You can add a "link" to code files outside of your project. This doesn't make a copy of the files.
Right-click your project -> Add -> Existing Item..., and browse to the file(s). Then click the down-arrow on the "Add" button and select "Add As Link":
Linked files appear with a blue arrow in the Solution Explorer:
If you want to reference an entire folder structure of code, you'll need to edit your .csproj. Something like:
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="..\SomeDir\**\*.cs" Link="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)"/>
</ItemGroup>
Adjust ..\SomeDir to be the path to your code. The **\*.cs is of course a pattern to recursively include all .cs files. %(RecursiveDir), %(Filename), and %(Extension) are MSBuild placeholders.
I organise my git repos in a flat structure:
core
shared1
website1
website2
Where websites 1 and 2 both reference core and shared1.
When I add project references to core and shared1 from websites 1 and 2, they remain intact because they are both in the same relative location from the point of view of the websites.
Additionally, I organise my solution to mirror the external repo configuration, e.g.
core (solution folder)
corelibrary.csproj
shared1 (solution folder)
sharedlibrary.csproj
website1services.csproj
website1.csproj
I found a good solution, but I am curious if there is a better one. I am on Windows and using a simbolic link
cmd /c mklink /d /j _LinkedCode ..\..\..\_Code
then I can use "Include in Project" in visual studio
I worked on some C# app (wpf), I uploaded it as zip file to google drive for now that's the only copy of the project That I have.
The problem is that I forgot to upload the .sln file.
When I downloaded the app from google drive to my pc I took some other .sln from other app and it worked fine for now.
Is it ok? I mean it can cause any problems in the feature?
A solution is sort of like a container that holds all your projects together. So as long as you have a valid project file (.csproj) you can simply create your own solution file and add the project to it.
If you go to:
File > New > Project
you can open up New Project dialog box.
There, under:
Installed > Other Project Types > Visual Studio Solutions
you can create a blank solution.
Once you do that, then you can add your existing project to this new empty solution.
For that, go to your Solution Explorer, right click the solution and select Add > Existing Project and select your project.
I took some other .sln from another app and it worked fine for now:
Most of the time: If you have a single csproj file, all you have to do is double click on the csproj file to build it. Visual Studio will automatically create a solution for your single csproj.
Is it ok? I mean it can cause any problems in the feature?
I think the big issues will only come when you have more than one project in your solution.
For example, lets say you have a solution with Project A and Project B, and project B has a reference to A.
You will need to add both projects to your new solution so that .NET knows to build A first, then build B using the output from building A.
I am working on a solution that contains 30 cs projects. I am focusing on only 1 project so I preferred to open only this specific project.
Once opening this specific project, it loads the entire solution wiht all the others 29 projects.
Is there a way to open only this specific csproj?
The following structure can be used to get the desired behaviour:
Create a new Visual Studio solution
Delete the created default project
Add an existing project to the solution
Set the project as startup project (for re-build etc...)
You are now ready to go
You can do this in minutes and it's quite simple. Each sln file contains a number of projects that are written in this form :
Project(...) = "name.of.the.project", "{unique identifier of the project}"
and below that are the configurations for that project.
So you can write a javascript file to copy your original sln into each project folder found in that sln. After that iterate through each project folder and for each sln remove other projects. The javascript file can be runned using a .bat or cmd.
In this way you can assure that each project of your solution has inside his folder a new solution that contains that project.
We have a solution at work which has hundreds of projects.
So what we have done is have a Main.sln which contains everything. Then were have broken up the rest of the projects into different smaller solutions where they are grouped by relevance.
ie. All the database projects are in one solution, UI projects in another etc.
I have a main project directory with the following contents:
SubDirectory (Directory)
Project.sln (Solution File)
When I try manually changing SubDirectory's name in my Windows explorer, I get errors when I open the solution file. How can I rename this directory without affecting my solution?
Thanks!
Rename it in Visual studio, or edit the .csproj/.sln file with a text editor and fix the refrences.
Open the solution file in a text editor and rename all references to the old folder.
Open up the .sln file in notepad. You'll see a line like this:
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "myproject", "myproject\myproject.csproj", "{DF81752F-37EE-4F4E-BC22-B09C8D05ED78}"
EndProject
If you want to rename the folder from myproject to newproject, you can change myproject\myproject.csproj to newproject\myproject.csproj (or whatever).
Change the name in SolutionExplorer.. it will work fine..
However it doesn't gurantee problem with Source Control or TFS you will need to resolve them manually
Your solution has the paths to your project files embedded in it, which includes the folder name. If you want to rename the folder, you have three options:
Close the solution. Rename the folder, then reopen the solution. The projects will show up as gray, and you'll need to click each one and locate the project file in the Properties window. Note that this may remove project references, but it may not. This is what I would suggest.
Open the solution and remove the project(s) within that directory. Note that this will remove any project references from any other projects that reference the project(s) that you're removing. Rename the folder, then add the project (and any project references) back.
Close the solution. Rename the folder, then open the .sln file in Notepad (or some other text editor) and fix the paths manually. This will preserve any project references.
When I have done it, I manually change it, then open the solution. You will get an error about not being able to find the project file, just choose to locate it, and it will re-map it. If you are using VSS, make sure everything is checked in first.
There are probably paths in project/solution related files that contain the old directory name. You'll either have to update those manually or find a way to rename the project from within Visual Studio.
This might help you rename the project:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3e92t91t%28v=VS.90%29.aspx
In Visual Studio solution explorer,
edit the project properties to change
the assembly name, namespaces etc.
etc. to what you want.
Rename the top
Project nodes in VS solution explorer.
Shut Visual Studio down.
Open Windows explorer and rename your
folders and .csproj files to what you
want.
With a text editor and NOT Visual
Studio, open up the
sln file,
the .csproj files and
anything else you've renamed.
do a
Find & Replace looking for the old project strings, filenames,
namespaces (if required - I suggest
you leave that bit for when all has
been transitioned) and replacing them
as required.
I'm suggesting you'll
need to be selective because I don't
know how you've named your projects
and .csproj files ;-)
Once you've done all that, quit your
text editor and try opening up your
.sln file again.
Do a Rebuild the first time to remove any artifacts from the old configuration/naming.
HTH