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Shai-Hulud
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 Posted - Feb 04 2005 : 01:27:31 AM
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Hi,
what I'm (sometimes) missing is that within VS.NET (2002/2003) it would be nice to have Solution Files listed in "Open File in Workspace" along with project files.
This is VAX 1293 - Maybe it's in the pipeline for a later release
Regards
Kai
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Stephen
Tomato Guru
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 04 2005 : 07:18:20 AM
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| I never noticed that before (I'm not in the habit of using OFIW, I tend to use the (slower!) Solution Explorer) but I agree with the suggestion. |
Stephen Turner
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19001 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2005 : 12:43:22 PM
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*um* what solution files? am i missing something obvious here? for each of my projects in solution explorer there is a .vcproj file which is in XML format when you manually open it in some other editor. i was not aware the IDE would easily let you directly edit these files.
or are you talking about some other sort of file?
all of the files in all of the solutions in this project are listed in OFIW as far as i am aware. |
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Shai-Hulud
Senior Member
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Posted - Feb 04 2005 : 12:51:39 PM
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Feline,
in VS.NET 200x you may add files on the solution level rather than just on the project level.
Try this: Right-Click on the solution select "Add Existing Item..." from the "Add" context menu and choose any file. You will get a new node underneith the solution (and all projects) called "Solution Files". Any files there won't be listed in OFIW
Maybe this feature is limited to .NET projects - Haven't tried with unmanaged C++ projects, but this shouldn't make a difference though
Regards
Kai |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19001 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2005 : 1:38:39 PM
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interesting. i didn't know you could do that.
using .NET 2003 and VAX 1293 i have just added a cpp file from a different project as a solution file. this is being listed in OFIW just fine for me.
then i added a txt file to the "Solution Items" folder by right clicking on it and selecting "add existing item". this is also showing up in OFIW.
all of this is with a simple C++ solution that only contains one project.
are you finding this problem with all files in "Solution Items"? or is it limited to certain file types (extensions)? i will have a look in a C# solution next, once i know which file types you are having this problem with. |
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Shai-Hulud
Senior Member
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Posted - Feb 07 2005 : 01:17:20 AM
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Just to make sure this isn't just happening for C# projects (at least for me), I've just created an MFC project/solution, added a .TXT file from some other directory and called up OFIW. My .TXT file wasn't there. This holds true for all other C# projects I have at the moment.
I'm sure this is VAX 1293 :)
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Stephen
Tomato Guru
United Kingdom
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Posted - Feb 07 2005 : 03:28:06 AM
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| Mine was a mixed C++ / C# project, but my file was a .txt file too. |
Stephen Turner
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19001 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2005 : 12:34:17 PM
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using VAX 1289 and a C# hello world program adding a txt file shows up in OFIW
then using a rather larger C++ solution (50+ projects) this again works fine with a txt file.
for me on two different machines, across 4 different solutions and 2 different versions of VAX this always works. am i doing something different to both of you?
all of this is with .NET 2003
in "Solution Explorer" i am right clicking on the solution line, the very top of the tree. i select add existing item, and browse to a txt file somewhere on my machine. when i select this a new folder is added at the bottom of the solution explorer tree. this folder is a standard windows yellow folder icon with the infinity like multi coloured IDE icon overlayed on its bottom corner. inside this folder is my txt file. there is no sub structure to this folder, just the folder and the txt file.
the C# project was created new earlier today as an empty C# project, into which i typed a hello world program. so nothing strange has happened to it. |
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Shai-Hulud
Senior Member
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Posted - Feb 08 2005 : 01:43:16 AM
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This is rather strange. I've tried it again here at work using new projects either C# or C++ and for all of these it didn't work.
I will try and see what happens at home. Maybe it's different editions of VS.NET 2k3 (Ent.Dev. vs. Pro) that make it break, but I do not actually think so ;)
Regards
Kai
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19001 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2005 : 4:22:31 PM
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at this rate one of you emailing me a zip of a project that is showing this effect could be useful. it could depend on the details of the machine's. i do tend to run various odd programs, but i have yet to see one interact with VAX, let alone like this.
this is just plain weird. |
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Shai-Hulud
Senior Member
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Posted - Feb 09 2005 : 02:04:03 AM
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While mocking up a sample, I have realized the following: Only those Solution Files show up in OFIW that are open in an editor. Say for example you add a .txt file and open it in the VS.NET editor, next open OFIW and the .txt shows up. Close the .txt editor view and OFIW again, it won't show up (at least for me).
I've really liked to have emailed the zip to you, but did not find your email address and sending through the forum does not allow attaching files?!
Regards
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
19001 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2005 : 6:29:56 PM
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yes, now i see the same thing. adding the txt file to solution items always opened it. now i am remembering that OFIW shows all open files, even if they are not part of the current solution.
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as for emailing me the file, if you email me via the forum i can reply to you directly, thus giving you my email address. i don't give it out on open forums, since i don't want any more spammers to get it  |
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Whole Tomato Software
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Posted - Jan 18 2006 : 2:21:07 PM
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Include Solution Files in Open File in Workspace
