How to add an external project to a solution

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Henry

• May 31, 2011 12:43

Hello,

I would like to add an external project to a solution that already contains a project. The aim is to have 2 separate projects in one solution - each of which can be compiled separately. Now, when I right click the solution and then click 'Add existing project...', another solution (or a link to a solution) is added that contains the desired project and a folder 'Solution Properties'.

Has that something to do with different solution properties?

How would I add the project without that link to a solution? Does anybody have an idea?

Henry

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  Jon Elliott

  • May 31, 2011 16:55

  I think that as long as the two solutions have the same build configurations you should be able to just use copy and paste to copy the project from one solution to the other and then remove the solution you don't want. Clearly any properties set in the solution you copying from that are different to those in the solution you are copying to will be lost.

  Alternatively, if it is a new project, you can just click "File > New Project" and as long as you select "Add the project to the current solution" it will be added to the existing solution rather than creating a new one.

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