I tried several solutions and here is the simplest I personally found. Dan pointed out in the comments that the original post belongs to Oleg Sych—thanks, Oleg! Here are the instructions: 1. Add an XML file for each configuration to the project. Typically you will have Debug and Release configurations so name your files App.Debug.config … Read more
Here’s how to do it… Select the tab you want two copies of Select menu Window → New Window from the menu. Right click the new tab and select New Vertical Tab Group If New Window is not listed in the *Window menu note that the command does exist, even as of Visual Studio 2017. Add it … Read more
Pre- and Post-Build Events run as a batch script. You can do a conditional statement on $(ConfigurationName). For instance if $(ConfigurationName) == Debug xcopy something somewhere
Visual Studio (full version) is a “full-featured” and “convenient” development environment. Visual Studio (free “Express” versions – only until 2017) are feature-centered and simplified versions of the full version. Feature-centered meaning that there are different versions (Visual Studio Web Developer, Visual Studio C#, etc.) depending on your goal. Visual Studio (free Community edition – since … Read more
TFS users: If you are using source control that requires you to warn it before your rename files/folders then look at this answer instead which covers the extra steps required. To rename a project’s folder, file (.*proj) and display name in Visual Studio: Close the solution. Rename the folder(s) outside Visual Studio. (Rename in TFS … Read more
Drag the files / folders from Windows Explorer into the Solution Explorer. It will add them all. Note this doesn’t work if Visual Studio is in Administrator Mode, because Windows Explorer is a User Mode process.
None: The file is not included in the project output group and is not compiled in the build process. An example is a text file that contains documentation, such as a Readme file. Compile: The file is compiled into the build output. This setting is used for code files. Content: Allows you to retrieve a … Read more
I’ve found powershell useful for this. I consider LoC to be a pretty bogus metric anyway, so I don’t believe anything more formal should be required. From a smallish solution’s directory: PS C:\Path> (gci -include *.cs,*.xaml -recurse | select-string .).Count 8396 PS C:\Path> That will count the non-blank lines in all the solution’s .cs and … Read more
These files contain user preference configurations that are in general specific to your machine, so it’s better not to put it in SCM. Also, VS will change it almost every time you execute it, so it will always be marked by the SCM as ‘changed’. I don’t include either, I’m in a project using VS … Read more
You need to put your directory structure in your project directory. And then click “Show All Files” icon in the top of Solution Explorer toolbox. After that, the added directory will be shown up. You will then need to select this directory, right click, and choose “Include in Project.”