Modify project file programmatically without add-in or macro?

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wsr@williamrakocy.com - 21 Jan 2006 19:22 GMT

Hello,

I'm wondering if it is possible to open and modify a csproj file
programmatically outside of a Visual Studio Add-in project.

I'm envisioning something to the effect of the following (simplified)
pseudo code:

VSProject proj = VSProject.LoadFromFile(pathOfProjFile);
proj.RemoveFile(oldFileName);
proj.AddFile(newFileName);
proj.Save();

Examples I've been able to turn up thus far have all been presented
within the context of an add-in project. For example:

public void OnConnection(object application,
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
_applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
...

VSLangProj80.VSproject2 vsproject= applicationObject
.Solution.Projects.Item(1);
vsproject = (VSLangProj80.VSProject2)proj;
...
}

The project I'm working on however is not an Add-In.....

Thanks,
Bill

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Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP] - 24 Jan 2006 12:25 GMT

Hi Bill,

See my article:

HOWTO: Automating Visual Studio .NET from outside the IDE

http://www.mztools.com/articles/2005/MZ005.htm

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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio
You can code, design and document much faster:
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wsr@williamrakocy.com - 25 Jan 2006 01:07 GMT

> Hi Bill,
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> > Bill

Carlos,

Thanks very much for your response. The information on your link was
quite helpful, and led me to the following solution:

EnvDTE.DTE aDTE =
(EnvDTE.DTE)Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CreateObject("VisualStudio.DTE",
"");

aDTE.MainWindow.Visible = false;
aDTE.Solution.Create(@"C:\temp", "tmp_solution.sln");

Project proj = aDTE.Solution.AddFromFile(myProjPath, true);
folder.ProjectItems.AddFromFile(myFilePath);
proj.Save(myProjPath);

aDTE.Quit();

-Bill

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wsr@williamrakocy.com - 25 Jan 2006 01:15 GMT

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wsr@williamrakocy.com - 25 Jan 2006 01:16 GMT

> Hi Bill,
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> > Bill

Carlos,

Thanks very much for your response. The information on your link was
quite helpful, and led me to the following solution:

EnvDTE.DTE aDTE =
(EnvDTE.DTE)Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CreateObject("VisualStudio.DTE",
"");

aDTE.MainWindow.Visible = false;
aDTE.Solution.Create(@"C:\temp", "tmp_solution.sln");

Project proj = aDTE.Solution.AddFromFile(myProjPath, true);
proj.ProjectItems.AddFromFile(myFilePath);
proj.Save(myProjPath);

aDTE.Quit();

-Bill

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