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Add Existing Project Command

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Applies to: yesVisual Studio noVisual Studio for Mac

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Adds an existing project to the current solution.

Syntax

File.AddExistingProject filename

Arguments

filename
Optional. The full path and project name, with extension, of the project to add to the solution.

If the filename argument includes spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.

If no filename is specified, the command will open the file dialog so that user can pick a project.

Remarks

Auto completion tries to locate the correct path and file name as you type.

Example

This example adds the Visual Basic project, TestProject1, to the current solution.

>File.AddExistingProject "c:\visual studio projects\TestProject1.vbproj"

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