Can my C# program create an empty project in VS2008/2010?

sarbojit sarkar

Hi Expers,
I am new to C# and I heard we can do anything in C# :). I wanted to write a program which can create an empty project in CPP. Please let me know if it is possible in C#.

Thanks

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Sam Hobbs14y ago
Accepted answer
Visual Studio has been extensible since long before .Net existed. There are a few ways to extend VS. Th easiest way is to use macros written using VB. If you want to use C# then you will need to spend time learning; at least a couple of weeks and I would estimate a couple of months for a beginner.

I do not know what version of VS you have. The following is a portion of the Start Page in my installation of VS 2010 Professional. See where it says "Extending Visual Studio"? Click there. If you have a different version of VS, you will easily find the equivalent in the version you have.

Correction: this web site is malfunctioning so I cannot upload the image.
brunda k14y ago
As we need to create empty cpp project, can we try writing a program to create .sln and the required files/folders(with content) giving few input parameters.
sarbojit sarkar14y ago
Yes my plan is to create an Add-in only but I was wondering if there is any way to write a program which can create empty project automatically.

Thanks for response.
Sam Hobbs14y ago
Guys, Sarbojit is not asking how to create a project; Sarbojit is asking how to write a program; how to "write a program which can create an empty project". So instructions for how to create a project are not relevant. Also, unless there are any articles in this web site about VS extensibility, there are are no articles to be recommended.

Sarbojit, I can give a bit more of a hint. When creating a project, expand the "Other Project Types" node of the Installed Templates. There you should find "Visual Studio Add-in". I think that is what you would use to do what you are asking to do using C#. That is about all I am saying since I don't know much more than that.
Senthilkumar14y ago
Visual studio allows the developers to create the empty project.
While adding project you can select the empty project.

File >> New Project >> Click on Visual Basic or Visual C# >> Empty Project

You can create the empty project.
sarbojit sarkar14y ago
Suthish, I was asking for some program which can automatically create empty projects. All recomended topics are doing it manually. Let me know if it is possible through program.
Suthish Nair14y ago
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