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Colen
Colen

Reputation: 13908

Show file tree in visual studio 2005?

I have a large project that I want to start using visual studio 2005 to edit. I want to tell it "Here are all the files I want you to track, now get on with it" and have them displayed as a directory tree, for example:

Folder 1
 - File A
 - File B
 - File C
Folder 2
 - Folder 3
   - File X
   - File Y
 - File D
 - File E

Right now it's just showing all the header files in one big list, and all the source files in one big list, which I find unhelpful. I also don't want to spend ages creating a folder in the project for each folder on the disk.

Is there any way I can get VS to show me a source tree of everything in the solution, organised by where it is on the actual disk?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 3058

Answers (2)

crayor
crayor

Reputation: 11

To clairfy this: To import a source tree with all subfolders, represented in the VS Explorer View like it is on the filesystem, you have to create a new Solution via the menu entry Datei >> Neu >> Projekt aus vorhandenem Code which is the last entry in the New... menu in VS2005 Pro (german version) for example.

This opens a wizard where you will find the mentioned Show All Files and Select Folders options.

Upvotes: 0

Manu
Manu

Reputation: 29143

click on the 'show all files' icon in the solution explorer, then select the folders you want to include, right click and select 'include in project'.

Upvotes: 6

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