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Mr. Boy
Mr. Boy

Reputation: 63710

How do I select the Current Project for Find & Replace

I don't see an option to tell VC++ what the current project is, so that I can search within a specific project within my solution, rather than the whole solution.

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Is it something that happens as a side-effect of some other operation or can I somehow explicitly select which project is the current one?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2210

Answers (3)

Jim Monte
Jim Monte

Reputation: 121

This question has a longer answer that it would seem. To make the Current Project selection, go to Solution Explorer and click on the desired project so that it is highlighted. It is not necessary to make the project your StartUp Project, but doing so will highlight the project as required to make it the Current Project for the search. You can make the project selection before or after opening the find/replace dialog. If you do not have a project selected (by selecting the solution), there is no current project and nothing gets searched. However, there is at least one alternative. If the Property Manager is opened, a selection there will also set the current project. If both are opened, it appears that the last selection becomes the current project. This information is for VS2017, but probably it has been that way for many older versions since the Current Project search option has been around for a long time.

Upvotes: 2

ScottMcP-MVP
ScottMcP-MVP

Reputation: 10415

Right click on a project in the Solution Explorer and select 'Set as Startup Project.' The 'Startup' project is the "current" project.

Upvotes: 2

WAQ
WAQ

Reputation: 2616

currently opened file on which you opened the Find/Replace dialog belongs to a certain project. So that project is basically the "Current Project"

Upvotes: 6

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