Re: Create Project from Existing Code doesn't create subfolders

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>We have a large project that I want to convert to use Visual Studio
>instead of makefiles. But when I use the "Create New Project from
>Existing Code Files" wizard (in VS2005), it dumps all the source files
>into a single folder ("filter") instead of mimicking the filesystem
>directory structure. We have hundreds of subfolders. Is there any way
>to do what I want?

I don't know, but if there is, and it isn't intuitive, there's an
issue, and if there isn't and you'd really like it, there's another
issue.

It'd be worth submitting a suggestion on it:

http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/default.aspx

Dave
.

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