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

Ed wrote: 
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?

Thanks!
-Ed


Hi Ed,

The default view in the Solution Explorer is that you could call a "filter" view. Essentially, those folders you see are not physical in any way, they are simply filters based on the file types (extensions), in order to facilitate navigation. However, many people prefer seeing the underlying physical structure of the project (as do I) and we therefore added a button at the top of the Solution Explorer to switch to the physical view. We call this the "Show All Files" button.

I hope this is what you are looking for,

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