> Hi,
>
> I'm using visual studio .net 2003. Part of my development tree consists of
> some miscellaneous files that I would like to see in solution explorer
> (config files, XML, XSD etc) but they aren't source files, and they aren't
> in a subdirectory of a source directory.
>
> I tried to create a project to hold them but, for instance, if I create an
> empty c# project, it still tries to compile it as c# so my compilation
> fails. if I try to create it as a web project, I need to have a URL to
> access them from a web server.
>
> is there any way to add a "project" or some other container so that I can
> see my files in solution explorer without visual studio trying to compile
> them
>
> Andy
>
>

"Carlos J. Quintero [MVP]" <carlosq@NOSPAMsogecable.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, you can add them belonging to the solution and not to a project:
>
> In Solution Explorer, select the solution, right-click Add -> Add Existing
> Item... the item is added to a new "Solution Items" node.
>
> --
>
> Carlos J. Quintero (Visual Developer - .NET MVP)
>
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>
>
>
> "Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> escribió en el mensaje
> news:udnAmLJoEHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using visual studio .net 2003. Part of my development tree consists
>> of
>> some miscellaneous files that I would like to see in solution explorer
>> (config files, XML, XSD etc) but they aren't source files, and they
>> aren't
>> in a subdirectory of a source directory.
>>
>> I tried to create a project to hold them but, for instance, if I create
>> an
>> empty c# project, it still tries to compile it as c# so my compilation
>> fails. if I try to create it as a web project, I need to have a URL to
>> access them from a web server.
>>
>> is there any way to add a "project" or some other container so that I can
>> see my files in solution explorer without visual studio trying to compile
>> them
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>
>

"Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> thanks for the quick reply
>
> I would have preferred to be able to have subfolders to match the
directory
> structure, but this is better than nothing
>
> "Carlos J. Quintero [MVP]" <carlosq@NOSPAMsogecable.com> wrote in message
> news:eVRstFKoEHA.2764@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Yes, you can add them belonging to the solution and not to a project:
> >
> > In Solution Explorer, select the solution, right-click Add -> Add
Existing
> > Item... the item is added to a new "Solution Items" node.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Carlos J. Quintero (Visual Developer - .NET MVP)
> >
> > FAQs, Knowledge Base, Files, Docs, Articles, Utilities, etc. for .NET
> > addins:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vsnetaddin/ (free join)
> >
> >
> >
> > "Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> escribió en el mensaje
> > news:udnAmLJoEHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm using visual studio .net 2003. Part of my development tree consists
> >> of
> >> some miscellaneous files that I would like to see in solution explorer
> >> (config files, XML, XSD etc) but they aren't source files, and they
> >> aren't
> >> in a subdirectory of a source directory.
> >>
> >> I tried to create a project to hold them but, for instance, if I create
> >> an
> >> empty c# project, it still tries to compile it as c# so my compilation
> >> fails. if I try to create it as a web project, I need to have a URL to
> >> access them from a web server.
> >>
> >> is there any way to add a "project" or some other container so that I
can
> >> see my files in solution explorer without visual studio trying to
compile
> >> them
> >>
> >> Andy
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>