Creating Solutions

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A solution is a group of one or more projects and associated items. Each time you work in the Integrated Development Environment you are working with a solution; each instance of the IDE can contain only one solution. The current solution is represented by the top-level node in the Project Explorer window.

Information about the projects and items that make up a solution is contained in a solution (.sln) file.

To open a new solution

  1. Select New Project from the File menu.

  2. Choose a new or existing project from the New Project dialog box as the base project for the solution and select Close Current Solution.

  3. Click the Open button.

To save the current solution

  1. Select the solution node in the Project Explorer.

  2. Select Save from the File menu.

Note   The specific types of projects, files, or items that a solution can contain may vary depending on the language engine. See language specific documentation for more information.