Adds a project item from a file that is installed in a project directory structure.
(in EnvDTE.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Function AddFromFile ( _
FileName As String _
) As ProjectItem
Dim instance As ProjectItems
Dim FileName As String
Dim returnValue As ProjectItem
returnValue = instance.AddFromFile(FileName)
ProjectItem AddFromFile(
string FileName
)
ProjectItem^ AddFromFile(
[InAttribute] String^ FileName
)
function AddFromFile(
FileName : String
) : ProjectItem
Parameters
- FileName
- Type: System..::.String
Required. The file name of the item to add as a project item.
AddFromFile fails if the file to be added is already in the project.
FileName need not contain a full path as long as the file can be found. How a file is found depends on the programming language. In order to use pathless files in Visual Basic and Visual C#, for example, the files must be in the same directory as the project. If they are not, they are copied over. Visual C++ allows linking to files anywhere on the system.
This example works only in Visual Studio .NET 2003. For more information, see How to: Migrate Code that Creates Projects by Using Templates.
Sub AddFromFileExample()
' This function creates a solution and adds a Visual Basic Console
' project to it.
Dim soln As Solution
Dim proj As Project
Dim projitems As ProjectItems
' Create a reference to the solution.
soln = DTE.Solution
' Create a new solution.
soln.Create("c:\temp2", "MyNewSolution")
' Create a new Visual Basic Console application project.
' Adjust the save path as needed.
proj = soln.AddFromTemplate("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Templates\1033\ConsoleApplication.vbproj", "c:\temp2", "My New Project", True)
projitems = proj.ProjectItems
' Add a project item from a file.
projitems.AddFromFile("C:\temp\An Item.bas")
End Sub
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