How do you add new projects to a Visual Studio Solutions file?

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I want to know how we can add projects in single solution file.

When I create the solution and try to add projects in it, the solution file is not visible.

How can I add projects/websites to the solution file?

When you add Projects, you choose File -> Add -> Existing Project, select a .csproj or .vbproj file and it opens without error but doesn't show up in Project Explorer? — John Lewin, Oct 17 '09 at 18:07

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '09 at 18:08

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"Tools" menu -> "Options" dialog -> "Projects and Solutions" tree node -> "General" tree node -> "Always show solution" checkbox. Make sure it's ticked.

answered Oct 17 '09 at 18:08

Christian Hayter

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See https://stackoverflow.com/a/58574459/1585164 Option has been removed but set to true. – Roy Latham May 25 '23 at 00:40

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '09 at 17:30

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File => New ... works for me.

answered Oct 17 '09 at 17:30

tvanfosson

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I have tried the same way my solution file is added but when i ma adding the projects in it the solution file is not in Solution explorer,now it shows the project i have add in the solutionfile – Vijjendra Oct 17 '09 at 17:33

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '19 at 22:52

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On Visual Studio for Mac, right-click the solution name in the Solution Pad, then choose Add ➞ Add New Project.

answered Mar 15 '19 at 22:52

grooveplex

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 17 '09 at 18:02

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File -> add -> new website

answered Oct 17 '09 at 18:02

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 17 '23 at 17:47

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Go to File --> Add --> Existing project

[VS 2022]

answered Apr 17 '23 at 17:47

Harrish Selvarajah

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 17 '09 at 17:35

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Reset your VS settings.

Tools => Import and Export Settings...

Choose 'General Development Settings' from settings collection.

answered Oct 17 '09 at 17:35

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 22 '14 at 19:06

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Ran into this problem today, and the solution was a little different. I was actively debugging a program and wanted to add a new project to a solution. I was not able to right click->Add until I exited the debugger.

answered Jan 22 '14 at 19:06

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 18 '23 at 18:21

These are the steps, From Start to End, using Web API and MVC as examples:

Create new project->Web API->rename MainSolutionName.Web.API

Solution->rename->MainSolutionName

uncheck 'place solution and project in the same directory'

Once Created

Right-Click -> MainSolutionName

Add->New Project->MVC

project name->rename->MainSolutionName.Web

These are the steps I used.

How do you add new projects to a Visual Studio Solutions file?

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