How to open file programmatically using EnvDTE in C#

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How to open file programmatically using EnvDTE in C#.

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '11 at 13:44

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Assuming you have a hook to the correct DTE instance...

DTE.ExecuteCommand("File.OpenFile", "c:\\derp.txt");

answered Mar 08 '11 at 13:44

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surround the path with double quotes if it has spaces – Ivan Ferrer Villa Sep 18 '15 at 18:52
@IvanFerrerVilla's comment fixed (what seemed like an ambiguous) error about "/" is an invalid command that I was getting from VS when running the command because of spaces in the path. – ScottFoster1000 Jul 28 '22 at 17:42

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 02 '17 at 09:44

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You can try the following snippet directly in the Visual Studio Console:

$DTE.ItemOperations.OpenFile("c:\derp.txt",$DTE.Constants.vsViewKindTextView)

It should open the file as long as it exists...

answered Nov 02 '17 at 09:44

Emil

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