External editor in Visual Studio 2008

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+3 Q:

Is there any way to set up external editor integration for VS2008?

By this I mean when I double-click on a .CPP file in the Solution Explorer, it should open in the external editor, not the internal VS one.

To keep it simple let's say I want it to open the file in Notepad++ (or how about Notepad to make it even simpler).

+6 A:

Right click on the type of file you want in the Solution Explorer,

Then choose Open With...

Pick your program, and choose "Set as Default"

Reed Copsey 2009-03-11 23:45:52

Yep that worked, thanks.

demoncodemonkey 2009-03-11 23:52:42

+2 A:

Right click on any file and choose open with..

Then click on add to browse to the program of you choice for this file type and having added it to the list, select "set as default"

From now on when you double click on this file type it will open in the editor of your choice.

Richard 2009-03-11 23:46:28

Thanks Richard, you also provided a perfect answer but Reed just beat you to it :)

demoncodemonkey 2009-03-11 23:53:59

(In VS2008)

You can goto: Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> File Extension. Put a file extension in and choose a program to launch with it

DaRKoN_ 2009-03-11 23:46:41

I tried that list but it doesn't contain Notepad and I can't see a way of adding it.

demoncodemonkey 2009-03-11 23:51:06

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