I would like to make a copy of my project. I would rather not start doing it from scratch by adding files and references, etc. Please note that I don't mean copy for deployment. Just plain copy.
Is there a tool in VS to do this? I am using VS 2008
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A:
If you want a copy, the fastest way of doing this would be to save the project. Then make a copy of the entire thing on the File System. Go back into Visual Studio and open the copy. From there, I would most likely recommend re-naming the project/solution so that you don't have two of the same name, but that is the fastest way to make a copy.
Mitchel Sellers
2009-05-19 18:13:27
Thanks! sometimes the right solution is the simplest
gnomixa
2009-05-19 18:18:43
That's what I do too. I usually manually edit the .*proj file to change the names and such once I make the copy.
Soo Wei Tan
2009-05-19 18:21:54
@Soo - That is what I do as well, but manual .*proj and .sln changes are not for everyone...
Mitchel Sellers
2009-05-19 18:45:10
A:
May be it's a good idea to run Subversion localy and use it for your source code managment, it might look as an overkill from the first look but it's really a good thing to do.
I am using SourceSafe (we are not switching to an SVN anytime soon, so I will have to do with SourceSafe). However, I would like to have a separate project rather than keep mergin branches etc. At this point, given the circumstances, having a separate project is easier for me
gnomixa
2009-05-20 20:07:29