_Solution.Open Method

Opens the solution in the specified view.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub Open ( _
    FileName As String _
)

void Open(
    string FileName
)

void Open(
    [InAttribute] String^ FileName
)

abstract Open : 
        FileName:string -> unit

function Open(
    FileName : String
)

Parameters

• FileName
  Type: System.String

  Required. The filename of the file to open.

Examples

Sub OpenExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)

    ' Create the full pathname to NewSolution.sln.
    Dim tempPath As String = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()
    Dim solnName As String = "NewSolution"
    Dim solnPath As String = tempPath & solnName & ".sln"

    ' Try to open NewSolution.sln.
    Try
        dte.Solution.Open(solnPath)
    Catch ex As ArgumentException
        If MsgBox("Solution " & solnPath & " doesn't exist. " & _
            "Create it?", MsgBoxStyle.YesNo) = MsgBoxResult.Yes Then
            ' Create and save NewSolution.sln.
            dte.Solution.Create(tempPath, solnName)
            dte.Solution.SaveAs(solnPath)
        End If
    End Try

End Sub

public void OpenExample(DTE2 dte)
{
    // Create the full pathname to NewSolution.sln.
    string tempPath = System.IO.Path.GetTempPath();
    string solnName = "NewSolution";
    string solnPath = tempPath + solnName + ".sln";

    // Try to open NewSolution.sln.
    try
    {
        dte.Solution.Open(solnPath);
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        if (MessageBox.Show("Solution " + solnPath + 
            " doesn't exist. " + "Create it?", "", 
            MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.Yes)
        {
            // Create and save NewSolution.sln.
            dte.Solution.Create(tempPath, solnName);
            dte.Solution.SaveAs(solnPath);
        }
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

_Solution Interface

EnvDTE Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples