Project Files
A Visual C++ project file is an XML file that has the extension .vcproj, and contains information that is required to build a Visual C++ project.
Note
.vcproj files are not compatible with NMAKE. For more information about how to build Visual C++ projects with NMAKE, see NMAKE Reference.
Example
The following is a sample .vcproj file for a Win32 Console Application:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<VisualStudioProject
ProjectType="Visual C++"
Version="9.00"
Name="SomeProjName"
ProjectGUID="{60B720A1-39B7-44FD-9729-D74302AE8D51}"
RootNamespace="SomeProjName"
Keyword="Win32Proj"
>
<Platforms>
<Platform
Name="Win32"
/>
</Platforms>
<ToolFiles>
</ToolFiles>
<Configurations>
<Configuration
Name="Debug|Win32"
OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
ConfigurationType="1"
CharacterSet="1"
>
<Tool
Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCMIDLTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
Optimization="0"
PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
MinimalRebuild="true"
BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
RuntimeLibrary="3"
UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
WarningLevel="3"
Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
DebugInformationFormat="4"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCLinkerTool"
LinkIncremental="2"
GenerateDebugInformation="true"
SubSystem="1"
TargetMachine="1"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCALinkTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManifestTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCBscMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCFxCopTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
/>
</Configuration>
<Configuration
Name="Release|Win32"
OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
ConfigurationType="1"
CharacterSet="1"
WholeProgramOptimization="1"
>
<Tool
Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCMIDLTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
RuntimeLibrary="2"
UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
WarningLevel="3"
Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="true"
DebugInformationFormat="3"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCLinkerTool"
LinkIncremental="1"
GenerateDebugInformation="true"
SubSystem="1"
OptimizeReferences="2"
EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
TargetMachine="1"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCALinkTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManifestTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCBscMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCFxCopTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
/>
</Configuration>
</Configurations>
<References>
</References>
<Files>
<Filter
Name="Source Files"
Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\SomeProjName.cpp"
>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\stdafx.cpp"
>
<FileConfiguration
Name="Debug|Win32"
>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
/>
</FileConfiguration>
<FileConfiguration
Name="Release|Win32"
>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
/>
</FileConfiguration>
</File>
</Filter>
<Filter
Name="Header Files"
Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\stdafx.h"
>
</File>
</Filter>
<Filter
Name="Resource Files"
Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
>
</Filter>
<File
RelativePath=".\ReadMe.txt"
>
</File>
</Files>
<Globals>
</Globals>
</VisualStudioProject>
Example
The following is a sample .vcproj file for a Windows Forms Application:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
<VisualStudioProject
ProjectType="Visual C++"
Version="9.00"
Name="SomeProjName2"
ProjectGUID="{9F98E38E-199E-4226-8041-6E6A5C9A6D14}"
RootNamespace="SomeProjName2"
Keyword="ManagedCProj"
>
<Platforms>
<Platform
Name="Win32"
/>
</Platforms>
<ToolFiles>
</ToolFiles>
<Configurations>
<Configuration
Name="Debug|Win32"
OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
ConfigurationType="1"
CharacterSet="1"
ManagedExtensions="2"
>
<Tool
Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCMIDLTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
Optimization="0"
PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG"
RuntimeLibrary="3"
UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
WarningLevel="3"
DebugInformationFormat="3"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCLinkerTool"
AdditionalDependencies="$(NoInherit)"
LinkIncremental="2"
GenerateDebugInformation="true"
AssemblyDebug="1"
SubSystem="2"
EntryPointSymbol="main"
TargetMachine="1"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCALinkTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManifestTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCBscMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCFxCopTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
/>
</Configuration>
<Configuration
Name="Release|Win32"
OutputDirectory="$(SolutionDir)$(ConfigurationName)"
IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
ConfigurationType="1"
CharacterSet="1"
ManagedExtensions="2"
WholeProgramOptimization="1"
>
<Tool
Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCMIDLTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG"
RuntimeLibrary="2"
UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
WarningLevel="3"
DebugInformationFormat="3"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCLinkerTool"
AdditionalDependencies="$(NoInherit)"
LinkIncremental="1"
GenerateDebugInformation="true"
SubSystem="2"
EntryPointSymbol="main"
TargetMachine="1"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCALinkTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCManifestTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCBscMakeTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCFxCopTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
/>
<Tool
Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
/>
</Configuration>
</Configurations>
<References>
<AssemblyReference
RelativePath="System.dll"
AssemblyName="System, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL"
MinFrameworkVersion="131072"
/>
<AssemblyReference
RelativePath="System.Data.dll"
AssemblyName="System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=x86"
MinFrameworkVersion="131072"
/>
<AssemblyReference
RelativePath="System.Drawing.dll"
AssemblyName="System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL"
MinFrameworkVersion="131072"
/>
<AssemblyReference
RelativePath="System.Windows.Forms.dll"
AssemblyName="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL"
MinFrameworkVersion="131072"
/>
<AssemblyReference
RelativePath="System.XML.dll"
AssemblyName="System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL"
MinFrameworkVersion="131072"
/>
</References>
<Files>
<Filter
Name="Source Files"
Filter="cpp;c;cc;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\AssemblyInfo.cpp"
>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\SomeProjName2.cpp"
>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\stdafx.cpp"
>
<FileConfiguration
Name="Debug|Win32"
>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
/>
</FileConfiguration>
<FileConfiguration
Name="Release|Win32"
>
<Tool
Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
/>
</FileConfiguration>
</File>
</Filter>
<Filter
Name="Header Files"
Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\Form1.h"
FileType="3"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\Form1.resX"
SubType="Designer"
>
</File>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\resource.h"
>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\stdafx.h"
>
</File>
</Filter>
<Filter
Name="Resource Files"
Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx;tiff;tif;png;wav"
UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}"
>
<File
RelativePath=".\app.ico"
>
</File>
<File
RelativePath=".\app.rc"
>
</File>
</Filter>
<File
RelativePath=".\ReadMe.txt"
>
</File>
</Files>
<Globals>
</Globals>
</VisualStudioProject>
Use the XSD Schema for Project Files to validate your own .vcproj files.