How to make a copy of a project in .net

[MarkD]

Simple question from a .net newbie.

 

In VB 6.0 I could do a SAVE AS from my IDE to make a duplicate of a VB program. I did this to start a new project from a similar one I knew already worked (without having to recreate the wheel).

 

What's the Studio .NET counterpart for the SAVE AS for my VB.NET programs? I noticed no SAVE AS in my Studio .NET IDE's File drop down box.

 

Thanks!

[MarkD]

Let me clarify... I'm talking about SAVE PROJECT AS, not SAVE AS.

[Leeus]

You could just copy the directory with all the files in??

[Robby]

I find the best way to make a copy of a project and all the files related to it is... copy the entire folder..

 

If what you want is to rename the project, then do so in the Solution Explorer.

[Nerseus]

Also, VB6 never had a Copy Project option. If you use the menu "Copy Project As" you're only copying the project file, not the individual source files. If you change any of the forms or BAS files in one project, they'd be updated in the other as well. In VB6 you had to actually copy the folder contents as well.

 

In .NET you only need to copy the root folder (and subfolders only if you've created them in your project). You don't need the bin folder (unless you've MANUALLY copied files in there, such as pictures to be loaded at runtime).

 

You also don't need the .user files or any sourcesafe files.

 

-Nerseus

[MarkD]

Thanks!