.sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

**Patrice** · Jul 21 '05, 10:00 PM

Re: .sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

AFAIK the sln file is human readable. I would open it to see how it looks...

Patrice

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"Erich" <Erich@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> a écrit dans le message de
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> Hello!
>
> I didnt find this error in the MS documentation, but struggling with it
> since a few days. Before I lost all my hope, let me ask you for a hint on
> that, so I might come out of that dilemma:
>
> I want to open and work with a project, distributed as open source.
> I downloaded the whole source (C#) and upped it to my webserver.
> I want to connect via web extensions. What seems to work on all my other
> projects.
>
> Ive created a own virtual directory for it. When I try to open the .sln[/color]
file[color=blue]
> in VS i get (translated, so dont take it word by word)
>
> " The file you have choosen ist not a valid Visual Studio project solution
> file "
>
> I also have a .csproj file, which (to my confusion) works, but of course
> just does not give me the whole project, only a part of it.
>
> I do: Open project from web -> type in my ip -> i get a list of files in
> that folder -> I choose the .sln -> I get the error described as above.
>
> Can you give me an advice? Or direct me to a page where this things are
> discussed?
>
> You would really help me with that!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Erich
>
>[/color]

**Erich** · Jul 21 '05, 10:00 PM

Re: .sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

"Patrice" wrote:
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> AFAIK the sln file is human readable. I would open it to see how it looks...
>[/color]

Thx Partice

well, oc I did this.
I cant find anything wrong.
There is only one point that needs to be set to a path.
The other stuff looks like this example:

Project("{FAE04 EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}")
....

or, on the following "global" section like this:

GlobalSection(P rojectConfigura tion) = postSolution
{1F4DD1F6-7102-4E2B-BB25-846348431CE3}.D ebug.ActiveCfg = Debug|.NET
....

if this is right or wrong, I really cant tell ... because I dont understand
a word.

Hasnt anybody an idea of where errors like this are USUALY located?
I just need a direction, because everything that was on my mind, I already
tried to the fullest.

thx

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> "Erich" <Erich@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> a Ã©crit dans le message de
> news:613D2DB1-0BBA-4C82-B2B4-18CC7A2381FC@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> > Hello!
> >
> > I didnt find this error in the MS documentation, but struggling with it
> > since a few days. Before I lost all my hope, let me ask you for a hint on
> > that, so I might come out of that dilemma:
> >
> > I want to open and work with a project, distributed as open source.
> > I downloaded the whole source (C#) and upped it to my webserver.
> > I want to connect via web extensions. What seems to work on all my other
> > projects.
> >
> > Ive created a own virtual directory for it. When I try to open the .sln[/color]
> file[color=green]
> > in VS i get (translated, so dont take it word by word)
> >
> > " The file you have choosen ist not a valid Visual Studio project solution
> > file "
> >
> > I also have a .csproj file, which (to my confusion) works, but of course
> > just does not give me the whole project, only a part of it.
> >
> > I do: Open project from web -> type in my ip -> i get a list of files in
> > that folder -> I choose the .sln -> I get the error described as above.
> >
> > Can you give me an advice? Or direct me to a page where this things are
> > discussed?
> >
> > You would really help me with that!
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Erich
> >
> >[/color]
>
>
>[/color]

**John Vottero** · Jul 21 '05, 10:06 PM

Re: .sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

"Erich" <Erich@discussi ons.microsoft.c om> wrote in message
news:613D2DB1-0BBA-4C82-B2B4-18CC7A2381FC@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hello!
>
> I didnt find this error in the MS documentation, but struggling with it
> since a few days. Before I lost all my hope, let me ask you for a hint on
> that, so I might come out of that dilemma:
>
> I want to open and work with a project, distributed as open source.
> I downloaded the whole source (C#) and upped it to my webserver.
> I want to connect via web extensions. What seems to work on all my other
> projects.
>
> Ive created a own virtual directory for it. When I try to open the .sln
> file
> in VS i get (translated, so dont take it word by word)
>
> " The file you have choosen ist not a valid Visual Studio project solution
> file "
>
> I also have a .csproj file, which (to my confusion) works, but of course
> just does not give me the whole project, only a part of it.
>
> I do: Open project from web -> type in my ip -> i get a list of files in
> that folder -> I choose the .sln -> I get the error described as above.
>
> Can you give me an advice? Or direct me to a page where this things are
> discussed?
>[/color]

I think your problem is that you're trying to open a project but then you
point to a solution file. I don't think you can open a solution from the
web, your solution should be local and the projects that the solution
contains are opened from the web.

You could try creating a blank solution (File->New->Blank Solution...) and
then doing File->Add Project->Existing Project From Web... to add the
projects that you want.

.sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

.sln = not a valid Visual Studio Project File

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