add-existing-project-command.md

title	Add Existing Project Command
description	Learn about the Add Existing Project command and how it adds an existing project to a current solution.
ms.date	11/04/2016
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	file.addexistingproject
helpviewer_keywords	Add Existing Project command File.AddExistingProject
author	Mikejo5000
ms.author	mikejo
ms.subservice	general-ide

Add Existing Project Command

Adds an existing project to the current solution.

Syntax

File.AddExistingProject filename

Arguments

filename
Optional. The full path and project name, with extension, of the project to add to the solution.

If the filename argument includes spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.

If no filename is specified, the command will open the file dialog so that user can pick a project.

Remarks

Auto completion tries to locate the correct path and file name as you type.

Example

This example adds the Visual Basic project, TestProject1, to the current solution.

>File.AddExistingProject "c:\visual studio projects\TestProject1.vbproj"

See also

• Visual Studio Commands
• Command Window
• Find/Command Box
• Visual Studio Command Aliases