Unlocking Microsoft C# V 2.0 Programming Secrets (Wordware Applications Library)
Version 2.0 Visual Studio Major Subdirectories
When you click on the My Documents shortcut on the desktop (which the XP operating system provides when it is installed on your computer), you are immediately offered Visual Studio 2005 as one of the subdirectory options (it was placed there when the compiler was loaded).
Once you click on Visual Studio 2005, you are presented with six subdirectories: Backup Files, Code Snippets, Projects, Settings, Templates, and Visualizers:
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Backup Files: This is the storage location for any old C# 1.0 or 1.1 projects that you choose to place in the Projects subdirectory for inclusion with the new version 2.0 compiler. During the conversion process in the IDE you are asked if you want to keep the old version intact for possible later use. If you answer Yes, the old project is copied into the Backup Files folder in its old format.
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Code Snippets: This is a storage location for miscellaneous pieces of code that you create.
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Projects: This is the largest storage area in Visual Studio 2005. All your projects are sent here (unless you choose to route them to a different location). If you tend to create lots of projects, you may want to consider partitioning this subdirectory from the very beginning. For example, the sample projects in this book are placed in a subdirectory named DemosSourceCode.
| IMPORTANT | Once you create a project, the storage location of that project is fixed for life . If you move projects around on your hard disk after their creation, you defeat the pathing instructions within the project. Don t move projects around once they have been created! |
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Settings: These settings are written by the operating system. You will never manually enter data here.
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Templates: These project templates are created by professional programmers for repeated use.
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Visualizers: This is a storage location for new features that Microsoft intends to provide at a later date.
The companion files add two subdirectories to this list: Tagged KT-Demo Code and User Docs.