Project templates (how to make)

[Brian Henry]

How do you make a project template like how the add-in project is? I need to
make my own custom template so I can create projects with predetermined sets
of items and settings. thanks!

[Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - MVP]

On the simplest level, you can edit the default templates, which are stored
under the language directories of the Visual Studio install.

VB.NET
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vb7\VBWizards

C#
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC#\VC#Wizards

A bit higher up the chain is taking the same templates and saving them to
the subfolders that show up under Add >> New Item. They are in the same
branch (language specific). Create a new folder under one of the following
(web separate from non web):

VB.NET
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vb7\VBProjectItems\Local
Project Items
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vb7\VBProjectItems\Web
Project Items

C#
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC#\CSharpProjectItems\LocalProjectItems
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC#\CSharpProjectItems\WebProjectItems

The new folder will show up under the tree under add new item.

NOTE: You can also add directly to the web or local folder, if you do not
want to search down the tree for your items.

Beyond this, you have to create a wizard.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...projectwiz.asp

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

***************************
Think Outside the Box!
***************************
"Brian Henry" wrote:

How do you make a project template like how the add-in project is? I need to
make my own custom template so I can create projects with predetermined sets
of items and settings. thanks!