Add C file to Visual Studio

Question

I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. When I add files to my project, they have a .cpp extension. To work with C, I have to manually rename the files to .c.

Is there any way to directly add C files, without renaming anything?

Answer 1

If I'm understanding correctly, you want to directly add a C file to the project. Unfortunately, I don't think VS provides any means to do so; you'll just have to rename newly added files.

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You can rename a file from within the IDE. Right click the file and hit rename (or click on the file and push F2).

Click file, push F2. http://blackninjagames.com/images/rename_file.PNG

Answer 2

When you "Add New Item", simply include the extension in the "Name:" field and it will override the default for the selected file type.