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Can someone briefly explain to me the difference between Visual Studio's solution file (.sln) and project file (.vcproj).
It seems to me opening either one open the correct solution/project in Visual Studio. Is one the super-set of the other?
Note: I am currently using Visual Studio 2008 working on a project that was brought forward from Visual Studio 2005 (I believe).
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A solution is a structure for organizing projects in Visual Studio. The solution maintains the state information for projects in two files: . sln file (text-based, shared)
This introductory article explores what it means to create a solution and a project in Visual Studio. A solution is a container to organize one or more related code projects, like a class library project and a corresponding test project.
A C++ project file in Visual Studio is an XML-based file that has the . vcxproj file name extension and contains information that is required to build a C++ project. Note that the project file imports various project files that have the ". props" or ". targets" extension.
A solution is a set of projects. If you need more than one project in your software, then go with solutions. I.E.: A Class Library Project + A Web Application Project.
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A project file typically corresponds to a single module: EXE or DLL or LIB. A solution manages a collection of project files.
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