Here is filter of my project in Visual Studio shown in Solution Explorer :-
ProjectName1 == References, External Dependencies, Header Files, Resource Files == Source Files ==== myFilter01 ------ K.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\K.h`) ------ K.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\K.cpp`) ==== myFilter02 ====== subFilter2_1 --------- B.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\B.h`) --------- B.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\B.cpp`) ========= subFilter2_2 ----------- C.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\C.h`) ----------- C.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\C.cpp`) ProjectName2 == ... (some existing filter/files) (In real case, all filters contains a lot of sub-sub-filter and files.)
Question
How to :
- move all
.hand.cppfiles (BandC) insidemyFilter02toProjectName2's folder (e.g.D:\ProjectName2) - don't change appearance of the filter (e.g.
Cmust be still insubFilter2_1\subFilter2_2) - and do it in a few clicks (i.e. not depend on amount of files/sub-filters) i.e.
O(1)
Here is the expected result :-
ProjectName1 == References, External Dependencies, Header Files, Resource Files == Source Files ==== myFilter01 ------ K.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\K.h` ) ------ K.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName1\K.cpp` ) ==== myFilter02 ProjectName2 == ... (some existing filter/files) == subFilter2_1 ----- B.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName2\B.h` ) ----- B.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName2\B.cpp` ) ===== subFilter2_2 ------- C.h (system folder = `D:\ProjectName2\C.h` ) ------- C.cpp (system folder = `D:\ProjectName2\C.cpp` ) It can be done manually for each sub-sub-sub-filter + add existing files, but it is very tedious.
I tried to right click the filter/files, but didn't found such feature.
I currently don't use any Microsoft's source control / repository (just in case it is related).
Note: The normal drag & drop on filters don't move the files to another project's folder.
It just makes the moved files to be a shortcut of the original location (D:\ProjectName1\).
Hotkey? Plugin? Script?
Do I really have to create a program to do this specific thing?
A few days after asking, I have coded it with c++ using RapidXML ~ 500-1000 lines.
I have to edit .vcxproj.filters and .vcxproj of both projects, and move some system files.
I still find no answer about the question, though.
Edit
(After receive advise from Hans Passant and Prab, thank!)
I want to use filter rather than folder for these reasons :-
- Source control is easier, because all source files are in a same directory.
- In Visual Studio, I can move files around different filters a little easier than around folders.
- With Filter, I don't have to lengthen
#include "../myFilter01/K.h"or add additional include directories for each folder. I can simple#include "K.h". - If I change the place where a file resides in a filter, I don't have to refactor it.
In case of changing folder, I have to refactor code. - I can use very strange character e.g.
=◆██myFilter01██◆=for filters but not folder. It is my taste.
I don't want to
- Use folder instead of filter : Beside difficulty of recreate many folders and move my
.cpp/.hfiles manually, I will suffer the above disadvantages. - Use folder with same structure as filter : I have to keep it in sync together manually (all the time - tedious). I will still get some the above disadvantages.
In summary, using folder instead of filter causes me more new trouble than it solves.
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