Question

Let’s say I have a single solution file that references N project files. There’s a 1-N relationship of solution to project files.

How can I make a script that makes N solution files, each of which points to a distinct project file?

Example: I’ve got A.sln that points to a.csproj, b.csproj, and c.csproj. What’s a good way to make a script that will create two more solution files, B.sln and C.sln?

Here’s what I have in mind:

fn(Solution f) 
{
   projectArray = f.getAllProjects;
   for each project in projectArray
   {
     Solution s = new Solution(project); // makes new solution with name and 
                                         // reference to project
     s.copySettings(f); // copy all of f minus the project references
     s.save(); // save new Solution
   }

  delete f;
}

Answer 1

You can try to parse .sln file manually. You can read about .sln file format in the article Hack the Project and Solution Files