Professional IronPython

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Choose File 
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Save All. You’ll see the Save File As dialog box shown in Figure 2-4.
FIgURE 2-4: 
Save the resulting solution before you do anything else.
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Using Visual Studio to Create IronPython Applications
 
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Locate the folder you want to use to save the project in the Save In field.
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Type a name for the solution in the Object Name field. Click Save. Visual Studio will save the 
project to the folder you selected.
Adding Existing Files to the Project
At this point, you have a project without any files in it. Yes, you could run the project and you’d see 
what you’d expect, but you can’t debug the IronPython file or edit it. The following steps tell how to 
add a file to your project.
1.
Right-click the solution entry in Solution Explorer (not the IPY project entry) and choose 
Add 
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Exiting Item from the context menu. You’ll see the Add Exiting Item dialog box 
shown in Figure 2-5.
FIgURE 2-5: 
Add your existing Python files to the project.
2.
Locate the existing file you want to use and click Open. Visual Studio 
adds a Solution Items folder to Solution Explorer and places the file 
you selected in the Solution Items folder, as shown in Figure 2-6. In 
addition, Visual Studio automatically opens the file for you.
Adding New Files to the Project
Once you get used to working with Visual Studio, you may decide to create 
files from scratch using the Visual Studio IDE. In this case, you need to add 
blank (new) files to the project. The following steps show you how to perform 
this task.
1.
Right-click the solution entry in Solution Explorer and choose Add 
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New Item from the
context menu. You’ll see the Add New Item dialog box shown in Figure 2-7.
FIgURE 2-6: 
The 
Solution Items folder 
holds the Python files 
you add.
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