View source for VisualBasic project

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A '''Visual Basic project file''' lists the files which are part of a project for [[Visual Basic]], and defines how they are grouped.

The original files were in an [[ASCII]]-based format with a .vbp extension. Later, the Visual Studio .NET version of Visual Basic projects was introduced using a .vbproj extension and [[XML]]-based format.

There are also [[Visual Studio Solution File]]s (.sln), which group together multiple .vbproj project files (or other project files used in Visual Studio).

== File structure ==

The ASCII-based file is a plain text file that describes the code project. It consists of key-value pairs.

==Example==
<pre>Type=Exe
Form=SysEdit.frm
Form=MsdosFrm.frm
Form=ConfigFrm.frm
Form=AutoexecFrm.frm
Form=WinFrm.frm
Form=SystemFrm.frm
Form=DosstartFrm.frm
Form=WinstartFrm.frm
Reference=*\G{00025E01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}#0.0#0#..\..\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\MICROSOFT SHARED\DAO\DAO360.DLL#Microsoft DAO 2.5 Object Library
IconForm="MsdosFrm"
Startup="Sysedit"
HelpFile=""
Command32=""
Name="SystemEditor"
HelpContextID="0"
CompatibleMode="0"
MajorVer=1
MinorVer=0
RevisionVer=0
AutoIncrementVer=0
ServerSupportFiles=0
VersionCompanyName="Anti-Censorship Organization"
CompilationType=0
OptimizationType=0
FavorPentiumPro(tm)=0
CodeViewDebugInfo=0
NoAliasing=0
BoundsCheck=0
OverflowCheck=0
FlPointCheck=0
FDIVCheck=0
UnroundedFP=0
StartMode=0
Unattended=0
Retained=0
ThreadPerObject=0
MaxNumberOfThreads=1

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== Sample files ==
=== .NET VBPROJ ===
* [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/cmg.zip Cartooners Music Generator]
* [http://www.euronet.nl/users/swinkels/cav.zip Cartooners Actor Viewer]

== Links ==
* [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa716294%28v=vs.60%29.aspx .vbp format]
* [http://visualbasic.about.com/od/quicktips/qt/slnfiles.htm The "vbproj" and "sln" Files]

[[Category:Microsoft]]
[[Category:XML based file formats]]