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New Project Configuration Dialog Box

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Use this dialog box to create new project configurations based upon the default project configuration or other existing project configurations. This dialog box can be accessed by selecting <New...> from Configuration for any project listed in the Configuration Manager dialog box.

  • Project configuration name
    The name for the new project configuration. Configuration names cannot contain the following characters:
    • pound (#)
    • percent (%)
    • ampersand (&)
    • asterisk (*)
    • vertical bar (|)
    • backslash (\)
    • colon (:)
    • double quotation mark (")
    • less than (<)
    • greater than (>)
    • period (.)
    • question mark (?)
    • forward slash (/)
    • leading or trailing spaces (' ')
    • names reserved for Windows or DOS
      (nul, aux, con, com1, lpt1, and so on)
  • Copy settings from
    Lists existing configurations for the current project. If you choose (Default), the default properties for this type of project are used.
  • Also create new solution configuration(s)
    When selected, directs the integrated development environment (IDE) to create a new solution build configuration that includes the name of the new project configuration to be built.

See Also

Build Configurations | Edit Project Configurations Dialog Box | Configuration Manager Dialog Box | Default and Custom Builds | Projects as Containers