Add File to <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)

Adds a file, or a group of files, to the selected Visual Studio project. You can add a file from any drive or folder.

Dialog Box Access

In Visual Studio Explorer, on the File menu, click Add Files.

  • Add
    Displays the Add File dialog box, which you can use to set up options for the add files operation.
  • Drives
    Specifies the drive that contains the file(s) to add.
  • File name
    Specifies the names of the files to add.
  • Folders
    Specifies the directory that contains the file(s) you want to add.
  • List files of type
    Specifies the file name extensions for the files to add. All Files (*.*) lists all files in the current directory.
  • Network
    Allows you to connect to a shared network drive.
  • View
    Displays the File dialog box so that you can view the latest version of a selected file.

UI Element List (Classic Dialog)

This table shows the UI elements if you are using the Classic_Dialogs Initialization Variable.

  • File name
    Specifies the names of the files to add.
  • Files of type
    Specifies the file name extensions for the files to add. All Files (*.*) lists all files in the current directory.
  • Look In
    Specifies the folder that contains the file(s) you want to add.
  • Open
    Adds the selected files.

See Also

Reference

Add File Dialog Box (Explorer)
File Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)

Other Resources

Visual SourceSafe User Interface Reference