Find your File Path in Visual Studio

Saturday, November 8, 2008

I think some of you may already know and some may not.

If you are familiar with Visual Studio, you may already know about it, but I think you maybe not.

If you have a very complex project and too many folders your files are being located in.

You are writing code on one of 1000 files in the project, so if you want to find your file location, so what will you do?

Just expand the folder tree view in the Solution Explorer?

I think if you do so, it's too hard...!!!

Here what I do., just right click on the file Tab of your Visual Studio IDE and choose Open Containing Folder, that's all. I'll take you to the directory of that file.

Also you can copy the file path location, by just Select Copy Full Path and Paste it to your clipboard.

The Files Tab in Visual Studio

Thanks

Piseth

As an alternative, for Visual Studio 2005 you can use the command File -> Advanced Save Options. The dialog displays the full path of the current file, and you are able to copy the text.

Phil - Tuesday, December 9, 2008 7:53:45 PM

It works. Many thanks for tipp.

gogo - Thursday, January 27, 2011 2:34:12 PM

you can also move the mouse on the file tab, it will display the path in the tip.

maggie - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:24:45 AM

Thanks for saying one line worth of information in 20 lines.

Phil - Saturday, July 30, 2011 4:04:50 PM

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