Visual Studio project from scratch

@Jordi wrote:

Usually, it is preferable to clone the empty example or use project generator, but sometimes I wanted to know what are the exact steps to turn a VS C++ project into an OF project.
So here we go:

Visual Studio OF project from scratch

From now on Visual Studio(VS), Openframeworks (OF).

1. Create a folder to host a set of projects. (optional)
   go to your openframeworks/apps folder.
   mkdir newSetOfProjects

2. Create Visual Studio project
   File -> new -> project
   Visual C++/Win32 Console Application
   Create Subdirectory must be unchecked
   Name: newProject
   Location: openFrameworks\apps\newSetOfProjects\newProject\
   OK
   next
   check empty project
   finish

3. Copy "src" folder from empty example:
   In terminal:
   cd newProject
   cp -r ../../../examples/empty/emptyExample/src ./src

4. Import sources to project.
   Go to VS:
   Delete automatically created filers in project (Headers, Resource files, Source)
   Add new filter "src": Right Click on project, add.../filter-> src
   Add files located at src: Right click on filter src, add, existing items... main, ofApp.h, ofApp.cpp
   At this point trying to compile will throw:
   

   Error C1083 Cannot open include file: 'ofMain.h': No such file or directory

   This is because this project has no openframeorks yet.
   Close VS.

5. Import OF project to solution.
   Open newProject.sln in a text editor and add openframeworks project. To do so, add these lines right after "EndProject", and before "Global".
   

   Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "openframeworksLib", "..\..\..\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openframeworksLib.vcxproj", "{5837595D-ACA9-485C-8E76-729040CE4B0B}"
   EndProject

   Save and Close.

6. Link OF project to our project.
   Open newProject.vcxproj in a text editor, and right after:
   

   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />

   Add these lines:
   

   <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
       <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
       <Import Project="..\..\..\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openFrameworksRelease.props" />
     </ImportGroup>
     <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
       <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
       <Import Project="..\..\..\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openFrameworksRelease.props" />
     </ImportGroup>
     <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="PropertySheets">
       <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
       <Import Project="..\..\..\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openFrameworksDebug.props" />
     </ImportGroup>
     <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
       <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
       <Import Project="..\..\..\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openFrameworksDebug.props" />
     </ImportGroup>

   Then, at the end of the file, after the last:
   

   </ItemGroup>

   add these:
   

     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="$(OF_ROOT)\libs\openFrameworksCompiled\project\vs\openframeworksLib.vcxproj">
         <Project>{5837595d-aca9-485c-8e76-729040ce4b0b}</Project>
       </ProjectReference>
     </ItemGroup>

   Save and Close.

7. Finally, to build and run:
   Open VS
   Right click on NewProject -> Set as Startup Project.
   Press F5 to build and run.

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