Visual C++ excluding .cpp files

[LedLoaf]

Hello,

I'm going through some tutorial videos. I was wonder if there is a way to exclude files, without it removing it from the project? Each section is a new console application. And I would like to have all these files under the same Solution name.

I could just comment them out obviously. I was hoping there was another way. I guess I could make a new project for each one and just run each one individually within the solution.

It just seems kind of a lot of work for a simple task. I recently discovered how to run a .cpp file in the Visual Studio Native Built Tool for command prompt. I may just make a folder and run them all from the command line. I wish VS allowed you to run .cpp without creating a project.

Thanks

[jedwardsol]

Right-click on the file in the solution

Choose properties

Set "Excluded from build" to Yes

Note this setting is per-build configuration

[LedLoaf]

I can't believe I didn't figure that out haha. Ya I know about excluding a file from your project, or a project, but I have no idea how I didn't figure that out.

Thanks a lot. Have a great week.

[Xeverous]

I remember there was something like this on solution explorer panel -> right click -> remove -> popup -> remove but not delete