Working with Visual Studio C++ project in Visual Studio Code

Question

I have a C++ project in Visual Studio and I much prefer Visual Studio Code for editing source files.

Is there a way to work with Visual Studio C++ projects in Visual Studio Code? Like getting include paths from ".sln" file or maybe even running MSBuild.

Answer 1

1. Open Developer Command Prompt/PowerShell for VS 2019 . This will set necessary environment variables such as include paths.
2. Navigate to the directory of your project.
3. Type code. to start VS Code in your current directory.

Now, you will be able to use commands like cl , msbuild etc in the integrated terminal.

Happy coding.