How to open file programmatically using EnvDTE in C#

Question

How to open file programmatically using EnvDTE in C#.

Vitascope

Answer 1

Assuming you have a hook to the correct DTE instance...

DTE.ExecuteCommand("File.OpenFile", "c:\\derp.txt");

Striker

surround the path with double quotes if it has spaces – Kiushu

@IvanFerrerVilla's comment fixed (what seemed like an ambiguous) error about "/" is an invalid command that I was getting from VS when running the command because of spaces in the path. – Caprice

Answer 2

You can try the following snippet directly in the Visual Studio Console:

$DTE.ItemOperations.OpenFile("c:\derp.txt",$DTE.Constants.vsViewKindTextView)

It should open the file as long as it exists...

Questa