.jsproj cannot be opened. This project type is not supported by this installation

Question

I am trying to create a new project in VS2015 community edition using JavaScript template but getting error:

The project file 'IonicCordovaProjectSolution\IonicCordovaProject\IonicCordovaProject.jsproj' cannot be opened. This project type is not supported by this installation"

Do I need to install anything else to make JavaScript templates work?

Juliannejuliano

Answer 1

To make .jsproj work, HTML/JavaScript component must be selected while installing VS. For my case, I had selected typical installation so it didn't give option to select components to be installed and HTML/JavaScript component was not installed by default. Choose a custom installation and select Cross Platform Mobile Development > HTML/JavaScript

Re-execuate exe, select modify option and install HTML/JavaScript component, if you have already installed visual studio 2015 with typical installation.

Juliannejuliano

You can change the installation option via "programs and features", select visual studio 2015 and click "change" – Chest

@Juliannejuliano : It takes too much time for me and downloaded almost 10Gb is it ok ? – Pacheco

@Juliannejuliano Thanks for finding this! VS is making me go insane. – Vanscoy

@MicahWilliamson I am glad it helped :) – Juliannejuliano

Almost 10Gb is it ok ? For what? I have already Android SDK. And I must place it again and again? – Kneepad

@SiarheiAArlou I guess it does download all components again. – Juliannejuliano

@sanjeev, any one having this issue with VS2017? – Abdel

@Abdel I didn't try VS 2017 yet but I guess if you are experiencing the same issue, then that means you need to do a custom installation and select Cross Platform Mobile Development > HTML/JavaScript or similar option in VS 2017 too. – Juliannejuliano