PRB: System.NotImplementedException calling EnvDTE.Project.Delete from a Visual Studio macro or add-in.

Author:	Carlos J. Quintero (Microsoft MVP)	Applies to:	Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002
Date:	May 2011		Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003
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Introduction

The automation model (EnvDTE) of Visual Studio provides the EnvDTE.Project.Delete method to delete a project of a solution. However, when that method is called, you get a System.NotImplementedException. As a workaround, you can use the EnvDTE.Solution.Remove method to remove the project from the solution and then delete the folder of the project using the System.IO.Directory.Delete method.

More Information

The following macro shows the code to delete the first project a solution that reproduces the problem and the workaround:

Language: VB.NET

Copy Code (IE only)

Sub DeleteProject()

   Dim folder As String
   Dim prj As Project

   Try

      prj = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1)

      ' This causes System.NotImplementedException
      ' prj.Delete()

      folder = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(prj.FullName)

      DTE.Solution.Remove(prj)

      System.IO.Directory.Delete(folder, True)

   Catch ex As Exception
      MsgBox(ex.ToString)
   End Try

End Sub

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