Migrate VS2017 to 2019 project

Question

User1182587605 posted

I have a new task. Looks like I need to migrate my web application from VS 2017 - 2019. My manager said "update the Solution builder to work with VS2019". That is what i thought. If it is, please explain me what I need to do to migrate a web application to VS 2019. What are the steps involved? Please suggest me.

Regards,

Deepak

Answer 1

User475983607 posted

Visual Studio is an editor.  There's no migration.  Just open the solution in VS 2019 and start working.

Maybe you manager wants you to migrate to a newer version of ASP.NET like ASP.NET Core?

Answer 2

User1120430333 posted

I have a new task. Looks like I need to migrate my web application from VS 2017 - 2019. My manager said "update the Solution builder to work with VS2019". That is what i thought. If it is, please explain me what I need to do to migrate a web application to VS 2019. What are the steps involved? Please suggest me.

Regards,

Deepak

All I did was point VS2019 to the VS2017 solution,  did build and fired it up.

Answer 3

User753101303 posted

Hi,

See for example https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/porting/port-migrate-and-upgrade-visual-studio-projects?view=vs-2019

As pointed already note the difference between upgrading the "tools" used to design/build/test your app and the "platform" used by your app itself at runtime.

Answer 4

User1182587605 posted

Do you mean something like tis?

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/how-to-upgrade-extensions-to-support-visual-studio-2019/

Thanks PatriceSC. I am looking into the posts from you and DA924.  When I asked him for clarifications on the same over a chat, He replied : 

Either create a new plug in and copy in the WPF windows and code use MSDN to get current code working in 2019.

and also "update the Solution builder to work with VS2019 "

But I will start with these updates first</div>

Answer 5

User753101303 posted

This one is for VS extensions. If going back at the beginning what is this "Solution builder" you are talking about. This is a product found at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ and which doesn't work with VS 2019?

IMO if something is unclear just talk with him again to be 100% sure about the objective. It is always better to talk rather than to keep having some kind of misunderstanding which doesn't help anyone...

Answer 6

User31027761 posted

Right-click on Solution, "Solve errors" done the trick on my side