$SpecificSolutionName$ is always empty. How can I tell if the user is making a new solution directory or not?

Question

In Visual Studio 2017, creating a C# Project Template project with the IWizard interface, I pop up my customised dialog to the user but I can\'t determine whether they\'ve p

Answer 1

Finally, for a multi-project solution, here's what got me working:-

Solution level (multi-project) template:-

    
        
            WebApp\MyTemplate.vstemplate
           .....

Code level changes

namespace $safeprojectname$

Due to the 1st step, the project name now includes the solution name. At project level, the namespace and the assembly name should be ideally like that, without any requirement to separate out there.

Let me know if this helps