Import Existing C++ Source Code into Visual Studio

Question

I am trying to import an existing c++ application\'s source into visual studio to take advantage of some specific MS tools. However, after searching online and playing with

Answer 1

In the "Solution Explorer" you can click on the "Show All Files" button to have Visual Studio display the files as they exist on the file system (directories and all).

In my opinion this is an imperfect workaround, but I believe it's the best available. I'm unaware of a plug-in, macro or other tool that'll import a directory into an actual project with folders that mirror the file system's.