how rename a folder inside project template to project's name? (visual studio template customization)

Question

I created a project template in Visual Studio 2010. When I click on Project -> File -> Export Template, I get a zip file in the Visual Studio template folder. In the solution, I have a folder named Test.

When I create a solution from that template (from add -> new project dialog), I want to rename the Test folder's name to the solution's name automatically.

How can I do that?

Answer 1

1. Get the files out of the zip file
2. In "MyTemplate.vstemplate", change TargetFolderName="Test" to TargetFolderName="$projectname$"
3. In the .csproj file, change everything that refers to folder "Test" to "$projectname$" (including paths, etc.)

This should work.

Additional info:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ahkztdcb.aspx (Visual Studio project template info) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/eehb4faa.aspx (Visual Studio template macros reference)