Microsoft KB Archive/304966

= PRB: Unable to Read the Project File Error When Using &quot;Open From Source Control&quot; Within the Visual Studio .NET IDE =

Article ID: 304966

Article Last Modified on 1/17/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q304966



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use Open from Source Control within the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment (IDE), you receive the following error message:

Unable to read the project file  . The system can not find the file specified.



CAUSE
This error message appears when a user is attempting to open a file through the Open from Source Control menu command and the file has not been added to source control through the Visual Studio IDE.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this error, do the following:
 * 1) Copy the files from the Visual SourceSafe database to your local computer.
 * 2) Open the .sln file and all subprojects.
 * 3) From the File menu, click Source Control, and then click change source control. Rebind the project to the location you originally downloaded the project from in the source code control (SCC) database.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

