Is there a way to create a project in a solution template using a static project folder name instead of the actual project name? This is my solution template:

<TemplateContent>

<ProjectCollection>

<SolutionFolder Name="ClassLibraries">

<ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="$DALName$">Projects\DAL\DAL.vstemplate</ProjectTemplateLink>

<ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="$BOLName$">Projects\BOL\BOL.vstemplate</ProjectTemplateLink>

</SolutionFolder>

<ProjectTemplateLink ProjectName="$WebSiteName$">Projects\WebSite\WebApplication.vstemplate</ProjectTemplateLink>

</ProjectCollection>

</TemplateContent>

I want the $WebSiteName$ project to be created under a folder named WebSiteFiles instead of the input of the Create Solution Wizard.

Hi Jason,
No, you can't do that, maybe you can try using the UnfoldTemplateAction or the DTE methods. AddFromTemplate, AddFromFile, etc.

hth.
jose.

Hi Jason,
No, you can't do that, maybe you can try using the UnfoldTemplateAction or the DTE methods. AddFromTemplate, AddFromFile, etc.

hth.
jose.

Yeah, I had to use the DTE. I was hoping somebody would have know an easier way to do it. I basically:

Removed the generated project from the solution.
Copied the old project folder into a new WebSiteFiles folder
Added the project to the solution again.
Went back and deleted all old project files

It was a pain, but the project has to be in a WebSiteFiles folder so Team Foundation Server can publish those pages to a web server. Thanks for reassuring me that I was on the right track.