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 # VSProjectConverter
 Visual Studio Project Converter
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+Project Description
+This project is inspired by the original source code provided by Emmet Gray to convert Visual Studio solution and project files from one version to another (both backwards and forwards).
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+The project only supports conversions from Visual Studio 2005 through Visual Studio 2012.
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+This project has been converted to C# and updated to support new features and functionality.
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+The original VB.Net source code can be downloaded from here: http://www.emmet-gray.com/Articles/ProjectConverter.html
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+For Visual Studio project conversions from earlier versions of Visual Studio (Visual Studio 2002 through Visual Studio 2008) as well as Visual C++ support, you can check out the Visual Studio Project Converter project here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vspc/
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+System Requirements for release: Microsoft.NET 4.6
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+Source Code Requirements: Visual Studio 2015