Can MS Blend 3&4 open a solution containing mixed code?

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I would like to know if Microsoft expression Blend can open up solutions made up in Visual Studio that contain parts of which are CLI, C# and C++ ? More specifically can one work with the solution in Blend only in the C# part and if so, is it able to build the solution and deliver a working exe & libs ? Does debugging the other parts work ?

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Mike Post On BEST ANSWER

Blend does not like mixed projects -- they won't build and the design surfaces stop working. And if that didn't kill it for you, Blend does not support solution folders (it just strips them right out and flattens everything). You generally work with a project in Blend and work with the solution in Visual Studio.

Supposedly this might get better with WinRT and Windows 8, but I'm not holding my breath.