Visual Studio "Open as a Web Site" context menu option

Question

Microsoft WebMatrix comes with an awesome Windows Explorer context menu option that allows you to open a folder as a website project. Are there any extensions or scripts I can use to add a similar option to do the same with Visual Studio?

Answer 1

I found a small project that does just what you're asking for:

The complete code can be downloaded here. Once you have the code downloaded and compiled, to add the “Open as Website” option to the Windows Explorer context menu you'll need to run the .reg file included in the download. This adds a registry entry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell\ that runs the program, passing in the path folder of that was just right-clicked. You will need to customize this .reg file before you run it, putting in the path to the program. You'll also need to specify the path to dump the project files. I chose the folder C:\Documents and Settings\Scott\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\TempWebsiteProjects, but any path should suffice.

Take a look here for the full instructions: http://scottonwriting.com/sowblog/archive/2005/12/05/163132.aspx