How to open .xproj file in VS2017/2015
.net, .xproj, asp.net-core, visual-studio-2015
Solution
As already discussed, project.json and .xproj are deprecated and no longer supported by Microsoft. VS 2017 can migrate a solution that has been created in VS 2017, as can running `dotnet migrate` from the command line.
There is a way to continue working with project.json/xproj in VS 2015 (only 2015), by creating a `global.json` file in your solution directory and setting the value of sdk->version to the version of the installed preview2 cli (A folder matching the version exactly has to exist in `C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk` or else you get the error message `Microsoft.DotNet.Props was not found`). See https://github.com/dotnet/cli/blob/rel/1.0.1/Documentation/ProjectJsonToCSProj.md#how-do-i-work-with-projectjson-and-csproj-on-the-same-machine for more details.
Problem
I am having a .NET core Project with extension `.xproj`. When I open the project in VS 2017, the project file `.xproj migrated to .csproj`. How to open the .xproj file Visual studio 2017 / 2015? Do I need to install any tools? When I tried to open the xproj in VS2015 . It gives the error The imported project `"C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\DotNet\Microsoft.DotNet.Props" was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk.` Do I need to install any tools?