Trying to create a Solution & Project from an open source project with no solution file because it is done with gvim and command line; but it does build from the Developer Command Prompt VS2012 using: nmake -f Makefile.msvc.
It was recommended to create a new project and it can be done with the "Create New Project from Existing Code Wizard"
It should be in the templates from FILE>NEW PROJECT>INSTALLED>TEMPLATES>VISUAL C++> and then here is where the option of Create New Project from Existing Code is supposed to be.
So is that option only available in the full Visual Studio 2012/2013 and not included in the Express versions?
I did notice a difference in the docs that starts by saying go to FILE>NEW>Project From Existing Code. So there is a difference as there is no "NEW" just by itself option. There is "NEW PROJECT, NEW TEAM PROJECT, NEW FILE, under FILE.
Here is the doc: How to: Create a C++ Project from Existing Code http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b9cy3d6x.aspx
If indeed there is no wizard then it is recommended to create a blank Visual Studio Solution and add the files manually as described here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/1a67d30f-b3f9-4971-9287-b6331e41d833/create-project-from-existing-code?forum=vssetup
I started to add the files but it would not allow to add any folders in. Another person had the same issue and was answered that you can add the folders in because there is an option to do that when you "ADD EXISTING ITEM" but that is no true.
So how to add existing folders and sub-folders to solution project.
After I get the all the files and folders in the same organization as the original project what do I need to do next to make it all work? The project uses Makefile.msvc and I hear I have to look at that and reproduce how it builds the project somehow.