Exe names of Visual Studio (IDE Apps)

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_{Saturday, February 19, 2011 9:56 AM}

Hi, I am Working on a program that can help developers Run Visual Studio Standard and higher, Now, Is the path "Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE"? if so, What are the EXE Names of Visual C#, Visual Basic, Visual Web Developer, Visual C++?

I Know the Names of the Express Version,

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_{Monday, February 28, 2011 8:53 AM ✅Answered}

Hi eCatPCSecure,

For example: If the client side downloaded Visual Basic Express on his machine, he’ll find the executable program here: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\vbexpress.exe

On the other side, Visual Web Develop is named vwdexpress.exe.

If the client side installed the completed version of VS (like Professional, etc.), he’ll find the executable program (devenv.exe).

Thanks,

Larcolais

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_{Monday, February 21, 2011 9:24 AM}

Hi eCatPCSecure,

Thank you for posting.

After I checked your post, I do not understand your meaning very well. Based on my understanding, would you like to let developer to open their program via different versions of VS?

If I misunderstood, please feel free to let me know.

Best Regards,

Larcolais

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_{Tuesday, February 22, 2011 2:01 PM}

i am working on a program that can execute VS Dev IDEs (Like Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++).

I want to know what are the file names of the IDEs (VB, VC#, VC++, etc).

Is This Path: "Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE" Correct? (VS 2010)

What is The Path for VS 2008 & 2005?

_{Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:13 AM}

Hi eCatPCSecure,

Yes, devenv.exe program locates on <VS installation root path>\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.

Best Regards,

Larcolais

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_{Saturday, February 26, 2011 5:54 AM}

Devenv.exe is the main IDE Executable?

I never knew that

_{Friday, March 4, 2011 4:27 PM}

In Express C#, C++, and VB Have 'express' in the name

in Std and higher one exe, the whole IDE (devevn.exe)

Thanks, I will note that,

_{Friday, June 1, 2012 10:46 AM}

Can the answer by updated for VS 2012 Express editions please.

Specifically, what are the exe names for

• Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web
• Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012

And have the VB edition and C# editions been combined into one?

_{Tuesday, August 1, 2017 8:59 AM}

Try to write devenv in Run window,