--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this is a simple script that finds the project files listed in a solution file.
+
+solution_name="$1"; shift
+if [ -z "$solution_name" ]; then
+ echo This script needs a solution or project file name. It will locate all the
+ echo projects listed in that file.
+ exit 3
+fi
+
+grep -i proj "$solution_name" | sed -n -e 's/.*"\([^"]*proj\)".*/\1/p' | sed -e 's/.*[\\\/]\([^\\\/]*\)/\1/' | tr A-Z a-z | sort | uniq
+