Unable to create a TDS project in VS 2015/2017

Question

Installed TDS CLASSIC 5.7 on local machine for VS 2017 and VS 2015. I've tried to create TDS project.

It is giving error as shown below:

*.scproj cannot be opened because its project type (.scproj) is not supported by this version of the application"

Could you suggest where is the problem?

In which version of VS have you created TDS package 2015 or 2017? In which version are you trying to open it? It is pretty strange that the path contains Temp folder for current user. Could you mode the whole solution somewhere else and not trying to open it from zip directly? — Peter Procházka, Mar 26 '18 at 11:50
I've tried with both versions 2015 professional and 2017 Community versions. I'm trying to create a new TDS project. — venkat, Mar 27 '18 at 23:03
I've tried with both versions of Visual Studio (2015 Professional and 2017 community). I'm trying to create a new TDS project. While installing I did not specify any license details, still it allowed me to install. This might be causing the issue. If I want to use TDS classic free trail, I need to register and get the key for 30 days. I will try this. — venkat, Mar 27 '18 at 23:10

Peter Procházka · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-28 07:02:27Z

Community edition of Visual Studio is not supported as far as I remember due to constrains on VS side.

To fix your issues you should follow below instructions.

For VS2015:

Obtain trial license of TDS Classic -> https://www.teamdevelopmentforsitecore.com/TDS-Classic/Free-Trial
Reinstall TDS for VS 2015, you can find specific installation files in downloaded installation package and use your trial license during installation
You can also try to just reentering license information -> https://hedgehogdevelopment.github.io/tds/chapter2.html#updating-the-tds-classic-license
Run VS prior to opening scproj file and check whether license is valid by going to Help > View TDS Classic License. You should see here whether license is valid and also when it expires.

For VS2017:

Amitabh Vyas · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-27 15:16:03Z

Normally such issue could be resolved by installing TDS again. Also check the location of the project template.

Which version of visual studio you are using? Is it ultimate or community?

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