open-an-existing-solution.md

title	Open an Existing Solution
ms.custom	seo-lt-2019
ms.date	01/19/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	sql-tools
ms.reviewer
ms.technology	ssms
ms.topic	conceptual
helpviewer_keywords	opening solutions solutions [SQL Server Management Studio], opening
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author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan

Open an Existing Solution

[!INCLUDEappliesto-ss-asdb-asdw-pdw-md] You can have only one solution at a time open in Solution Explorer.

To open an existing solution

1. On the File menu, point to Open, and then click Project/Solution.

2. In the Open Project dialog box, navigate to the solution you want, click the solution, and then click Open.

See Also

Solution Explorer
Create a New Solution