Can't open json from editor

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I used to be able to double click on a json file and it would open within the VS solution/project. But I changed it so it would open in Sublime text. Now I want to able able to open it in my project again but it wont. I am getting this error alt text

I can see it in my solution however, alt text

If I change the properties in the explorer (open with... VS) it will open in a totally new window, rather than within my project/solution .

How can I make json files open within the project again? Thanks in advance.

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Answer by GXMark · Nov 06, 2021 at 05:52 PM

I'm not sure if this is the same issue your facing but all i did was simply go into the windows explorer. Right click properties and change the application opening json type to visual studio. Then when i tried opening the file from the unity project explorer it opened in visual studio.

Also what i did notice in the Unity 2020.3.22f1 (LTS) edition (not tried on other versions) was that if the json file did not open in the visual studio editor but opened using notepad for example that i would lose the Unity Project explorer tool in visual studio. Which meant that i had to regenerate project files under Unity preferences>external tools.

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Pangamini · Nov 06, 2021 at 11:29 PM 1

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I think this is the right answer. Just change the windows default program for opening files

Brogan89 Pangamini · Nov 07, 2021 at 03:46 AM 0

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Probably right. This is so old I've never had this problem since haha

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