一個Visual C ++ 6項目文件的內容被編碼在DSP格式,並且這些DSP文件可以被創建,打開和編輯與Visual C ++ 6的應用程序。這些的Visual C ++ 6項目文件都貼有該.DSP擴展,和Visual C ++ 6項目被列為軟件開發應用程序。存儲在DSP的文件中的數據可包括節目的配置,設置和資產數據中的實施到相關聯的應用程序的源代碼等的參考信息。該DSP文件格式主要是實施跟踪和監控的Visual C ++軟件項目的發展進度。這意味著一組開發工作的一個Visual C ++的軟件開發項目可以使用存儲在關聯於他們的項目中的DSP的文件中的數據,以便改善和調試應用程序的某些功能。從微軟的Visual Studio 2010程序實現對這些DSP的文件和相關的Visual C ++應用程序的支持,這個版本可以安裝在Mac平台開始創建,打開和編輯的Visual C ++程序及其相關的DSP文件。
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