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    IDE tells me 'This document is opened by another project' when I click an error message to open the file

    fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.2windows 6.1visual studio 2017ideFixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Preview 1

    avatar image John Maxim reported Mar 11, 2017 at 07:56 PM

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