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    copied!<p>I am trying to use powershell within the Package Manager Console to script the removal of a project from a solution and I am having a surprisingly hard time.</p> <p>I can easily add a project by</p> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$dte.Solution.AddFromFile("C:\Dev\Project1.csproj")</b></code></pre> <p>Now I want to be remove a project and can't get anything to work.</p> <p>I have tried a number of things including:</p> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$project1 = Get-Project "Project1Name"</b> PM&gt; <b>$dte.Solution.Remove($project1)</b></code>> Cannot convert argument "0", with value: "System.__ComObject", for "Remove" to type "EnvDTE.Project": "Cannot convert the "System.__ComObject" value of type "System.__ComObject#{866311e6-c887-4143-9833-645f5b93f6f1}" to type "EnvDTE.Project"."</pre> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$project = Get-Interface $project1 ([EnvDTE.Project])</b> PM&gt; <b>$dte.Solution.Remove($project)</b> Cannot convert argument "0", with value: "System.__ComObject", for "Remove" to type "EnvDTE.Project": "Cannot convert the "System.__ComObject" value of type "NuGetConsole.Host.PowerShell.Implementation.PSTypeWrapper" to type "EnvDTE.Project"."</code></pre> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$project = [EnvDTE.Project] ($project1)</b> Cannot convert the "System.__ComObject" value of type "System.__ComObject#{866311e6-c887-4143-9833-645f5b93f6f1}" to type "EnvDTE.Project".</code></pre> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$solution2 = Get-Interface $dte.Solution ([EnvDTE80.Solution2])</b> PM&gt; <b>$solution2.Remove($project1)</b> Exception calling "Remove" with "1" argument(s): "Exception calling "InvokeMethod" with "3" argument(s): "Object must implement IConvertible.""</code></pre> <pre><code>PM&gt; <b>$dte2 = Get-Interface $dte ([EnvDTE80.DTE2])</b> PM&gt; <b>$dte2.Solution.Remove($project)</b> Method invocation failed because [System.Object[]] doesn't contain a method named 'Remove'.</code></pre> <p>I have tried other combinations, but I am clearly spinning my wheels. I appreciate any suggestions.</p>
 

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