I'm creating a WinForms app that has a ToolBar with ToolBarButtons on it. I've added an IExtenderProvider for ToolBarButtons that requires access to the parent ToolBar. The problem is that Visual Studio insists on placing the code that initializes the ToolBar after all the code that initiali...more >>

Hi, Herez the scenario I have. Suppose I have projects A, B and C. Project B uses the out put from Project A and Project C uses the output from project B. So I can't keep them in a solution. I am using NAnt for building. Everything seems to be going good except the version problem. Two ...more >>

Hello, I am running bioinformatics batch files that run applications that sometimes crash. If I turn off error reporting, I can run my batch file, except in the case when I have Visual Studio.Net installed. It seems to intercept the application errors and bring up a dialog box. How do I ...more >>

I get this vs.net bug at least 10 times a day, at seemingly random intervals where the IDE text editor for a particular open file cuts off half the line as I'm typing. I'm using vs.net 2003, C#. Does anyone else get this & is there a fix? -Andrew...more >>

Hello: I am trying to use a DLL in VB.NET, one parameter of the DLL exported function accepts an address of a function. I added a delegate and everything went fine; however, sometimes I need to pass 0 (zero) to the function but VB.NET doesn't allow me to pass values (non delgates)....more >>

Ususally we do like: SalesOrderForm fm = new SalesOrderForm(); where SalesOrderForm is a valid form in one of the assembly, that is SalesOrderForm is a type. How can I create an instance of SalesOrderForm when I do not know its type at run tyme? For example public openForm (string for...more >>

I removed the July MSDN library from my computer and tried to install the October library. The installation appeared to complete without errors, but I get "cannot find server" and "no page to display" errors on any attempt to view the content. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the library a c...more >>

Some bloggers mentioned that Whidbey Beta 2 is being wrapped up... can we (MSDN subscribers) expect it before the end of the year? I'm planning to get started with C# 2.0 soon but I won't bother to install Beta 1 if the next update is right around the corner. Thanks! -- http://www.kynosarges...more >>

I have been coding in VB.NET using Visual Studio .NET for the past 3 years or so. A few days ago I started developing a new ASP.NET application and decided I would do it in C# as a learning experience. One of the things I always enjoyed about the VS.NET IDE is the way the Intellisense work...more >>

I am about to change devellopment tool I need to work with a customized character-set in full. One, that has embedded some of the greek letters. I don't se this is possible in vb5 or vb6. Is it vsnet?. Thanks in advance for an usefull answer. -- ak...more >>

Hey all, I'm running VS.NET 2003 and XP with the latest patches. Suddenly in all of my projects, I can no longer open up the properties dialog pages for setting project options. (such as include folders, compiler flags, etc.). Has anyone else come across this? I've rebooted and it made n...more >>

For instance, consider System.EventArgs : it has a public shared property called Empty Now if you look at System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridItemEventArgs, that inherits System.EventArgs, Empty is not present anymore My question is : how it is possible to do the same in VB.NET, that is, inh...more >>

I have a fully patched XP Pro system (SP2 and later) and would like to install VS.Net 2003. The VS.Net installation pointed to a MS page that stated that I must not install SP2 before VS.Net. It is not possible to uninstall SP2 and a restore to prior SP2 is not possible. So how do I get...more >>

I have built a custom control which has several controls which have had their cssclass attributes set to a class. When I applied the class in styles.css they changed. When I modify the styles they don't change. It is like they are cached. It can't be the control as the styles worked at first. Do...more >>

Hi all. I have a question regarding DTE. I have selected a project from solution in VS IDE. I developed an AddIn and I want to detect if the selected project is a web project or is a windows project. How can I do that? Thank you very much. Mircea...more >>

Hi Guys, Newbie here; please take pity. Long ago I programmed in VB4, and have just upgraded to Visual Studio.Net so I can use VB to create web apps. I am running WinXP Pro, and thought I got all the right stuff going prior to installing VS.Net. I can create Windows Apps, but when I try ...more >>

I am implementing a project where I need to implement the "undo" command to go back to what was before the last command or key pressed. Could you please tell how to do it? -- Please help me...more >>

Hi: I am working on ASP.NET writen in C# and using VS.NET. I created a project and then I copied and pasted some ASPX pages from other projects. So I have to change the namespace of each copied ASPX page code-behind to make them work in the project. Is there any easy way to change their ...more >>

I would like to install Visual Studio 2005 Beta along with SQL 2005-full, not the express version. Can anyone tell me which versions to download and the install order? I downloaded SQL 2005 Beta 2 and VS2005 Ent Arc Beta 1. I installed the VS2005 first then tried installing SQL2005 but got ...more >>

I'm using a Matrox G450, and can reliably reproduce this - running Win2k SP4. - start VS - maximize in either display - minimize VS - maximize again I get 2 title bars displaying, and another small title bar with "Restore Up" and "Restore Down" buttons. Doing a screen refresh clears the ...more >>

Ok, I just introduced a bug in my app that is seriously pissing me off and I have no idea where to start to fix it. I am getting an Object reference not set to an instance of an object. error on line 451 of a certain file every time I run it. Nothing special right.... Well here is the we...more >>

Dear all, If a form with a lot of buttons and labels and from yesterday on the loading time for the formular designer increased from 36-40sec to several minutes ! Does someone know what to do against this ? Thanks in advance for suggestions, ...more >>

If you change the class libraries used in a project, how do you ensure the project using the classes is able to use the latest version of the dll? I have some classes I use, but when I change or add to those, I have to re-reference the classes in order for the changed or added functionli...more >>

I am running WinXP Pro and I have been using Visual Studio .NET just a few weeks now, mostly with Visual Basic.NET. I downloaded the Visual Basic.Net Resource Kit and installed it on my computer and was having some success with its tutorials and samples. I just had to recover my hard drive un...more >>

i created a small survey type program, i put an exit button at the end(of multiple forms) and used me.dispose as the command to end the program. It does not end the program, rather, it closes the window and leaves the program running in the background. What command do I use to end the entire p...more >>

Has anyone tried to develop on a box running Media Center Edition? Have any of you installed the ASP pieces of .NET on XP Media Center and if you can not, what happens if you upgrade Media Center to XP Pro. I need to run Studio .NET on this box temporarily and would rather not loose the Mu...more >>

When I try to debug my app I get and error saying it cannot find "c:\progra~1\mozill~1\firefox.exe" I don't have firefox on my computer anymore. I checked the registry and removed references to firefox. I am still getting the same error. I got around the problem by creating the path and ...more >>

Each developer on our team has a .NET Architect license. We need a separate, clean, build machine. Which version do I need to have on this machine? We will not be doing any coding on this machine, just building the app from the solution file. Answers to this question might follow two pat...more >>

I'm creating two versions of a program: A free version (myprogram) and an enhanced version (myprogram_PRO). The source code has to be released with the free version since it will be open source. Is there some way to have both programs in the same project? I can create two projects but if I mak...more >>

Hello. I have a C source file from a web page that has no formatting at all, rather is just one long line of code, comments, and everything else. I would like to use VS.NET to automatically format this to look like a nice C program, with indenting, Carriage Returns, and such. Is there a way to...more >>

Hi, do customers qualify for upgrade price for VS.NET 2003 Pro Special if they have valid license for VS 6.0 Pro through MSDN Pro subscription, but MSDN subscription has already expired? In other words, if someone did not buy VS 6.0 as FPP or separately in any other way, but have received i...more >>

Hello. I have a C source file from a web page that has no formatting at all, rather is just one long line of code, comments, and everything else. I would like to use VS.NET to automatically format this to look like a nice C program, with indenting, Carriage Returns, and such. Is there a way to...more >>

I am working in VB.net 2003 standard edition. I am connecting to an Access 2002 DB. I created this code to view a couple of records: Private Sub frmRolodex_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Dim strFname As String Dim strLname...more >>

Hi, In my RichTextBox I want to add the feature to select a particular text and convert it into a hyperlink by specifying the URL. I have been able to add the hyperlink, with the URL, by modifying the rtf header. The file opens perfectly in MS word and I am able to browse to the link. But ...more >>

I've experienced a few errors from Visual Studio .NET 2003 after removing some features (properly, using setup.exe, not just deleting them). So, I decided to do a clean remove and re-install without those features. Apparently (not surprisingly), simply removing VS via Control Panel, Add/R...more >>

Is it possible to install vb6.0 Professional after I've already got Visual Studio .NET 2003 installed? I've not been able to find much information on this as I know that it should be easy enough to install VS.NET on top of VB6, but it's not so easy the other way around! If not, then woul...more >>

Hi group, I need to know when an application is running, because I want just one instance of this application. Thanks so much. ...more >>

Hi All I have a small Sql problem I have multiple users using phones to call people on particular days i want to be able to issue a count on the number of concurrent calls for a particular day for a particular hour I.E. Day 1 Hour 6 Count 6 calls the fields i h...more >>

i'm using VS.net 2003 i found that Create GUID tools is missing from the tools menu. How can i add it back? ...more >>

Hi, Can anyone tell me why all of a sudden, any time I'm working with a textbox object (vb.net) in code, the intellisense keeps taking me to .TextLenght instead of .Text (which is before TextLength of course) I know it always used to hit .Text first whenever I would type txtObject.t(ext)...more >>

Hi, Curiosity - when you right-click on a file in the VS.Net Solution Explorer and select "Exclude from Project", it continues to be shown in the Solution Explorer as a sort of ghostly outline (as long as you have selected "Show All Files"). Yet if you open up the project file (which is just X...more >>

I have a solution that contains several projects both C# and C++. Project A and Project B are managed C++ DLL projects. Project C is an ASP.NET C# project. Project A references Project B, and Project B references Project A. In addition, Project C references Project A and Project B. For so...more >>

Hi, I'm using Visual Studio 2003 Enterprise. when i tried to use the system.messaging namespace, it said that the namespace "Messaging" does not exist in "System". Please help ~~ Kevin...more >>

Hi group I have been making a windows service to execute a external application. I use a timer control. I can execute the application but does't appear as a windows just I see it in the windows task manager as a local service. and I think it must appear as a normal process. Someone knows a...more >>

Open Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 and create a new .cpp file. Copy and paste the following line of code. char *str = "This is an example string."; Hit CTRL-R and CTRL-W to turn on View White Space. Go to Edit -> Advanced -> Tabify Notice that the string now looks like this cha...more >>

Hello, I currently work at Kent State University in OH and we have our own Certificate Authority for small intranet web sites. I added a SSL Certificate to our main intranet web site and required 128bit SSL security to the site. I am currently developing the site in MS DEV Studio .NET 2003,...more >>

I have Visual Studio 6 & Visual Studio .Net 2003 on my machine now. They seem to peacefully coexist. Can I also add Visual Studio 2005 beta on this machine as well?...more >>

Hello, Is it possible to compile a project in different framework verion (1.0 and 1.1)? I developed an application with .net2003 (so it is framework 1.1), but users only got framework1.0. Is it possible to do a recompile to make the application work under framework1.0? Many Thanks -- ...more >>

When I create new WebForm i get this Error "Automation Server can't create object". OS :Windows 2003 server Platform : VS.NET with (SP 1)...more >>

My schema (xsd) defines a complex type, based (extended) on another complex type, schema validates fine. When I use the VS.net (2003) XML designer, including targetSchema to above mentioned schema, the designer does not give any intellisense help for elements of the "subclassed" type mentio...more >>