How can I use xp styles in my windows apps on os server2003 I followed "Using Windows XP Visual Styles With Controls on Windows Forms" but do not work Thank P.Delahay MCT...more >>

I was wondering if there is anyway that I could program Web applications using VS.NET 2003 without IIS. The reason why I can't use IIS is because I have Windows XP Home Edition and I don't have the money to get proffesional. So I was wondering if there might be a IIS substitute that work...more >>

I just installed the Academic version of Visual Studio .NET 2003. When I start the application It brings me to a blank projects list. If I click the Online Resources tab or My Profile tab I get errors. Online Resources Tab: 'menu' is undefined vs:/default.htm My Profile Tab: 'menu'...more >>

Hi, I hope someone can point me in the direction of a solution 'cause I'm close to exploding :) App was developed as a set of C# projects under VS.NET2002. We recently had time to upgrade to the latest version of VS. I checked out all the .csproj files, opened each project up in the IDE, accep...more >>

Can someone help me please. I want to add ADO.NET to my VB.NET windows application project in Visual Studio Enterprise edition and dont know how to. I looked under references then the COM tab but wasnt sure what to add. If i add an SQL Connection and SQLDataAdapter from the data tab on the toolb...more >>

Hi all. Please help me about VS.Net 2003. I'm install VS.NET2003 and MSDN Library finish. My computer is WindowsXP and I can use vs.net and everything. But When I open Vs.net or msdn library. I found dialog install msdn library everytime and I must be wait about 5 minute. Can...more >>

I am using Win2003 as running VS.net 2003. I am using VB.net and trying to creat an ASP.net application. When creating a new ASP.Net Web Application, on this serve with location http://server/WebApplication1 I get the following error: Web Access Failed The default Web access mode for this pro...more >>

Hi I am very new to the Visual studio.net. Bear with me if it has been already asked. I have Visual Studio .Net 2002. I created a ASP.NET Web application through Visual Basic. The problem is that the Web Form controls like Label/Text doesn't appear on the web page. Only their Text app...more >>

Apparently debuggers are available free to download from the MS website, presumably they are designed to work with the downloadable SDK..? Where are these debuggers, has anyone got a link to them? And how does a debugger work that hasn't got an IDE?...more >>

Hi, I have VS.Net 2002, and I want to use it with Net Framework 1.1 (for a web application) I installed Net Framework SDK 1.1 on my system. But when I open menu Help -> About in VS Net menu, I see it uses Net Framework 1.0, instead of 1.1 Can I set it to use Net 1.1? Also, how can I use A...more >>

If I've got VS.NET 2002 academic edition, if I install .NET framework SDK V1.1 will I have a more up-to-date compiler, for non-managed C++? ...more >>

How do I execute a batch (.bat) file from script in VB .net? I am sorry if if this is a silly question, I am not a programmer. Sincerely, Tom...more >>

After migrating my VC++6 MFC application + one DLL (that performs extensive disk and GDI operations) to VC++.NET I noticed that the application's performance degraded, it seems to be running at about 70% of the original speed. Everything is unmanaged C++, I've been comparing release builds and I...more >>

How do I find and/or control the progID of the application I am building using VS.NET? Thanks for any insights. Hans...more >>

I've been using VS .NET 2003/C# successfully for some time now. All of sudden last night, I can no longer load any of my projects. My web server is definitely loaded and started. When I click to load any of my projects, the status bar at the bottom of VS says "Contacting server to open ...more >>

A serious omission from VS.NET: Epsilon keybindings were the reason that a lot of programmers did not move to VS.NET. I've heard lots of rumors about new versions of the IDE. Any word on whether Epsilon bindings will be back in place? Or is everyone happy with the default editor? ...more >>

I am using VS.Net 2003 on Windows 2003 Server (standard edition) and I am getting "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process" on DLL's in a VS.Net solution. I have made sure all the dependancies and the build order is correct but the actually instance of VS...more >>

Do not know where to report visual studio's bug. Here it is: Having these two functions in one class (C#): public void Test(int input) { } public void Test(out int input) { input = 0; } It compiles fine. Testing these 2 functions are all fine. In class view, I can see that t...more >>

I am using VS .NET 2003. I have created a setup project for a COM dll. The register property for the output of the COM project is set to vsdrpCOM, when I run the installer on a clean machine it only appears to partially register the objects, I can load them in oleview and all appears to be fine howe...more >>

I can't find a way to add an MFC OnUpdate handler with the .Net IDE! The functionality from the VS6 Class Wizard has been spread all over (often in the right spot :-) but I can't figure this out The docs talk about adding a message handler in the Properties box for the control, but only a sma...more >>

I am an experienced (Linux/JSP) web developer using ASP and Visual Studio for the first time. As directed by Microsoft, I created a free account at Brinkster.com to test my work, and I am trying to upload and run a simple Hello World ASP program to Brinkster. But I cannot find documentation ab...more >>

I'm looking for the Visio UML Add-In in Visual Studio. It doesn't show up in the add-in manager. I am using Visio 2000 SR1 and Visual Studio 2003 (7.1). Do I just have the wrong versions or is there a way to load the Visio 2000 UML Add-In into Visual Studio 2003. Is it a dll that can be loaded? ...more >>

My shop does most of our development in classic ASP using Dreamweaver MX. We are moving in the .NET direction using Visual Studio .NET for such development. What are the pros and cons in moving from Dreamweaver MX to VS .NET for our classic ASP development? Ease of moving files to our t...more >>

Every time I build, I have to delete the DLL from the bin directory or the debugger will run the old DLL file. (actually, happens on release versions too). I asked about this earlier, too. Thoughts TI ...more >>

Hey, I'v created a Com+ Service using VB.Net and was using it under a different ASP.NET project in the same Solution. In this Service I have a function that returns the result of an Oracle Function I built. When I try to run it, I get the following Error: "Operation Is Not Valid Due To The Cur...more >>

Hi, Just taken delivery of a new AMD64 bit pc, loaded it up with the beta XP64 AMD OS, but VS2003 reports that it is 'unable to install on a 64-bit os'. Is there a service pack for VS that will overcome this, or will I need to wait for the final release of XP64 AMD or will VS2003 still not r...more >>

Newbie question that I can't find in the FAQ's - Our production web servers have version 1.0375 of the framework. Can I develop using Visual Studio 2003 and do Xcopy deploys to those web servers, or do I have to use VS 2002? Guy Bloomfield...more >>

Our web server (W2000/IIS5) got Entrust Single Sign-on installed. When using IE as a client, you are redirected to the single sign-on server and a certificate is returned if you are properly authenticated. So far so good. But now we cannot use Visual Studio (and Frontpage) any more to get access ...more >>

I'm attempting to install an asp.net application designed with Visual Studio ..Net 2003. When I try to deploy to an Small Business Server 2003 Premium system by executing the deployment .msi file, (or resulting setup.exe) the installation seems to be successful but it creates the web application ...more >>

Hi, I'm developing an Explorer bar using VS.NET 2003 (C#) on Windows XP. For some time, I've noticed that I don't have filenames and line numbers appearing in my exceptions' stack traces. On the other hand, debugging with breakpoints, etc. seems to work fine in VS.NET 2003. I can't understa...more >>

I bought the 60-Day trial version of VS.NET direct from MS about 6 months ago. I installed it right away and played with it all of 2 days. I then found myself having to work on another project using VS version 6. I never really used the trial version much at all. I would be happy to prove this i...more >>

hi every one , i really need help by this , it's so important for me . i have a project ( Windows Application ) in VB.NET , i want to convert it into an ASP.NET , or even display that Application in Internet Explorer , i want the Explorer to Host that Windows Form , i really need any infor...more >>

I have Visual Studio project written in Visual Basic by someone else. If I purchase Visual Basic .NET seperately, will I be able to debug and run the project or do I need Visual Studio .NET as the project is written using Visual Studio .NET?...more >>

Hello, Thanks for reviewing my question. I would like why when I create a database project in VS.NET and add a "SQL Script" from the menu that the pre-generated script when run has the following errors: Invalid SQL statement; expected 'DELETE', 'INSERT', 'PROCEDURE', 'SELECT', or 'UPDATE'. N...more >>

Hi all, Does anybody know about a good way to share a connection string between multiple projects in Visual Studio .NET? I currently store my connection string in the Web.config file of my ASP.NET application and it works fine. However, I would know like to add a Windows front-end using the s...more >>

Hey Group, I am trying to get the MSDN library to install from my Visual Studio.NET Acedemic version, however I get an unusual error message when disk 3 is being installed. It tells me that a file in Floder 2003JAN can not be found. When I look, the folder is named 2003FEB. Because the fo...more >>

ok, I got Visual Studio NET 2003 and cant get started, I have bought the Sams teach yourself in 21 days but somehow I do not make any progress. I'm looking for books / online tutorials to get me going, my main goal is data driven webpages and maybe some small applications . I would be very thankfull...more >>

Hi, I'm working on an asp.net project at work. I'd like to be able to work on it at home too. But when I zip up the project (under ../inetpub/wwwroot/myproject) and copy it to my home machine I can't seem to debug it correctly. In fact, it doesn't seem to run right. I've tried various ...more >>

hi all, as a newbie my problem is i'm trying to modify & delete some registry keys. but when i try modifying keys i had an error that 'System.UnauthorizedAccessException' i have searched & found System.Security.Permissions. after i created regperm as new RegistryPermission = New RegitryPermis...more >>

Hello World, I need to sort a dataset so I've copied a datatable from the dataset and then use the Select command to do the sorting, BUT, I'm not successful in Updating the database with the revised (sorted) data after I have deleted all the rows. In fact, I can't even get the original Dataset51 t...more >>

My application have many picturebox objects,when run it,sometimes i will have a strange error,how to work out,help me please!(In windows98,the error cause frequently than in windowsxp): System.InvalidOperationExceptionSystem.InvalidOperationException: The object is currently in use elsewhere. ...more >>