I am using Visual Studio .Net 2003 with Crystal Reports. I can create a Crystal Report using a SQL server db. Then I create a seperate vb web form and add a CrystalReportViewer. When I run the form I get the message "Logon Error". The problem seems to be that Crystal Reports does not save t...more >>

Hi All, I got a prerelase hot fix from microsoft. It worked wonders. Before the hotfix every time I editted code it would sit there forever doing something before I could type again. And as everyone has experienced, every time I made a change my builds would fail. The hotfix cured those p...more >>

Our team is developing two separate Web apps. Up until now, we have been able to use Microsoft's isolated model and maintain separate copies on each workstation, under wwwroot. However, the time has come to migrate the apps to separate servers so that SSL, etc. can be integrated. Unfortunately, ...more >>

I hate some overused buzz words and amongst them are "Enterprise" and "Solution". Is it possible to get at the string resources in visual studio and change every instance of "Solution" to something different before I throw up? thanks ...more >>

Hi all I have complied a setup program using VS.Net in which i am deploying .net framework,MSDE 2000A, and my web application For deploying MSDE i used MSDE BootStrap tool. While installing, my setup checks for .net framework,MSDE and my web application. If any of these component was not install...more >>

When I try to install visual studio .net in my pc running windows 2003, I notice that I am unable to change the installation from c: drive to d: drive. Is there any way for me to install the visual studio .net on my d: drive instead of c: as there is not enough disk space in my c: drive ...more >>

I have a Windows 2000 server with IIS 5.0 and SQL Server running. I am able to create and use Visual Studio 6.0 with no problems, but now I want to use the Visual Studio.NET. I have a Windows 2003 server that is running IIS 6.0 and SQL Server which does fine with allowing me to connect and create ...more >>

how can I move a solution from http://www.anysite.com/vssolution/solution to http://www.anysite.com I need to get the default.aspx to load when you visit the site and it won't do it unless it's in http://www.anysite.com main folder. thanks ...more >>

When i build a project that contains com objects VS starts the build by unregistering the objects Is there any way to force VS to leave the script that it executes to unregister the objects around so that i can see what it is doing The second issue concerns building .NET COM components. Each ti...more >>

I am using MDE 2003 Version 7=2E1=2E3088 My Development Environment locks up anytime I try to change my= configuration mode (via the dropdown list available in the= toolbar) from a Debug configuration to a Release configuration=2E = For example, I have the following build configurations def...more >>

Can anyone help? I'm trying to save a Web Project, and it just sits there and 'hangs'. On console apps, it is fine. Anyone had anything similar? Thanks, Tim ...more >>

How can I remove the VS.NET installer launch condition for requiring .NET framework on a target machine? I have several components, in separate exe's, that are in the setup package. The main program does not require .NET - and when I only have that in the package, it works fine. Then, I add in an...more >>

We have a really large solution that we're working on an automated build process for. We use the command-line functionality of devenv.exe to build individual projects. My question is this, is there a command-line switch that I'm not aware of that will allow me to build one particular project ...more >>

As i see there is no readonly property for comboBox. Would anyone please help me to have this option ? do i have to inherit this property? or what? and How? ...more >>

Hi I am attempting to uninstall VS .NET 2003 Trial to re-install the full version. I get the error: Setup is unable to determine the valid ordering of the installation. Any help on how to get this off my system would be great. Thanks Si ----------------------- Posted by a user from ....more >>

Re: Visual Studio .NET Professional. I've notice that the academic licence version is a lot cheaper than the "normal" version. What bits have been removed from the academic version? TIA Ben...more >>

Hi, I've got a solution with a single project in it with 4 configurations. The project is a load of code that's shared by our products (each with their own solutions), and the configurations relate to the 4 configurations of each product we build. Is it possible to get a solution to build all ...more >>

I am having problems connecting to my Windows 2003 server running IIS 6.0 and SQL Server 7.0 If you need anymore information let me know. Thanks Ahead Of Time, Chis P...more >>

I have a server with SQL 2000 and VSS 6d on it. I don't have a problem with two of the DBs. I added the connections using windows integrated security and then it promopted me for login, I entered my login and pwd, and it sucessfully added the connections and showed sotred procedures under sourc...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to add a file multiple times to an Installer project and get the MSI compiler not to package that file multiple times? It seems to me it'd make more sense for it just to set up four locations to install a single file to, rather than packing the file four times each with its ...more >>

Our firm is in the process of migrating their servers from NT to 2003, and their desktops from 2000 to XP. This alone will be fun migrating our applications between these platforms. On top of that we are looking at supporting some new ASP.NET applications on the new platforms, and while I may assume...more >>

(I have built an aspx application of about 5 pages with pages pulling info from database . I used Vs.net to copy project and build a xcopy version of the same. I then copied these files to my client's ftp. But if I try to execute any of these pages I get following error: ************* Descrip...more >>

can anyone explain to me how the build and revision numbers work in vb.net. I could manualy change them in 6.0 and they were automatically incrimented every time you rebuilt your project. I found that you can manually change them in the assemblyInfo.vb file, but it dosen't seem to incriment ever...more >>

Hi all This is my first setup/deploy program and working very fine. In my setup i am installing following items 1) If Not .net framework exists then installing .net framework 2) If not MSDE exist then installing MSDE 3) My web application These items installed and working fine But my pro...more >>

Hi, I have installed the visual studio 2003 together with visual studio 2002 which microsoft says both versions can exists on one machine. Since I already have MSDN installed on the 2002 version, I wish I can just integrate the VS 2003 to this MSDN instead of installing the MSDN again. Is there ...more >>

Here is my code for the keydown member of a text box in visual basic.net If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then 'if the enter key is pressed SendKeys.Send("{TAB}") 'send the "TAB" key e.Handled = True 'kills the beep End If every time the enter key is pressed the cursor advances to the next t...more >>

Now and then when I build a release (default settings) version of my application and install it on a device it won't start. The program terminates with an Unexpected Error. I usually just rebuild my application and it works. Is this a known issue? Can something be done to correct it? / Pet...more >>

I'm not sure why this is happening and I have been unable to locate any log files that might indicate why this is happening. I have VS 2003 Ent Arch installed on Win XP. Every time I try to open the IDE though, the Windows Installer dialog comes up and the IDE closes. Nothing I've done seems t...more >>

I am having a problem building a large .NET solution containing VB.NET projects Sometimes when the solution is opened, the references between projects can't be resolved by the IDE. At other times, the same solution opens fine, all references are resolved and the solution can be built error-free...more >>

Please excuse my ignorance... Is it possible to get the information specified in assemblyinfo.vb? Via code within the projects modules/classes, so that one can use it, for example in an About dialog box <Assembly: AssemblyTitle("My Title")><Assembly: AssemblyDescription("My Description")><Assem...more >>

Hi. I'm having this error "Visual Studio .NET has detected that the specified Web server is not running ASP.NET version 1.1. You will be unable to run ASP.NET Web applications or services." I've tried the solution C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.xxxxx\aspnet_regiis.exe -i. It installed s...more >>

Hi, I am running Windows Server 2003 and I get this error when I try to create a new project in Visual Studio .NET 2003 I looked up in the MSDN Documentation but Windows Script 5.6 is only available for Windows 2000/XP which I tried to apply, however the installation resulted in an error saying th...more >>

Im sure this question gets asked a milliion times... Is it safe/ possible for me to install the msdn subscriber download of whidbey on a PC that currently has VS 2003 Ent on it? PC OS is XP. Thx. -- -- Br, Mark Broadbent mcdba , mcse+i ============= ...more >>

I'am new to .net,when i try to install VB.NET it denies requesting for a Visual Studio.NET prerequisities disk.Would anybody mind to explain as what exactly this disk contains and how to get it....more >>

Hello all, I'm creating an .msi from .NET Visual Studio 2003. In here I need to change the permissions on a folder post-install. I'm trying to do this the custom action way. The custom action would run an executable, Foo.exe which inturn would run the cacls command, as follows: cacls.e...more >>

Hello I wish I could say when I noticed this message, but I can't I have a Winforms Client that access a SQL Server database through w Web Service I also perform a direct connect to a database for activity I do not want the Web Service to do. I have a reference to adodb in the VS.NET 2...more >>

Hi, I want to make distributed software communicating by either TCP, CORBA or whatever .NET-native is. I also want to maximally ease testing, modelling, documentation, and database (SQL Server) structure creation; round-trip engineering would be best. Which version of .NET would you recommend to...more >>

Hi, VS.NET 2003 is unable to create new ASP.NET web application, also not loading previously created ASP.NET web applications. I have checked IIS is running. Error is The web server reported following error when attemting to create or open the web project located at following URL:'http:/...more >>

I'm using XP Pro and VS .NET 2003 with Framework 1.1. It has been OK but now I cannot edit any vb files as I get the following message There isno editor availbale for 'Form1.vb Make sure the application for the file type (.vb) is installed I have reinstalled VS .NET and the Framework to no ava...more >>

Cannot make WinForms, Console or Services work on my server!! WebServices work fine.. If I create a new WinForm project (c# or VB) and run it as it comes from the template (empty... not a single line of code added) the compiler throws the following error An unhandled exception of type 'System.N...more >>

Older versions of Visual Studio allowed a copy to be installed on two computers - as long as they weren't used at the same time? I wanted to know if I could install VS.NET on my machine at work and install it on my home machine for research?...more >>

I am developing a solution in VB.NET using visual studio .net. The solution has 10 projects. I have 2 solution configurations, debug A0471001 and release. The debug I created from the default debug configuration. The release configuration is the default. Two of the projects are set not to be i...more >>

Is there a way to get eMbedded C++ without buying the whole developer tool kit? We just need it so we can run the Pocket PC Emulator so we can test how a new add on works for a program we are receiving and can demo it without having to download it to our personal Pocket PC's. Thank You...more >>

Hello World How do I access the exit event of a form so I can run a sub upon closing? Thanks for the help, John...more >>

Hello, I received the visual studios.net trial edition dvd with a school book. However I have not succesfully installed it. There are now error messages the program just wont install it will either say that it was not installed and exit or it will just freeze up and then close itself. I...more >>

Hello, is there a way to turn off dynamic help from displaying when clicking F1??? Every time I call help on a word the external MSDN opens up (just as I want) BUT also the dynamic pane inside the Visual Studio (VS .NET 2003) opens up. I've looked in the VS options and have found no way to dis...more >>

hi when i click xml web services from the start page / online resources i get the menus and content listed in french. the surprising thing is i do do a fair amount of globalisation programming - and i changed the language of internet explorer to sometimes have french, or english, or both (en...more >>

Warning: Section [DestinationDirs] key "Files.ARM" is not a valid file list Warning: Section [DestinationDirs] key "Files.ARMV4" is not a valid file list Do I need to worry about these, how can I make the disappear? regards, Peter -- This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranti...more >>

1st of all, I don't see an obvious way for us to use MSDN to send comments such as those in this feature request but I have sent this request through MSDN anyway. 2ndly, Solution Explorer shows a list of files that are only described by the name of the file leaving no way to determine what the...more >>

I have a C# project. We had a contract programmer here for a while and he had a habit of putting post build events in to copy different versions of the project.exe.config file to the bin/debug directory. I have removed all of those post build events and all of the copying has quite EXCEPT. ...more >>