So, I figured out that all the code produced by the IDE's desiger has been moved to a seperate file (xxx.Designer.vb). I expected most of the initialization code to be there, however, there was a noticable absence of the new() method. Where did new() go? If I need to add a new(xx,xx,xx)...more >>

Basically, every time I run my solution, even if I haven't changed ANYTHING at all, this one project (and thus all projects which reference it) gets rebuilt and shows the "0 errors, 0 warnings" message instead of the "Project is up-to-date" message. (The Output window doesn't get cleared, it j...more >>

I need help with my error check how di I check for square root of negatives in vb.net @ the user input and display an error message anyone please spen -- spen2Message posted via http://www.exforsys.com for all your training needs ...more >>

How could I record a script that requires IIS6 NTLM Integrated Windows authentication, having set up the username/password pairds in the desired user group. Currently even the first page fail (returning 401 error). I know I could update the test script to use the specified user group- grou...more >>

I can't find the drag drop functionality anywhere. You used to be able to drag a stored procedure (with maybe 50 parameters,) onto a form, and it would then script it so you could copy the code out. Is there a setting that I can do this with, in VS 2005? ...more >>

Is Crystal Reports for VS.Net 2003 equivalent to Crystal Reports 9.0 which is available independently? In other words, is Crystal Reports 9.0 is what is integrated with VS.Net 2003? Thanks in advance. Shailesh....more >>

Hi all, A simple question... Can an AddIn dll which i have been using for Visual Studio 6 be used as is in Visual studio .net? If yes, Is there anything special i need to make it work, the Addin manager in ,net is not seeing it. I am not sure how to register this, even if i do will it wo...more >>

Hi, I want to pre-populate a textbox in one of the standard dialogs that come with the VS installer. I can pass data from the dialog box to my custom action, but I cannot go the other way, go from the custom action to the dialog box. Basically, I am doing this, overriding Install in my c...more >>

Greetings all, A while back, I installed Beta 1 of VS.NET 2005 to a machine that already had VS.NET 2003 installed. Today, I tried to open a C# project with integrated Source Control settings through Visual Studio 2003. When I pulled it up, I got a messagebox that said, "The beta period has ...more >>

Hi I have a problem with my VisualStudio .Net 2002 ( installed from a long while, and running ok until now ), an specifically HELP subsystem. When I select some keyword in a C++ source code, and press F1, this drive my directly to the keyword documentation in the help, using DEXPLORE. That's...more >>

Hi, A strange thing started happening today when I tried to copy from my local machine to my webhost. I've been using VS 2003 and publishing using the "Copy Project..." menu item of the "Project" menu. I've used this for months without a problem. Suddenly today, when I click the OK button on ...more >>

I have just upgraded to VS.2005 RC and find it very very slow when running applications in debug mode. It runs about 10 times slower that beta 2. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? I am using WinXP sp2 and centrino 1.8 Ghz laptop thorben ...more >>

Hello all, I'm working with VS2005, Beta 2, on an XP Pro system. Very simply: when I start a windows form project in C# and try to navigate to the Toolbox, I cannot. There is no Toolbox in the View menu. Same for Visual C++ - there's no Toolbox in the View menu. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?...more >>

I'm running VS.Net 2003 (7.1.3088) under Windows XP MCE. I'm getting this error on several projects when I try to open them. This is a relatively new computer so it's possible I haven't actually opened these projects since building the system and restoring these project files from a tape backu...more >>

I have created a Console Application project in VB.NET and later I added a Setup project to the solution. In the properties of the Setup I selected true on Remove previous version. But when I try to install a new version of the application I receive an error that I must uninstall a previous...more >>

To all, I am a experienced programmer, but new to Visual Studio 2003 and the .NET technology. However, I am working with an existing website that was developed for me and I am trying to make some minor changes, like in this case I am trying to add a new field..... The website is develop...more >>

I am receiving this message when attempting to deploy to a CE5.0 device using VS 2005 Beta 2. Any suggestions on the cause and fix for this? Thanks, WB ...more >>

Hi, I have a C# ASP.NET project in VS.NET and it used to build, debug and run fine. I had to disable IIS5.1 to run Java based code on JBoss for a month. Now I re-inabled IIS and tried to run my C# project in debugger: 1) I can't build the project, getting a few compilation errors like: - ...more >>

I'm really worried about this. I've been using VB since version 3 circa 1991 and when .NET 2002 was released I was amazed at just how versatile and (apart from a few minor quirks) how stable it was. VS 2003 was pretty much the same. But I've been working with VS 2005 since Beta 2 - I've ...more >>

I have a merge module that needs to place a file in to the Common Application Data folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\) I have created a folder in the File System Editor that I called CommonDataFolder. The default location is blank and the Property is COMMONAPPDATAFOLD...more >>

hai, i created and started a service to remote machines using vb.net. but i cant copy a folder with files in windows service using vb.net(remote machines). if anyone knows plz help us.. we need urgently to complete our project.. plz repli soon. lingam. ...more >>

Hi, I have just installed the VS2005 Beta 2 and found our code would not compile when it compiled fine in 2003. I've isolated the problem to the following (sample) construction: class A { }; class B : private A { public: void Func(A& a); }; class C : public B { public: // erro...more >>

Hi, does anyone know very roughly how to write a plugin for Internet Explorer like the Google toolbar plugin? I would like to know what programs I need to write the plugin (Visual Studio .NET???) and also if there are any decent books out there on this subject. I have trawled the web trying to...more >>

I have a VB application created with Visual Studio 2003 .NET that connects to a SQL 2000 database. I use similar code as follows (Connection variables change) to run a DTS package which imports data from a text file into SQL. Everything works well. I have also created a DTS package to export d...more >>

I'm at the beginning stages of building a VB.NET ASP.NET web application using VS.NET 2003. I need to create reports that the users can print. These reports will each be based on one record, so there is no need for datagrids or grouping. Imagine a Word document with boxes on it that people eit...more >>

I set up sql 2005 september ctp successfully and then since yesterday I am still installing VS 2005 RC! I left the setup on overnight and it still has not completed this morning. My machine is completely locked up and the taskbar has disappeared. If I do Alt-tab I can't see the programs running....more >>

If I have this correct, the latest versions of VS 2005 that are available for use with Team Foundation Server are the July CTPs. Is this Correct or is it possible to use the RC with the July CTP of TFS?...more >>

I've used vs.net for a few months and added projects. Noe my vs.net is 5 time slower? has anyone else had this problem, and what could cause this? -- thanks (as always) some day i''m gona pay this forum back for all the help i''m getting kes...more >>

During the last week, my PC is rebooting more than half of the time when I save a project (both when creating a new one and updating an existing one). VS.NET crashing is one thing but I've never seen it cause an automatic reboot before. I never install unknown programs and have run anti-viru...more >>

I want my installer to set environment varaibles, but I don't see how to do so in a VS.net 2003 setup project....more >>

This is really exciting stuff. We'll see you there! It might be a good idea to do some background reading before you show up. :0) C# 3.0: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/future/ The LINQ project: http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/future/linq/ C# 3.0 Language Enhancements "Can't a...more >>

I have a problem with a website. I have a datagrid on one of my web pages that users update, etc. Everything worked fine until I added another column and tried to do an update. I am getting the error; Specified argument was out of the range of valid values. Parameter name: index Descripti...more >>

I'm trying to do my first page - switching from asp to .net using Visual Studio 2003. Forcing myself to use the tool and not write the code by hand. I can get a simple datagrid to work if I code it by hand: http://www.mahec.net/telehealthNet/telehealth/contact.aspx But, I would like to take a...more >>

I have the "allow editing of read-only files" option turned off, and a dialog used to pop up asking me a few options if i typed on a read-only file. I mush have checked the box to not show the dialog anymore, so now, when i type on a read-only file, nothing happens. How can I get this dialog...more >>

Hi, My understanding (from http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/productinfo/productline/default.aspx) is that the professional edition of Visual Studio does not include some of the features (such as code profiling, static analyis and unit testing) which are included in the VS Team Edition fo...more >>

I'm experimenting with web services in vs2005, but the instruction material I have to refer is based on vs2003. ( I'm OK with ASP but new to .NET) Problem is as follows, Create a new web service ( via File|New web site), add in a simple new service based on hello world sample - just 3,4 line...more >>

I am trying to work with the RasDialA function that takes a structure which contains several string, but cannot get it to work. In VB6 the structure called RASDIALPARAMS is as so... 'Type declaration for RASDIALPARAM structure Public Type RasDialParams dwSize As Long szEntryName(Max...more >>

hi, i have run into a frustrating problem with the way VS handles stylesheets. i link to a stylesheet, that contains among other items a top-margin value. unfortuantely visual studio applies this top margin to every control on the page, buttons, datalists etc. it makes the page very difficul...more >>

VS.NET 2003 fails to build Managed C++ project from command line. That is, having a VS.NET solution that contains a Managed C++ project that has a "Project reference" to another assembly (C# for example), will build successfully in the IDE, but not on the command line (i.e. devenv /build so...more >>

Using VS2005RC1 I'm trying to use role based security to control access to parts of a website. Forms authentication works fine, but with windows authentication the web site administration tools does not give the option of adding windows user accounts. I can restrict access based on the u...more >>

In an attemp to avoid frames, but still get the formating I want, I am trying to use a header control that opens a table, row, and td that I close in a footer control. But VS keeps closing the tags in the header control. I've turned of HTML validation and auto pop up of tags, but it still does...more >>

I have been given a corporate logo to use as the basis of an icon. Its colors do not match the ones in the resource editor's palette for 4 and 8 bit icons however I have been able to import my own palette. Suppose my application is run on a host that only supports 256 colors. I understand fro...more >>

I have a section in my ASP.NET code where I have an HTML unordered list. Visual Studio keeps removing the closing list item tags, except for the last list item. In other words, Visual Studio makes my code look like the following: <ul> <li>adasf <li>asdfsa <li>asdfd <li>adfsdf</l...more >>

I was always under the impression that you get a perpetual license to use the tools shipped with an MSDN subscription but you only receive updates during the lifetime of the subscription. I'm reading http://www.howtoselectguides.com/Guides/VisualStudio2005/tabid/68/Default.aspx that says ...more >>

I have a VisualStudio .NET VB form that connects via ADO .NET to a SQL database. I have created the application and everything works well on my development computer. I need to know how and where to write the code so that when the application is taken to any LAN it can be setup with the appropr...more >>

I have an Visual Basic .Net application that runs fine on Windows XP but when I run it on Windows 98 I get the following message; Application has generated an exception that could not be handled....more >>

I have web controls installed in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Company.Name directory and reference them in my VB.Net web project using the .Net IDE. I do the same for each web control, but some of my web controls display as lowercased. I checked the vbproj file for the web project and...more >>

Hi, I need a help regarding use of a user defined control in VB.NET. I could able to prepare a user control and add it to my project toolbox but the problem is how to pass the data from the application to the events on the user control. I found get and set methods do these two methods satis...more >>

Yesterday I ran windows update before leaving work. Today it is impossible to debug my application. Anyone with the same problem? Solution? I use visual studio 2003. ...more >>

We have a solution with 9-12 projects, of which 2 is C#-Webprojects. The solution is binded to sourcecontrol(Visual SourceSafe). App. 10 developers is working on this solution. Some while ago, we made some changes to the VSS-database, including branching the main-source. Since then, we've e...more >>