the icons in the toolbox have become corrupted (i think). they are all the same. i'm running vs.net 2005. any help? ...more >>

Hi all, I am having trouble updating a DataSet via a DataAdapter, all the documentation says it should feed back the unique id of the sql table but after the .update the ID is still the one generated from the dataset. The SQL table updates perfectly with the new unique ID and all of the re...more >>

I am running vs.net 2005 on an updated XP SP2 system. I just added the .Net 3.0 framework as well as the "Windows SDK for Windows Vista" just fine. I think I am supposed to add the two VS 2005 extensions for .Net Framework 3.0 for WWF and for WCF and WPF. Problem is I get an unspecified er...more >>

Hi, If the control's name is stored in a string one can iterate through the controls collection of a form to access the control. dim s as string="chkIsValid" dim chk as CheckBox for each ctl as control in me.controls if typeof ctl is CheckBox andalso ctl.name.tolower=s.tolower then c...more >>

Hi, I get the following message error message when I try to view the designer for a user control. This particular control is one coded by someone else and imported into my project (three separate files - .vb, .Designer.vb, .resx). When I create my own forms and controls, the designer se...more >>

I have searched MSDN and the web for answers to this problem but no luck. I have VS.Net 2003. I want to add a COM reference to my C# project so that I can automate Excel from my app. But the COM tab of the Add Reference Dialog is completely empty, no objects listed, no vertical scroll bar. Th...more >>

Hello all! I'm looking for a very good book for an absolute beginner on VB.net or VB 2005 with emphasis on databases. What would you reccommend? Thanks! ...more >>

All, I've trawled the net for an answer to this particular query and have so far come up blank. The situation is that I have a business object component (call it Business.dll) which I want to use as part of a number of applications, developed using VS2005. For the moment, I want to deploy i...more >>

I find my 2 year old Dell Precision (typical config 1 GB RAM, 2 SATA drives, 3Ghz CPU, built-in Video) sluggish at best while working in VS2005. We exclusively write business productivity software, no gaming or CAD or otherwise high-end stuff. For example on an ASPX page switching from Source ...more >>

hi, i created a DLL from VC# and tried to use it in VC++6.0. the problem is that VC++ needs also the .lib file, but VC# does NOT generate it. is there a way to generate a .lib file from C#? ho can i use a dll in VC++ having the .dll file, but not the .lib? thanks! ...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with dependencies in a solution. This solution has 6 projects, and there's one that contains many things that are used by all the others. This "common" project is web-based. When I want to reference this project (in the Add Reference / Projects tab), the on...more >>

Hi all, apologies if this is the wrong newsgroup! Anyone know what MS are doing about this? Looks like I am not alone! http://weblogs.asp.net/mlafleur/archive/2006/11/14/Office-2007-Product-Key-Problems.aspx ...more >>

Is there a way to set default settings for Code Analysis? What I'd like to do is manage Code Analysis for a number of projects (80+) from one central place. Is there a way to do this in VS? I can kind of get what I want out of FxCop, but I'd also like to enforce check-in policies....more >>

Hi; Is there a task in msbuild to strong name a file? I need to do this after obfuscating a dll. ps - sorry for all the questions on msbuild - we're trying to convert from nant and it's not trivial. -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle...more >>

Hi; the signfile task wants a .cer file. But what we have from verisign is a ..spc and a .pvk file. How do we sign with those. Using signcode.exe we use: signcode -spc WindwardKeys.spc -v WindwardPrivateKey.pvk -i http://www.windward.net -t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timstamp.d...more >>

Hi; For the task aspnetcompiler in msbuild how do I pass the -keyfile parameter? -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm ...more >>

Hi; What is the <MSBuild .../> settings to call a .sln file and have it clean all release directories (bin\release, obj\release, etc)? -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm ...more >>

Hi; When I run MSBuild from the command line it tells me "MSBUILD : error MSB1011: Specify which project or solution file to use because this folder contains more than one project or solution file." I do have both a .proj (mine) and a .sln (VS 2005 generated) in the directory. But the do...more >>

Hi; How can I write to the console in a MSBuild proj? -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm ...more >>

Hi there, I trying to develop a visual studio plug in for my project. Does anyone know of an article which describes the SDK for building a plug in, how di I start building it? Thanks, Ron ...more >>

When implementing an interface in VB.NET using Visual Studio .NET 2005, it would be nice if I could have the method/function headers inserted automatically. Whenever we implement an event (such as Button.Click, TextBox.TextChanged, etc.), all we have to do is select the control and event fro...more >>

Anyone got a link to somewhere on MS on how to get started on this? I've been developing for .Net 2.0 and WinXP for almost a year and am not sure what I need to do to get started on Vista. I have VS2005 and Vista. But do I need anything extra? Any links would help. Thanks -Michael...more >>

Is Microsoft planning to increase support for JScript .NET in the .NET framework and in Visual Studio .NET?...more >>

Hi, I thouht that I read somewhere that Visual Studio .NET 2005 is able to force naming conventions for controls etc., but I can't find it anymore :-/ did I dream this or is this real? :-) If it's real: how can I do this? Thanks a lot in advance, Pieter ...more >>

I am sure that this is a simple (but annoying problem) I want to be able to use an Access (2003/2000) database to control membership, login as well as the underlying site data. I appreciate that using this database rather than a SQL Server Express or SQL server database is less robust. Ho...more >>

Hi I have created a windows CE application in vb.net using vs2003. In that I have some webreference to connect to oracle for DML purpose. I need to create a setup like which I can deploy it in to my pockect pc. Else is there anyway to write into the pockect PC in such a way that...more >>

My understanding is the the Pro edition of VS2005 is supposed to include MS SQL 2005 Developer Edition. At least that is what it says on Microsofts website. But where is it? During installation the only option is for SQL Express. ...more >>

yes I know this is a trivial matter but...... VSNet alway formats the parenthesis in the same manner i.e void foo { } Is there any way to change the behavior to void foo{ } I had always used the first format but my current group always uses the other format for all their work,...more >>

Hi, I have a Windows Service written in .NET that worked without issues on XP SP2 and Windows 2000 Server. Now that I've upgraded to Vista, I try to install this using installutil, I get the error below (from the installlog file) and the transaction rollsback: "System.Security.SecurityE...more >>

Hi all I have creative mediasource player and when i go to open PC music libary i get the message that music libary is corrupted please run jet engine 4.0 service pack 3 and above I have windows XP and sp 2 installed so when i get the sp8 its won't update as newr version already installe...more >>

I'm looking for a sound player for Visual Basic 2003 for web projects (ASP.NET). I'm interested in MP3 files (other types of files too). Regards, ...more >>

Hi, Sorry I am bringing this topic again, but something does not feel right: I am trying to use VS 2005 unit test to prove that a COM component that I use is throwing the right COM exception. So I am trying this try { COMComponent.GenerateCOMException(); // this throws the COM excepti...more >>

I finally get to move our source from VS2003 to VS2005 but VS2005 is giving me errors involving a set of interfaces. Specifically the errors are: Error 195: Class 'Engine' must implement 'Function Shutdown(pError As ERRORHANDLINGSERVICESLib.EErrorHandler) As Boolean' for interface 'SubSystemI...more >>

I am using WCF (RTM) and have many properties that look like this. I ** MUST ** have the key word private for serialization, however, I don't want anyone to be able to call the set method in the assembly. [DataMember( Order = 1, IsRequired = true )] public DateTime DateTime { get { re...more >>

i hv got a web application that uses my sql and i want to create tables at the time of installing web setup.exe wat is the procedure fr doing this ?????? ...more >>

Hi, I'm making a setup project with VS2005 and I need to add my application to the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" in order to make my aplication start when the windows start. I need this because I want my application to run as a kiosk, so ...more >>

Hi, I am writing unit tests in VS2005 and am having the following problem: I am trying to test a timeout property of one of my methods. This timeout exhibits itself in an exceptioin - i.e. I am sending a command to a hardware device, and if it does not answer in the timeout defined (i.e. in 2...more >>

I have a webhost that unfortunately does not yet support ASP.NET 2.0. This would not be a problem, except for the fact that most places no longer sell Visual Studio .NET 2003, which means I need to use Visual Studio .NET 2005 to compile a *.dll that is ASP.NET 1.1 compatible. I seem to remembe...more >>

I am working on localizing a .Net 2.0 Windows Forms application. I have all the strings from the forms in a resource file and retrieve them using the class file created by Visual Studio 2005. In the designer code behind for my form, I have replaced all the string assignments with the app...more >>

I have a C#-Project with a Service and an Installer-Class for intalling the service. I also have a Setup-Porject for installing the Service. When I make a new Version of my Service by changing the Version and the ProductCode i can't install this Service over the older Version. It gives a me...more >>

I've just upgraded an asp.net project from asp.net 1.1 to 2.0. It compiles and runs. However, on one of the pages, which worked in 1.1, it appears that ..net 2.0 goes into a perfectly good client-side vbscript event and adds a semicolon to it. Since the event is vbscript, IE does not appreciat...more >>

Hi, I need to call a .bat program inside a vb .net program. I have yet to find anything on this but have just started searching. Can someone enlighten me? It was be very much appreciated. Thanks, Janet Heath ...more >>

hey all, i'm in vs2k5 trying to add my project to source safe 2005. i noticed there a 2 options now: Add Solution to Source Safe and Add WebSite to Source Safe. When i add try to add WebSite to source safe another developer only has source safe 2003 version and cannot get to it (it's very ...more >>

Hi All.., I have a VB.Net Windows Application.. I need to Run this Exe From Some Other System(Client) and I need to Upload some specified files to the Server System.. Now my doubts are.. 1) Is client-Server concept is Possible in Windows Applications.. 2) Can I pass some arguments ...more >>

Has anyone by any chance ever seen a small animation of the Visual Studio logo exploding over and over again in the bottom, right-hand corner of the Visual Studio screen? It would be to the right of where the current line number is displayed on the info bar. Thanks. ...more >>

Can the Visual Studio .Net 2003 updates be applied to this version, given that it is a Acadimic version, but same suite vs.net 2003?...more >>

I need Solution Explorer to somehow differentiate files that have been modified. The files we use are marked read-only when pulled out of our CM enviornment, and even though .NET prompts you to overwrite a file when making a change, there is now way I have found thus far to track which files...more >>

Hello everyone. I am working on a quite large project composed of about 80 winforms. Most of them contains about 200 controls (half are labels). We are five working on this project and we are using visual studio 2005, visual soursafe 2005 and SQL SErver 2005. We are also using DevExpress Gri...more >>

Hi, Whenever, i enter in to c: drive, windows explorer automatically closes and says error occurred. It do not show any error when i enter in to anyother dir wihtout entering the root dir (c:). For example, if want to enter into C:\sam\sample; then i have to enter the folder by typing in the ...more >>

I have purchased a digital certificate from Thawte.com and want to use it to sign a CAB file generated by an existing working device deployment project. I have gone into the properties on the deployment project and have selected my certificate from the store (I have also signed the applicatio...more >>