Hi; I'll try to make clear what is happening here. 1) Create solution A with project 1 that creates a dll. Build A1.dll 2) Create a solution B with projects 2 and 3. 3) Copy A1.dll to a directory in solution B. So solution B does not know solution A exists, just the file A1.dll. 4) Have b...more >>

Does anyone know how to have a "Page title" dynamically created when using masterpage? ...more >>

I have run into a problem when trying to migrate to ASP.NET 2.0. I have an external component that I need in my solution that is compiled with framework 1.0. When I reference this dll and try to compile the solution I get the following error: Invalid argument. Culture name 'neutral' is not su...more >>

How do I configure Windows security to allow Visual Studio 2005 developement under a non-Administrators/non-Power Users account? I'm developing on a Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition system and I'd like to develop in a least privilege configuration. In Visual Studio 2003 on a Windows XP SP...more >>

Can someone describe the best way to deploy MS Word 2003 by using ClickOnce? Is the best way to create an administrative install of Word and use that one somehow? (We are deploying a Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) application which uses Word 2003, and the target computers do have olde...more >>

Hi I am a bit confused of the attribute line rules having seen various formats for the use of attributes, e.g. [TestMethod()] [TestMethod] [WheelBarrow, Multiple=true] [Bingo("My dog has fleas, true)] If you have custom items, do they have to have all info within the "()" and the sep...more >>

Hello, I'm using VS2005 and i don't find the Flags.. I use that in VS2003. The flags help us to read the code, and it allows to jump between them. We put the flags in the same local of breakpoints.. Anyone knows what i'm talking about? ...more >>

While using VS 2005 Beta, I had many more choices for project types to created (most significantly 'web applications') that do not appear in my MSDN 2005 Pro subscription. Should I not have these project types or did I install VS incorrectly? -- Thanks, Ross...more >>

Users are recently encountering problems loading PDFs from our web site. Two contributing factors seem to be an Acrobat upgrade to version 7.x and possibly larger PDFs (multiple MBs). Any thoughts? Thanks ...more >>

I have a problem with the crystal report viewer and the VS .Net VB. I created a project with with a connection to the SQL Server 2000. In the first step I created procedures for one machine written in a database table. For the printing I used crystal report and the crytal report viewer. The ...more >>

MSDN January 2006 doesn't integrate into VS.Net 2005? I recently installed VS on another system, I then opted not to install the built-in MSDN library because the newer January 06 release is out. Lo and behold, Jan06 MSDN doesn't integrate into VS2005. What's going on?...more >>

I am getting the following error when adding any control to a form Runtime error! Program:..Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe R6025 - pure virtual function call Any help much appreciated -- Mark Costello Ireland...more >>

Hello -- Can someone point me to instructions for linking to SQL Express tables from ACCESS? Using the same method for linking to SQL Server tables via ODBC doesn't work for me. Thanks for any help or suggestions. Larry Mehl ...more >>

When I try to edit a windows sharepoint services site using visual studio, I get a message saying: Unable to open the web http://localhost.... Visual Web Developer does not support opening SharePoint Web sites. Is that true? If so, that leaves only FrontPage, which is an abysmal tool.. Any sug...more >>

Can anyone tell me why I am getting a blue an intermittent blue screen of death running the nbew VB net It is not the code since even msgbox "Hello world" can cause ut ...more >>

I've been using VWD Express 2005 for the past month and decided to upgrade to Visual Studio.Net 2005. Problem is, the uninstall for VWD Express fails, giiving me the message "Setup is unable to determine a valid ordering for the installation. See the error log for further details." The erro...more >>

I'm trying to get the contents of the Find Results window in a program that's intended to run from the Tools menu. I've got as far as getting the Find Window object, but I can't figure out how to get the actual contents. If I get the selection (which is exposed), the program does exactly what ...more >>

I posted this same question before with no answer. Does anyone know the answer to my questions? I purchased visualstudio .net from the microsoft alliance at my school and can't get it to install. I get a Strong Name validation failed for assembly 'C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI1B28.tmp. I ha...more >>

Hello all! I need some MAJOR help! I've worked with Visual Basic before but only cutting and pasting code from other databases/programs and seeing what it did when I changed it somehow. Other than that, no professional schooling. I've been given a task. The task is taking a (.txt) fil...more >>

I am trying to run a macro in word 3000 using vs.net Is this posible? I wish to run the Macro (EcreateResidential) in Word Document (PrintEcreateFiles.doc) My Code is: Dim WD As Object WD = CreateObject("Word.Application") WD.Documents.Open(C:\INSPECTION REPORT\...more >>

I have developed an extension to a third party application which references several assemblies from the third party app. The original extension was developed to target version 9.0 and now there is a newer version, 9.1, available. Is there a way to install the new version on my development ...more >>

Hi, I'm new VS2005 and has just discoved the Settings in project properties. It seems as nice place to store custom settings which should be used to configure the each project when the application is deployed. But can I use it for all project types. Such that when I build the final applica...more >>

I wish to reinstall Visual Studio 6 on my computer, however when I click setup on the 1st cd I get a message advising a similar version exists. I looked at the readme for "side bi side installations" and it advised me to remove the original program. Using Belarc the only reference to vb is the f...more >>

I got ASP code (VBScript mixed with HTML & Javascript) and am looking for a clean/tidy program to clean up my code. Should I use Dreamweaver cleanup, tool? ...more >>

This is unreal. I had a brand new OS install on my laptop with not a single trace of of any MS beta software on it. VS2005 Professional Final Release was running fine, and then I got stupid. I installed the Visual SourceSafe 2005 Beta 2 software and now VS2005 is pretty much useless. I get...more >>

Is it possible to call a .Net dll in a VB script. Somehting like the following : set obj = Createobject("myobject.myclasse") If yes, any instructions or info to follow would be very appreciated Thanks in advance Salam...more >>

VS 2005, I have a windows form with a fair amount of .NET, as well as Infragistics, controls on it. Mainly a large amount of tabs with each tab containing many controls. In VS 2003, I never had a problem, but now whenever I click on the document for design view of my form, it takes at leas...more >>

I have a VB application in VS 8.0.5 that has a TabControl with five Tabs. Each Tab displays a new "screen" with WinForm controls on it, when selected. When I select the 3rd Tab page in VS Design mode, sometimes the tab page appears but all the controls are not visible (missing?) in design mode...more >>

If I just change one property on a radio button ad the select another radio button to change, the VS 8.0.5 IDDE is taking up to 5 seconds on a 3.4 GHz P4 1GB machine to make the first change an to move on to the new radio button. This IDDE is very slow and ruins programmer productivity and is ...more >>

I have a VB application that I migrated from VS 7.1 to VS 8.0.5. I notice that the Font sizes and alignment in the Controls and Windows Forms are different in Design mode in the IDDE than it is when the application runs. Some text is too large to fit or is not properly aligned in center in des...more >>

I upgraded my VS 7.1 VB applications to VS 8.0.5 and the BackColor of all my controls and Forms have been changed to Transparent. I am going to have to change them all back to System.Control color manually. I am not pleased. Why was this done? It makes it hader to work with it. How do I change...more >>

When adding a reference to any of the provided .NET strong named assemblies for a C# project, the project file is effected like so: <Reference Include="System.Data" /> When adding a reference to anything else that is outside of the directory "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727",...more >>

Hi, Regarding supported editions of Office 2003 in VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office): Why is a single installation of only Word 2003 supported, but not Office 2003 Standard Edition? Is there any way to make "VSTO runtime" work with Office 2003 Standard Edition? (a supported or unsup...more >>

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First of all, I apologize if I'm not posting this in the appropriate group. This is my first time using these Newsgroups, so I'm trying to find my way around. That said, this is my problem: I have a stored procedure I'm calling from Visual Studio 2005. The query works just fine in query ana...more >>

Where can I get a VSS 6.0 plug-in for VS.NET 2005? I don't have any items in "Source Control - Current source control plug-in" dropdown.. Thanks, -Stan ...more >>

I am trying to find out how I can use the toolstrippanel or toolstripcontainer to hold a form with controls. Or is it even possible Thanks ...more >>

I migrated a simple web app from VS 2003, framework 1.1 to VS 2005, framework 2.0. Other than some obsolete warnings, nothing major was flagged. I've initiated both the Build Web Site and Build Solution and both times receive the error 'Access to the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2...more >>

Hi, I am unable to install the .NET 1.1 sp1. I get the following message.... "the upgrade patch cannot be installed by the windows installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. verify that the progr...more >>

Hello, I've been reading just a little a few magizines about .dot net. I am stuck. I know a little c and alot of vb6.0. I was told that the learning cruve to dot net would be able the same if i went either c# or vbnet. However, from what I am seeing, vbnet seems to be fairly easy. What h...more >>

I use strong names for all my assembly development. I am now trying to link in a vendor provided set of assemblies that are not strong named...and am having some compile time problems. Is this even possible without giving up my standard for using strong names?...more >>

How can I connect to a local SQLExpress database using Visual Studio 2003 ASP.NET? I am using SQL Server authentication. The Server Authentication is set for "SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode". Remote server connections is set for "Allow remote connections to this server". T...more >>

(sorry if duplicate post but I can't find the original on google) Hi I have a solution that contains 2 asp.net projects. One of them is in a virtual directory beneath the other although they lie in different physical locations on the hard drive. The 'child' projects references contain r...more >>

Hi Sorry, a bit vague this. Does Visual Studio keep copies of built dlls anywhere? I just seem to get versioning problems sometimes when there doesn't seem to be a reason for it. Thanks ...more >>

Hello, I want to know if I could migrate my ASP.Net application from 2003 to 2005 without any problems ? Is it full compatible ? I would install the 2.0 Framework. Can I select the Framework version I want to work in VSNet 2005 ? Can I Compile my Old ASP.Net application with VSNet 2005 in...more >>