Hello I am new to VS2003 .NET development and therefore have a really simple question: How do you open a new browser (without browser buttons and menu on top) from within the code (I am using VB)? I know you can use Respose.Redirect command to go to a different form in the same browser....more >>

I'm trying to set up a solution that is made up of several projects from "unrelated" VSS folders; i.e., they are not siblings in the VSS structure although they are intended to be siblings in the solution and folder structure on the disk. To do this I'm attempting to use the "Add Project from ...more >>

I have an app that I want to deploy using the deployment mechanism provided by VS.Net 2003. I've created a user interface and added to the routine. 3 fields are available for user input: two fields have the user set where certain files are place and the third field has the user input in the ...more >>

What I like about Inline code model is that you can use the VS 05 designer to create events for me (similar to opening a page in the design mode and double-clicking on a button). Example: select page from the drop-down, then select Load - it automatically generates: protected void Page_Loa...more >>

I am learning VB 2003 using my recenlty installed Visual Studiio 2003 software (last time I programmed VB was VB 5). I have a book I am using to learn this newer (no longer newest) version. One chapter addresses accessing Office apps. from within Visual Basic. This book came out before Offi...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to transfer a ASP.NET1.1 project from Dev Mc to production server developed in VS.NEt 2003. The production server is win2k with IIS installed. How do I check if it has .NET 1.1 framework already installed? Should I have to install all of VS.NET2003 once again even on this Produ...more >>

I would like to build an application that looks very much like SQL Server 2005 Management Studio. I understand it is built on top of the VS IDE. Are base components redistributable and where/how do I start? Thx dB. ...more >>

Hello, We have a asp.net application (I'll call it an application rather than a web-site as it's designed for intranet use, and links in with our "desktop" version of the software) which we've now moved into Visual Studio 2005, after it was initially developed using a text editor. I've g...more >>

Hi, I installed Visual Studio .NET 2005 on my new pc, but I can't find the Immediate Window? It should be under the Debug -> Windows ->, but it isn't... Is there any setting that I should change to get the Immediate Window? Thanks a lot in advance, Pieter ...more >>

Hi, I wrote 2 web applications. To advertise with Yahoo and Google cost a fortune. Is there no specific newsgroup or search engine specific for .net applications? Please advise. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hello, I have Visual Studio .NET. I wanted to use a graphical diff for comparing two files. I tried downloading and installing ExamDiff. Its a nice program. I opened two XML files (each about 12 - 20 KB in size) for comparison. After scrolling through some differences, the machine just hung. Mo...more >>

Any chance of doing so? thanks Baron...more >>

Hi, We had an existing application in ASP.NET 1.1. After migration I tried to utilize MasterPages. The test showed that format for most of labels is treated differently e.g. TextBox'es are much toller, Label's do not have fixed length as they used to, etc... After some testing I discovere...more >>

Hi, I have a global structure that I declare within form1.cs, and I need to reference from within other forms, everything seems to work okay at runtime, Everything works okay however I get the following warning when I compile: Warning 2 Accessing a member on 'MYCMS.Form1.GLCurrentUserIn...more >>

I'm trying to install MS Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the MS Office System. The install starts ok, but stops with a message saying I need to install SP1. The problem is, SP1 IS installed. I can't seem to get beyon this point. MS Office products installed on the XP system include: MS Office ...more >>

I just upgraded from VS2003 to VS2005. I have a class library project and a test form. Whenever I try to "go to definition" or hit F12 on a class's method in my test form to go to the code in the class library, it goes to this stupid metadata file instead of the source. The reference is a proje...more >>

Within my solution, I've created a C# Class Project in Visual Studio 2005. I'd like to review/set compiler switches. The documentation tells me to right click my project, and select properties. From there, click the "compile" tab. My problem is that I don't see a compile tab. I see Applic...more >>

New install of of Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects, no other versions of VS have ever been loaded. File --> New Project --> C# Windows Application. Select solution name. Solution is created and opened. This message immediately appears in Form1.cs [Design] window: ...more >>

I am trying to create a new ASP.net project using Visual Studio .Net 2002 which is installed on my XP workstation. The location of the app is to be on my 2003 server which is running IIS and sharepoint. When attempting to create the new project I receive the error message that the URL and ...more >>

In our company we have a rule that all build items of a project (e.g. a static lib in C++) must be put in the output directory of the project. This was possible because always add a "d" after the debug builds, so you would get a MyLib.lib and a MyLibd.lib that can then be used and linked to in...more >>

I've downloded and installed Visual Web Developer. But when I try to register the product IE6 tells me I need "Javascript required to sign in" What do I need to do to get round this? Thanks Dave...more >>

I am designing a table to contain a field to stores a value that must indicate none, one, or many choices. The form will have a group box with checkboxes (multi-choice) You see the records in this table contain partially pre-configured records. The records serve as "master" data that will late...more >>

I cannot debug ASP.NET Web Applications under Visual Studio .NET 2003 running under Windows 2000 SP4. My account IS NOT a member of the Administrators group, but IS a member of the Debugger User group. When I run the application under the Debug build, I get the following error. Error while tr...more >>

I am configuring my ASP.NET 2.0 site to require SSL for the login page. I know how to install certificates and do all the configuration when I deploy the web app to IIS6. The question is, how do I configure the Visual Studio embedded web server to use SSL? An acceptible alternative would ...more >>

I need some information about proper technique for nested components/containers. I have created a library as a dll (I'll call this "lib.dll") that I then add as a reference in my main project. The lib.dll itself has a couple other dlls added as references. The dlls under lib.dll seemed to aut...more >>

I have a solution that builds over 200 DLLs. These share an output folder and some of them share output files. For example, they all use the same .RC file with common version information, and each project creates the same .res file. Now, I've been building this on Windows XP with no pr...more >>

I tried to configure a global shortcut in a windows form, so if someone hits the F9 Key a special event will be executed. I thought it would be best to configure a menuitem with a specified shortcut, but that is not working. How could i configure such a shortcut for the whole form? thx, Ge...more >>

I might have discovered a possible BUG in Visual Studio Team System. When I test my app with Code Coverage turned on, with a specific code construct, it reports 2 blocks untested, yet I know the test covers all code AND the code coverage do not show any uncovered code. The specific constru...more >>

Hello - Is there anything wrong with explicitly naming each connection in an application; i.e. Dim cnnInsertTable1 as adodb.connection Dim cmdInsertTable1 as adodb.Command Dim prmInsertTable1 as adodb.Parameter Then to insert into Table 2, Dim cnnInsertTable2 as adodb.connection Dim cmd...more >>

how to make the vs2005"s development environment from c++ to c#? ...more >>

Hello, How can I create a simple C (not *.cpp) application, for Visual C++ 6.0 (Visual studio) environment ? Thanks :) ...more >>

I've got a web project set up in the VS2005 IDE and everything is working as expected. The web app is "file based" and the development web server (Cassini) fires up when I run the project. What I'd like to know is whether there's an easy way to toggle back and forth between using the developme...more >>

Dear all, A silly question. How on earth can I find out what Edition of Microsoft Visual Studio ..NET is installed on my machine. I mean, is it Enterprise Architect, Enterprise Developer ,Professional OR Academic Best regards, Vatrkey ...more >>

I am getting this error when I try to access ACT! 2005 Framwork Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt After seaching the web it seems that it is caused by .NET 2.0 Framework and Visual Studio 2005. I also read that Microsof...more >>

Hi, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on my confusion.. I am using vs2005 and I am trying to make use of some existing reports within my application. the problem is that the existing reports within my application are access reports and my application is c# SQL Server 2000 based, I r...more >>

I have been encountering a lot of annoyances with FPSE 2002 running on XP Pro developer workstation, with "Windows SharePoint sites not supported....etc..when opening the site as Local IIS". I see no intentional install of any SharePoint service or product, so went ahead and assumed the erro...more >>

I need to, from ASP.NET, download a piece of code to the client. That client will connect to a database on a server and create a word/excel file on the users machine. My thought is this is an ActiveX control/dll of some sort, however I don't see any way to create an ActiveX control in VS2005. ...more >>

I am running Visual Studio 2005 and working on a web site in C#. I need to add existing crystal reports to this project so users can run them on the website. However, I do not see anywhere on VS 2005 where I can find crystalreportviewer control. I have followed all the instructions on the how ...more >>

What is the ultimate hardware for building a vs.net 2005 development box? Please post what you think the ideal setup would be. Can vs.net 2005 make use of dual processors? 15,000 RPM scsi vs 10,000 RPM SATA ? 32 bit(hyperthreading) or 64 bit for the processor? ...more >>

Not sure if this is the correct group but here goes. I have a web site that I developed using VS.Net 2005. However, when I try to use WEBSITE|ASP.Net Configuration it doesn't allow me to do anything. I get the initail webpage opening, but when I click on any of the options it doesn't do anythi...more >>

Can anyoneplease tell me some sites which offer some good start up knowledge for ASP.Net.. I have tried a few sites but they don;t seem to be helping much I am basically looking for COM/COM++... ..NET FRAMEWORK basics and how it works..... and how to configure your appplication to run properly ...more >>

Hello, We have the following requirement: a. Our application will produce a credit card file that we want to send to the bank via Internet. Through our application, we will create the CC file and encrypt it with any tool that can support Blowfish encryption with 448-bit and symetric. Thi...more >>

hello experts i'm using vb2005 i'm new to encryption so please... i think i've tried every piece of code out there that claims to encrypt/decrypt files the common thing about them all (and that is strange...) is that the proccess changes the file (in fact it adds 16 bytes to it, no matter i...more >>

About to take the plunge and install VS2005 Standard.... Probably a dumb question (please be gentle)... If I have a solution/project working well in 2003 Academic (VB), can it seemlessly be opened and run in 2005? Is there an "upgrade process" like going from 6.0 to .Net? In searching ...more >>

dear all i'm using vb2005 and SSE. using the application's startup event, i'm copying the db file (.mdf) to it's location (a ram-drive). that seems to work fine (i only connect to it after a successful login, so it doesnt "know" the db is not there...) then, using the application's shutdown e...more >>

Hi, when in debug mode (using mfc as shared dll) and an assert happens inside MFC's dll, I don't see a code (only assembly listing), how can I see a c++ code ?...more >>

Dear MS VS.NET 2005 development team, This is a disappointing product. I work for a large govt department and EVERY team I work with and know of (over 400 developers) has decided to stay AWAY from vs.net 2005. I love the new features it offers but this product simply does not perform as well as ...more >>

Hi, I have severeal Com+ componets written in VB6 that is often rebuild. Theese components are then used in my C# project (VS2003). My problem is that it seems like some of theese com+ components haven't been unregistered correctly. I get duplicate choices when I choose add reference, com t...more >>

I am new to VS.NET. I created a simple C# console application with statements like System.Console.WriteLine("Hello"); WhenI run the application with F5, it shows the output console window and then disappears, how can I hold the output window? Even I go to menu bar, View->Other Windows->Output, i...more >>

In VB.NET, I'm getting the exception "failure sending mail". I'm running VS 2005 on XP Home. This is a new install on a new PC. I've never had email problems with VS 2003, and there I could modify the SMTP settings in IIS. But with this install, there is no IIS (at least I can't find an IIS w...more >>