hello i work also under vista with vs2005, have the same problem..., can you tell me wich version of what exactly you have installed (maybe with a link to the download) --- if possible i like to install only ODT (oracle developer tools) for visual studio 2005. i tried it with version 10.2.0.2 with...more >>

We have a C# executable that use to have version information when we were developing it with VS2003, but after switching over to using VS2005, the version information no longer shows up via the "Version" tab when you right-click on the executable. I've search all over the place, and people ...more >>

I have recently reformatted my laptop and have reinstalled all of the necessary development software, most of which is VS2005. I have finally gotten everything to run and debug with the annoying exception of the loss of the Open and Create Website links on the left column of the Start Page. T...more >>

NDoc hasn't been updated since 2005 - is it working with C#? can it handle generics? is there any (more) limitations of NDoc? What other alternatives are there?...more >>

I just noticed that in the "Add New Item" window I no longer have the option to create a new ".ascx" file. Can someone tell me why it may not be showing up or possible let me know of some kind of reset buttom? Thanks, Shaun...more >>

I'm successfully using PInvoke and DllImport to call into a C dll. I can declare functions and can convert a few simple custom structures from C to VS ..NET 2005 C#. The problem is that the full implementation of the dll has many nested and complicated data structures defined in more than 100 ...more >>

Hi. I had full VS.NET 2005 pro on my computer; I installed 180-day of team system trial. Well, a it turns out I don't really need TS so I have promptly forgotten about it. Now, however, it started nagging me about the trial ending soon and warning me that I will not be able to use VS after th...more >>

Hi, Does anybody could tell me how to appear the Inmediate Windows? I cant see in Debug\Windows menu. Thanks, Alfredo Barrientos ...more >>

I've had several occasions where a bunch of tests in an MS Test project report a result of "Not Executed". What causes that? The tests are not disabled. No information about why a test wasn't executed seems to be available. If I try to view the test result details a message box just says "...more >>

Using VS 2005 with SP1 and a web site project I am unable to rebuild my solution because I keep getting an error saying "The application domain in which the thread was running has been unloaded". I did some searching and the only solutions appear to be restarting VS, which doesn't work for me....more >>

I'm trying to import a database schema in my Database project in VS2005 and I got: Error: Import Database Schema error: Invalid length parameter passed to the substring function. The importing of database schema was cancelled. It,s the first time I'm trying to get the database schema i...more >>

I've just inherrited a Classic ASP application with 1,200+ files in 50+ directories. Can VS2005 IDE be used to maintain this monster? What I'm really after is; global Search-n-Replace, VSS, and Intellisense editing. Will VS2005 IDE allow such? -- F.V. ...more >>

Hey guys, Is it possible to install VS 2003 on a machine that already has VS 2005 installed? I am not sure what the ramifications would be. Would VS 2003 overwrite newer components that VS 2005 installed or mess up file associations, etc.? Are there any other things that I need to loo...more >>

Hi All, If i have posted in the wrong newsgroup, please let me know where the correct place would be. I have VB.net and SQL server express, i have a VB.net front end and a sql server express back end. I wish to have some graphs on my front end reading some data from my sql server backen...more >>

All, Apologies if i have posted this in the wrong place, if i have, if someone could direct me to the best place, i'd appreciate it. I have Visual Basic & SQL Server Express. I have created a VB.net application that is attached to a SQL server backend, my select statement is really reall...more >>

All, Apologies if i have posted this in the wrong place, if i have, if someone could direct me to the best place, i'd appreciate it. I have Visual Basic & SQL Server Express. I have created a VB.net application that is attached to a SQL server backend, my select statement is really reall...more >>

Thi should be very simple but I'm having problems with it, i want to display a non modal static second form. When I say 'static' I mean contents should not be lost when hidden. So i have my Form2 class form declared in Form1 like: public static Form2 form2 = null; And then I have: pr...more >>

I wonder if I can start visual studio from command line. For example, in command line, I have a aspx file and I would like to start VS2005 to edit it. BTW, I am using VS 2005.Net. ...more >>

I know I am not the first to experience this but it is getting very frustrating. I am constantly getting VB Compiler errors when I am just coding - no debugging, no designing. Just trying to write code. I am using VS2005 on Windows Vista. I have installed all of the updates and they don't ...more >>

I'm having a major headache with VS 2005 and Web Site Projects and VSS. In our solution file we have a web site project plus some other supporting projects like a data access layer (DAL) and business logic layer (BLL) as ..Net project. The problem is that the Web Site Project compiles these DL...more >>

Hi, I am using the web site project model for an asp.net project in vs2005. It happes from time to time that I do some changes in an aspx or aspx.cs file and then choose "Build solution", but when I try to open the web page I see the old version of it. If I click "Rebuild Web Site" it always wo...more >>

I have a few unit test's and the methods tested requires different membership roles (EG. [PrincipalPermission(SecurityAction.Demand(),Role = @"domain\testGroup)")]) I would like to test the different functions both with a user that has the needed rights and a user that does not, but I canno...more >>

When writing/editing C# or XML code, strings that start with "http://" are underlined. This feature drives me up the frigging wall. Is there a way of telling VS2k5 to stop underlining this kind of strings? Thank you. ...more >>

Hi, How do I build a project twice with different settings. I have a C# Windows Service which I can also run as Windows application for debugging depending on whether I compile it with a #define SERVICE. When I Build in Visual Studio, I would like the Windows version to be launched, but I...more >>

I have installed VS2005 on MS Vista Enterprise with admin account and when I start VS2005 with my Account (member of Admin) I first got a "Administrator permissions are recomended...." so I started VS with "Run as admin" with my account I still get the "Administrator permissions are recomended...more >>

In eclipse, we can attach a source code or doc package to a existing jar, thus, it is earier for developer to get help in both developing and debuging. Does VS2005 provides the same functionality? Thx ...more >>

I posted a feedback item in Microsoft Connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=277761 Please have a look at this, as I think it is a relative small feature request that could be easily solved but was rejected all the time in the VS 2005 cycle. I...more >>

I switched to VIsta and I have installed VS 2005. I opened one of my windows applications I built and tried to create a new table adapter. When I create conenction and test it i choose oracle database and then hit test connection. I get the following error. OCIEnvCreate failed with return cod...more >>

Hi, (hope I'm in the right newsgroup) I'm binding a crystal report to a strongly typed dataset that changes when a user submits a new query. I want to have a worker thread to the time consuming 'stuff' What I'm doing now... when a user hits the generateReport cmd button, I create a d...more >>

Windiff is useful. I wonder if there is someway we can use windiff like the follows which will be better. In windows explorer, select 2 files, right click to activate windiff to compare filee "on the fly". Anyone have any idea? ...more >>

I am now using VS.NET 2003 Pro and when I using VS.NET 2002 Pro and decided to upgrade VS.NET 2005 was(or in a few months from then) found through software order through local store but nonetheless went (for some reason) with VS.NET 2003 Pro. I don't think the VS.NET 2003 Pro was really was wo...more >>

When I try to send a reply or a forward to someone who cc me on an an e-mail they received, the original message is lost on my response. I can't even cut and past it inot a new e-mail message. How can I keep the original message when I respond?? EXAMPLE: My secretary included me as a cc when ...more >>

As we know that, in VC6, we can easily remove a function by right click it in Class View, but in VS2005, I can't find this feature any more, I was wondering if VS2005 supports this feature. anybody knows? Thanks. ...more >>

hi, Operating System: Xp Language :Vb.Net 2005 Connetion :Oledb Provider :OraOLEDB.Oracle Oracle Version :9i vfp connectionstring : gstrPVMDBPath_I = "Provider=vfpoledb.1;Data Source=\\it-development\IT Development\Development\Chandlers\Sales\PV\Data;Collating Sequence=Machine" i...more >>

I have XP SP2,with all upgrades-I've installed VB 2003-and I can't get ASP Web Applications because though I installed IIS (component thru Windows XP) It claims I do not have IIS installed or .Net Framework 1.1 installed-but I installed both! Are there any reasons why either or both of these a...more >>

Hi, I'm getting the following error message when I trried to compile my c program in using MS Visual C++ .Net IDE. "The user's security settings prevent the process from being created." "These settings are required for building" I guess there might be some security setting that must be ...more >>

I am an ASP.NET developer, and Visual Studio 2005 seems to have stopped declaring the controls that I add in the *.designer.vb files, therefore forcing me to manually add them before I can use them in code that I write in the *.aspx.vb and *.ascx.vb files. Why is it no longer automatically d...more >>

I have the 2005 version of the express editions C#, VB.NET , and VC++.NET installed on my computer. I would like to install the VS2005 Pro 90 day trial. Will I need to uninstall the express editions or can I leave them in place? I have mainly been using .NET lately, but the need is arising...more >>

Where I can find to download "Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (Mage.exe) " or "Manifest Generation and Editing Tool, Graphical Client (MageUI.exe) ". Is there any other tool which will help me to include with an application (developed using VB6.0) an embedded manifest that defines its ex...more >>

I have created a program that require a third parth runtime deployment. How can i add this runtime setup.exe as part of my deployment project? -- Phil Joyce One Source Document Solutions Inc....more >>

I need to read a data file that contains characters with French accent (àâçé) and also carriage return and new line feed characters. In my code, 1. If I use StreamReader.ReadLine method, it won’t recognize the French accent letters and carriage return. 2. If I use StreamReader.Read...more >>

Hi Can we do Device IO Control by dotnet language ? Can we use dotnet to write driver or other hardware control middleware ? Thank you ....more >>

I've VS2005 professional running on VISTA (YES !!!), took me 2 weeks I use to develop webcontrols. But the template is missing. What is wrong here. Where is it? I've developed several in VS2003, when upgrading on a different pc I could mange the code, compile and so on. But now on my vista ...more >>

Hi all, Right now, I'm debugging a C# library by starting an external application. To do this, I go in the project settings of the C# project, go in the Debug section and check the radio button "Start external program". I then specify the application that will start my library. I was won...more >>

Is there a way to create your own custom dialog, e.g. if I would like to have my company logo on a dialog?...more >>

I've defined a .bat file that handles several post build event such as applying a MSI transform (msitrans.exe) and signing two files (signtool.exe). The batch file runs perfectly when I call it directly, but when I call it from within VS2005 each of the individual commands fail. The follow...more >>

I have VS2005 already installed and I need to install VS2003 as well. I started to install VS .Net 2003 and I got the message that I must install a different version of certain components (Visual .Net Prerequisites). Trying to do that I get the message : Setup has detected that another program ...more >>

I have recently bought a new computer and am trying to install VS 2005.NET that I received at the ready to launch event. All the prerequisites are installed and it will stop responding at “Executing action Remove TempHxDs”. I started the install and came back in the morning and it had not...more >>

Hello All, I am calling a c# assembly registered with codebase switch from my VB6 application everything runs perfect. I have compiled same assembly in the separate folder but upon accessing this assembly by instantiating one of the class I get the following error Run Time Error 81031040 (F...more >>

Hi Operating System: Xp Language :Vb.Net 2005 Connetion :Oledb Provider :OraOLEDB.Oracle Oracle Version :9i 1. My datagridview has constant columns. I am trying to insert data in to one of my oracle table as the user press a button. If the user...more >>