I have tried to add a new command for a visual studio add-in. This command should be added when the user loads any solution into the IDE(not at startup). The command should disappears when the user closes the solution. The MSDN says that ext_cm_Solution 4 The Add-in was loaded when a user load...more >>

When we right click the icon of an aspx page or cs file in the project tree, we can see a popup menu with commands like 'Rename','Delete','View Code', etc. I am creating an VS Addin and I wanted to add a new command in this menu, to call a function from my addin. How can I do this? Is this p...more >>

Two requests to change (possibly by Option) how the IDE does some of it autoformatting. 1) Aligning comments with statement that follows instead of statement that precedes Current formatting: 'if cluse comment If x Then statement 'else clause comment Else statement End...more >>

Hi! (This is also posted in vsnet.general) We are experiencing odd behaviour with our VS.NET 2003 workstations. The build process has become painfully slow over time (10 projects - > 2 min.) The IDE also seems to "freeze" for a few seconds when doing certain editing in VB. The CPU is almost id...more >>

Hi, I want to access and modify the command when build is selected. Basically I want to take the current build command and wrap it. This means I need access to the call that visual studio makes. Any idea on how to do this? I can't do it with pre/post build steps, can't create my own...more >>

in IDebugProperty2's EnumChildren function, we see the source below IEnumDebugFields* pfields = NULL; .... pmethod->EnumLocals( m_address, &plocals ); here we got 'plocals' which means the local DebugFields enumeration.my question is can i delete one item from the enumeration.for ...more >>

What are the differences between the two? (I.E. what new features/fixes does 2003 have?) Anthony ...more >>

I've used the AddNamedCommand() to add commands to the VS.NET IDE in my Addin project but this function allows the specify of only ms office button ids. I want to add custom icon into my added command but don't know how to do it. I've search through a number of addin samples from the MS we...more >>

I have to implement a custom control browser - like the Toolbox, but more hierarchical. How do I let the user drag and drop a selected control from an add-in to a form? I've tried a lot of permutations - DoDragDrop() with the System.Type of a control, with a control instance, with a control c...more >>

Hi, I want to add a command into the "Project" menu of VS.NET IDE in my Addin project. I've read some Addin samples downloaded from Microsoft Web and I can successfully add commands to other CommandBar such as "Edit" and "Tools" but not the "Project". I tried specifying "Project" when...more >>

Hi, I have a add-in that will get output dirctory for a project from configuration. I can use VCCLCompilerTool project to get the option. But the value of output dircetory can be macros like $(outDir) How can I get the value of $(outDir)? Thanks. kimura ...more >>

Recently when working with a Web User Control (.ascx) I've begun to encounter a problem: After working in the code-behind page for a little bit ( typing a few lines or so ) Intellisense and AutoFormat/AutoComplete just stop functioning. I first notice it because the line of code that I pre...more >>

Hi everyone. Sorry in advance for a long post. I'm having a weird problem with VS.NET 2002. I'm working on a small windows app (C#), with one main form. The form has tab control on it, and its pages host other controls. The project includes also six or seven controls I've written, all deri...more >>

Hi all, (I'm posting this again just to give my email). [SelectColumn] in VC++ .net 2003 ide, works using Alt+LeftMouseDrag, but not with the old VC6 keyboard shortcut [Ctrl+Shift+F8]. Actually I can not even find the command in [Customize > Keyboard ...]. Does anybody know where to fi...more >>

From a command window, is there a technique to cause "devenv file" to open the file in the currently running Visual Studio, rather than starting a second session? Thanks, John ...more >>

Hi, I have one VS.NET 2003 database project, and in my addin, I tried to get the filename by getting the selected item using (_DTE)application.SelectedItems.Item(1) as SelectedItem statment. But after that, I found the Project & ProjectItem property all are <undefined value>, and I only kno...more >>

Visual Studio's Macros IDE doesn't start when I select 'Edit'. I can see a lot of already defined macros and I can run them. But when I choose 'Edit' I get the error "Interface not registered". I have tried to run a repair, but got the same error. The repair reported that everything installed ...more >>

Hey I just read in MSDN the following for the XML designer. Caution There is no Undo command when working in Schema view. Plan your work carefully and save your files often. Don't you know how to implement undo? Will this be in a future build? Its not that hard to implement un...more >>

REPRO. Create the following regions outside the namespace #region region1 using System; #endregion #region region2 Using SomeAlias = System.Int32; #endregion Collapse one, MY #region rules are NOT FOLLOWED. Why not? Why do the IDE not follow #region rules? Why ...more >>

Developers have beeb reporting this problem for well over a year! I've been developing wiht MS tools for 13 years and am shocked that using Task Manager is the defacto solution. Come on guys - what is up? Jester...more >>

Hello! I have following developing environment: Visual Studio.NET 2003 ..NET Framework 1.1 local ASPNET account exists Windows XP Professional All worked perfectly for months. Since yesterday opening IDE (Start -> MS Visual Studio.NET 2003) WITHOUT loading any file or project or sol...more >>

Every time I save .cs file, I get the "File has been modified outside of source editor, do you want to reload". All my project files reside on my local m/c - not across a n/w. Any ideas why this happens and how I can stop it? ...more >>

I want to extend the context menu item for a project in solution explorer of VS IDE. Which object to use...? -seeni ...more >>

Hi, When you build a project file wich contains *only* c++ source files with .cc extension, you lack the C/C++ in project properties (and so, you can setup C++ properties of your project). In fact, the default editor in VS7.1 to open .cc file is a text editor (not the c++ editor) even if you ...more >>

Hi, If I tried to include a XML Schema into my Visual Basic Web App, I got the following error message: DevEnv.Exe The instruction at __________ referenced memory at ________. The memory could not be read. Ok to terminate the program Cancel to debug the program. Any help? ...more >>

Hi, I have a solution with 2 C# projects: 1. MyClass - standard class library. It depends on Microsoft.mshtml.dll (I have added a reference from the NET tab, and have set the Copy Local property to True). So, when I compile the dll, it copies Microsoft.mshtml.dll to the bin directory, whe...more >>

I have a C# project compiled with .Net Framework 1.0. I installed Framework 1.1 and did a project rebuilt. But using dumpbin I found the executable is still built with 1.0. How can I force compiler to use latest installed framework version without upgrading to VS.Net 2003? Thanks Fred ...more >>

For some reason, VS2003 has decided that it will crash whenever I try to specify the global namespace (C++ ... I have not tested any other languages). Oddly enough, member access operators and mouse hovering work fine. I was able to "fix" this by deleting the solution's IntelliSense database...more >>