Using Visual Studio .NET 2003 as a code editor and debugger, however we use a UNIX based CVS server for source code control, which requires the line feed characters be UNIX style LF characters, I realise this can be done using the "Save with encoding" or "Advanced save options" boxes, but t...more >>

Hello there. It's annoying to debug my own code, but even more annoying to "debug" others code which is supposed to work. That is, when I use STL, I don't want the debugger to go into the constructor or dereference operator source of std::list when I use it. Is there a way to prevent this fro...more >>

ToolWindow Add-in Example from: Visual Studio .NET 2003 Automation Samples The ToolWindow Add-in Example shows how I can create a UserControl in a ToolWindow. I am developing an Add-in in C#. I would like to display one of several UserControls in the ToolWindow depending on the select...more >>

HI all, I am creating small VS.NET add-in and have 2 problems: 1. I am extending context menus in the different windows. I am able succesfully add commands to context menus of code editor ("Code Window"), help window ("DefaultContext") and selection context in help window ("SelectionCon...more >>

Hi, How do I get VS.Net to display my custom controls in the property browser in the following scenario. I have an vs solution that contains my assembly that contains all my controls. I have a separate vs solution set up for my aspx pages. In my aspx pages I use the Page directive to ...more >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C4D2CA.901CCD90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've developing .NET projects using VB.NET with a Dell 8200 1.9 MH with = 1 gig RAM. From time to time my ...more >>

Hi, when I'm trying to open or create a new project the VS.Net 2003 IDE hangs for 1 minute or even longer in the file/directory dialog box until I can change to a directory, and that repeats for every subfolder. As soon I'm in my project everything works fine, and the IDE is doing it's job....more >>

Hi: I am working on ASP.NET writen in C# and using VS.NET. I created a project and then I copied and pasted some ASPX pages from other projects. So I have to change the namespace of each copied ASPX page code-behind to make them work in the project. Is there any easy way to change their ...more >>

Hello, I am having a problem with Visual Studio .NET 2003 (7.1.3088) If I change the toolbars -- add buttons or just enable/disable some of = the toolbars -- the changes will not stick. When I restart Visual Studio, the toolbar layout will revert to the = previous one. I think that this ...more >>

To avoid breaking URLs, I need Visual Studio.NET to open a file with ASP extension as if it was an ASPX file in the Web Designer. I tried right clicking on the file and using the "Open With..." but it keeps thinking it's an XML file. I want VS.net to consider all my ASP files as ASPX web forms. ...more >>

Is there a VS command that will create a GUID within the IDE? (In Delphi, there's Ctrl+Shift+G which creates a new GUID and pastes the string form into the edit buffer at the cursor. So far, I haven't found the VS equivalent.) -- programmer, author http://www.midnightbeach.com and fat...more >>

Hello, I just installed VS 2003 Developer edition, and tried using update from help menu, and get Visual Studio .NET setup encountered errors while attempting to download required files. Check your Web Browser configuration settings and your connection hardware, and then try again. Ye...more >>

Is there a property that will can be checked to determine if VB app is running from the IDE or from the executable in the bin directory? Thanks for any help....more >>

After a month of steady and succesful usage, VS2005 has suddenly started crashing any time I try to go to html or aspx design mode. The Whidbey IDE consumes 100% CPU forever. I have to go into the Task Manager and kill the process (shutting down the application fixes the CPU burn but leaves ...more >>

Hi, I have developed an OLE DB provider, and although using a OleDbCommandBuilder generates the UPDATE and DELETE statements correctly and without error, using the Data Adapter Configuration Wizard fails. I have dug deep into the Microsoft.VSDesigner.dll library, and narrowed down the error...more >>

I've just tried VS.Net 2003 and sadly I've seen that the intellisence does not work in when working with SQL statements. The intellisence feature is such a timesaving feature in generel, that I simply cannot understand why this feature isn't implemented in the SQL environment. Am I the o...more >>

If you change the class libraries used in a project, how do you ensure the project using the classes is able to use the latest version of the dll? I have some classes I use, but when I change or add to those, I have to re-reference the classes in order for the changed or added functionli...more >>

I am trying to reduce the disk space in use on my lap top in order to run a background disk imaging back up software. I do extensive development on the laptop in VS 2003, but only in VB.net. I have a desktop that will remain unchanged (i.e. the items I want to remove below will remain on it if...more >>

Is there any way to prevent IDE wrapping a string costant in the #Windows form Designer generated code region? It is really annoying because when I search an occurence of a word it could be splitted in two parts and so I have to manually check the Designer generated code region. Thank you, Pa...more >>

When I open multiple SQL files, each file open in a seperate instance of .NEt IDE instead of opening in one instance with multiple tabs (one tab per file). HOw can I make the files open in one instance of .NET IDE? Thanks, Bob...more >>

There are some IDE's out there that can highlight the current line you are on, is there a way of doing the same in VS.net? ...more >>

Excuse me for a novice question: We have two vs.net 2003 solutions. There is a project which contains the classes that define the TCP messages used to communicate between the solutions. This project currently belongs to the first solution. However, the programmers of the second solution want ...more >>

I have installed MSDN on a shared server so that each computer does not have to be updated every few months. The problem is that i can not find a way to integrate it with Visual Studio.net 2003 so that when a developer hits f1 it fires up the shared MSDN. Is there a way. Any help greatly ap...more >>