VS.Net Page Setup dialog box has the option to print Page Header, but I didn't find any way to customise it. It prints full path of the file and page number. In previous versions of VC(and if I remember correctly in Interdev) there were options to specify date/time of printing as well as positi...more >>

Hi, Apparently devenv /clean release "c:\MySolutions\Visual Studio Projects\MySolution\MySolution.sln" does not work as advertised for a C# solution. No files are deleted. What workarounds are there? We have VS.NET 2003 Enterprise Architect Edition. I cannot believe that this most basic...more >>

This is a very strange issue, which I am shocked that I'm getting... I have an assembly which references a satelite assembly that contains resource strings. This assembly contains a base form which is used by other assemblies in visual inheritance. If I look at this form in the designer, th...more >>

I have the academic version of VS.NET 2003, and would like to create a "view" in a SQL Server Database. I have succeeded in doing this using the Enterprise Architect version of VS.NET 2002, but can't seem to do it in VS.NET 2003 AE. The following help topic: ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/...more >>

I have the following code that is not working the way I intend: // global.RoomRegister is a string property that returns // some string text if( global.RoomRegister.IndexOf( o.Trim() ) > 0 ) so I place a breakpoint here and when the code stops executing, I go to the command window to tak...more >>

I keep getting this error and it is frustrating because I have not changed anything on that module. And it is not the same module all the time. It seems more random than anything else. It does not happen when a particular module is to be used but instead at the startup of the site in debug mode. ...more >>

Using VS.NET 2003. When editing a gif image in the resource editor, one can use the color picker to select an existing color from the image and then draw, paint, etc with that color. How can I get the hex value of the selected color? The color did not come from the palette. TIA. -- Al...more >>

I am using Visual Studio .NET and I have an existing C++ project. I can find walk-throughs that create custom templates for new projects but what I need is a way to add custom templates, e.g., 'Add SDO Class', 'Add Dlg Class', for an existing project. Does anyone know how do do this or kn...more >>

One of the navigation methods I liked to use in VS6 is the Members Of drop down which is at the top of the editing frame. Just pull down the list, click on the member you want to go to, and you're there (well, after doing the same in the Types list!) I've noticed to my frustration that a...more >>

Assemblies can't be unloaded, but there is a way to effectively do this by using a second app domain and closing it when you're done. Works in normal projects, but in plugins, using CreateInstance from the secondary domain throws an exception saying the file could not be found. I figured, OK, I'l...more >>

I was using a 3rd party ActiveX control with MS Visual Studio .Net under Windows NT. Now I have upgraded to Windows 2000, but this particular 3rd party ActiveX is causing a problem. The solution builds OK, but I cant display/edit the dialog as the component cant be instantiated. However ...more >>

Hi group, When I open a new ASP .NET Application project from VS.NET, I had window showed 'Web Access Failed' with following error msg: The default web access mode for this project is set to file share, but the project folder at 'http://localhost/Spikeshop' cannot be opened w...more >>

How can I use the designer to add a context menu to a class which inherits from a control, e.g. treeview, without adding the context menu to a form? For example, to add a context menu with "Select All" and "Clear Selection" to a checked list box? Thanks, Aaron Queenan. ...more >>

We have several resx files where we'd like to use the same key not only for an index into a resource file, but also use that same key into a database. What we'd like to do is be able to place certain constraints on the name portion of the resx xml file so that a resource name can't exceed a cer...more >>

Hello, I am unable at this time to upgrade to VS2003 (company decision, not mine). I need to open some projects/solutions that were created with Visual Studio 2003, and I get this error: "The selected file is not a valid Visual Studio solution file" How do I open the solution in the...more >>

I have an UnhandledException handler established by ... AppDomain adCurrent = AppDomain.CurrentDomain ; adCurrent.UnhandledException += new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler( UnhandledExceptionHandler ); It will catch an event like ... throw new Exception( "bogus" ); Exceptions like ze...more >>

Hi, can somebody give me a hand with this? I have one project in C# asp.net who when i try to compile the ide hung up, the output window remains blank and in the try bar appears build started... thanks in advance for any workaround to know whats happening in the underground Ariel ...more >>

Hello All, I just wiped my disk and did a clean re-install of windows xp professional and vs.net. Unfortunately, when I try to open an ASP.NET app which I am developing, I get this error message: "visual studio.NET has detected that the specified web server is not running asp.net version 1...more >>

Hi, The ImageList class holds a property named TransparentColor and the Color class defines a color named Transparent. Where are these colors in the bitmap editor. I cant see how I can correlate colors in the bitmap editor to colors in the color class in order not to get the background ...more >>

I have a question about the project list on the start page. I have VS.NET 2003. On the list only 4 solutions will show up at a time. I want to know how to get more to display. Thanks, Mike...more >>

Anyone else notice a strange window appear in their dual monitor configuration? Several people here with the same setup as me, see the same thing. Window Description: You can see the frame of the window, but the contents never paints. It only shows up on the 2nd monitor and gets focus when ...more >>

Inane question of the day ... Most Windows® applications have a tool bar with a set of icons. These icons are very similar (identical) from application to application. (Open, Add, Close, Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, etc.) Where do I find these "standard" icons for use in application...more >>

Just an irritation, I find tahoma to be a very easily readable font, however the IDE tools option dialog only lets me select Tahoma Bold coincidentally, SQL Query analyzer does the same annoying thing... any workarounds, suggestions? (besides select a different font :-P ) -- Eric New...more >>

Hi, I'm running VS.NET 7.0.9466 and I have a solution with several unmanaged, C++ projects in it. I created a dozen or so Task List shortcuts (Ctrl-K, Ctrl-H) spanning several source files. I can see the shortcuts in the Task List fine. But when i close the solution and immediately r...more >>

Hello all: I work on a dual monitor machine. Usually VS.Net is running maximized in the left (primary) monitor. Now I've noticed that every now and then I can see a "mystery window" -- the frame and caption bar (and only those items) of a window on my right monitor. It appears in the lo...more >>

How can I have access to the my addin's installation path? I need to read some files from the addin directory and I can't figure how to do that by using the Addin class. I see that the Assembly class (under System.Reflection namespace) has a Location property, but I don't know how to obtain th...more >>

Hi, Has anyone come across the issue with some of the dialog's in the Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE using a check list box not registering clicks when on the secondary (or tertiary etc.) Monitor? Specfic dialog I found this in today (but have seen in others) is the Batch Build dialog. I ...more >>

In C# editor, what are the shortcut keys for jumping to a method's top or bottom from the middle of it (or any code block with in curly-braces {} for that matter). Thanks for any help. Aamir...more >>

Hello, I suddenly find myself unable to add new classes or projects. When attempting to add a new class by selecting the "Add new class" menu item, and entering the class name, a popup appears stating that: "Could not run the 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\VC#\CSharpPro...more >>

The server explorer in vstudio has stopped working.with these errors: "The type initializer for "System.Net.Dns" threw an exception. The type initializer for "System.Net.Sockets.Socket" threw an exception." I have completely uninstalled VS.NET, and reinstalled using MSDN discs 2070 and 207...more >>