I hope someone can help. Suddenly Up Arrow in the text editor does page up! It does not do a line up. I have tried changing the keyboard scheme to various ones, but it always page's up. Of course I checked my keyboard, and in notepad up arrow is indeed one line up, so its not a hardware probl...more >>

I've just installed .NET studio on Windows 2000 SP3 at work. Two others are using this application without error(same environment), but i cannot even open a project without my pc crashing. I just had my machine re-imaged and started the install from scratch. Previously, I was able to open an ASP...more >>

Hi, I posted a question quite a while back asking how to dynamically adjust the DesignTimeVisible attribute in a component designer. The answer to that question was to override the PreFilterAttributes method and selectively add the DesignTimeVisible attribute. This does work, and we thought ...more >>

Hello. I'm working on a Windows Form Application that will generate an xhtml file based on the contents of an xml file. I began by creating a new solution, adding a new xml file, then adding a few elements. The editor didn't assist with indenting as I typed. I played around with the settings...more >>

While using VS.NET 2003, if you create a title tag in the HTML area of an aspx page that is to be run as a server-side tag such as: <title runat="server" id="PageTitle"></title> And using similiar code in the code-behind: Protected WithEvents PageTitle As System.Web.UI.HtmlControls.HtmlGe...more >>

Hello, I am trying to create a macro that enables/disables Tools/ Options / HTML/XML / HTML / Attribute Value Quotes. I have tried recording the macro and setting the function but all what recorded was the following VB code: DTE.ExecuteCommand("Tools.Options") Which simply brings up the ...more >>

Hello, Wierd one here. For the past 2 days everytime I click on the solution explorer the machine just goes out to lunch never to return. I have to manually go into the task manager and kill the enviroment. I have unistalled CodeRush, and reinstalled 2003 enterprise but this has not correc...more >>

Which group would be the best for asking questions about writing macros which interact with the IDE? ...more >>

Hi, We've got two developers working on the same mixed C++ project, using .SLN and .CPROJ project file (i.e. with identical configurations) on two different VS .NET 2003. The project files are in CVS. On one machine if you don't change anything between builds, the compiler recognises this. If ...more >>

I have a couple of forms I've been working with for about a month now, but when I double-click on them, I only see the underlying code. I don't see the design pane. I don't know what I did to cause this. How do I get them to display in the form designer again?...more >>

hi there, in VS 7.1 there are various "macros for build commands and properties" to be used in a project's "properties". those macros include but are not limited to: $(ConfigurationName), $(RootNameSpace), $(ProjectName), $(TargetName), $(WebDeployPath). i'd like to make use of those macro...more >>

Hi I'm writing an Add-in that interacts with the VS.NET editor. The Add-in parses the editors ActiveDocument to extract various CodeElements from the ActiveDocument.ProjectItem.FileCodeModel.CodeElements collection. However, I've noticed that if the source file I want to parse isn't part o...more >>

My environment: VS .NET 2003 Version 7.1.3088 When I try to compare two objects which have same basic type like this: //row is a DataRow object, both columns are integer type with same value System.Debug.Write(row["title_id"] == row["book_title_id"]); The C# actually runs and give a "False...more >>

Hi, adding a control with runat=server to an aspx page (using code - not designer view) - don't cause the control to be added to the code behind (.cs ot .vb file) only if i change the aspx view to designer and then to the HTML view again, the code behing is changed to add the controls with ...more >>

I want a way to document new projects as they are created so when I open a solution that contains many projects I can get properties on a project and use that project's description tab to display its meta data I could use to remind me what the project was created for, by whom and so on. I und...more >>

Hello, I encountered strange problem. When following code is compiled in Debug it works ok. However when I compile it in Release. During uninstal VS .net 2003 display crash warning. What is more no exception is thrown. BTW addins are removed properly. Someone has idea what I do wrong. ...more >>

I have a project that has 2 embedded resources. (Both text files.) I have noticed that most of the time when I change the file and build the project the copy of the file in the .exe does NOT get updated. Sometimes I can go to Build Action for the embedded file and change it to Content and back...more >>

I have run into a problem that I can't understand and it is becoming really annoying. The problem occurs when I compile my solution. When compiling the IDE(?) sometimes removes properties that are set in the "Designer generated code" region. Let me give you an example... In one of my fo...more >>

I am each day becoming more and more addicted to the new .Net framework because of its cool RAD facilities. However, performance and speed is extremely important for my application development. I have done many various tests to compare the performance speed of applications written in C++ 6.0 V....more >>

In Tools | Options | Text Editor | C# | Formatting there is an option called "Leave open braces on same line as construct." This gives you the choice of two options for formatting braces: OPTION 1: namespace n { class c { public string s { get { ...more >>

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OK, I know the HTML editor is flakey and is liable to rearrange HTML, concatenating it all on one line, etc, but I'm encountering an issue now that I've never seen it do before. I know I should be using a different program to edit HTML. I also know I should be using CSS to do my positioning, b...more >>

I have an add-in and I am using the ReferenceAdded and ReferenceRemoved events that are available in the DTE. I've noticed that these events are fired about 3 or 4 times for each reference that is added or removed. Is this expected behavior or a known bug? My code is being run multiple times per ...more >>

Can someone tell me where the file is that pulls in all of the most recently used projects on the startup tab? I would like to edit it and take off some of the projects showing. Thanks, - J ...more >>

Hello, Can anyone point me to a grep addin for vs.net? By this I mean that I would like to be able to do a search and see all instances of the result at once. Thanks Marc Pelletier...more >>

-How to detect if computer has Network card? if yes, how to get his MAC address? -How to detect if computer has Modem PCI. if yes, how to get his unique number? How to Get Computer procesor unique ID or Motherboard unique ID? Thanks you ...more >>

This is absolutely frustrating. We created a simple Windows project in VB.NET 2003 with only on form Form1. Then I added a TabControl on the form, and added 2 TabPages on TabControl. then I added one button on each TabPage. close the form and open it again. Now when I click TabControl to go to T...more >>

I add my assembly in GAC. but , in visual studio, i click Add reference, i can't see my assembly in the .NET assembly part. what wrong? ...more >>

Hi, is there a way to implement prebuild and postbuld commands for setup project, as we can for normal projects? Thanks Sunny...more >>

Hello, I am writing to let you know that it was a dissapointing experience interacting with the new IDE of Visual Studio 2005, particularly concerning the toolbars and menus. Both, menus and toolbars have this gradient-like look and feel to them which isn't really professional. It reminds me o...more >>

Hello, I am writing to let you know that it was a dissapointing experience interacting with the new IDE of Visual Studio 2005, particularly concerning the toolbars and menus. Both, menus and toolbars have this gradient-like look and feel to them which isn't really professional. It reminds me o...more >>

Hello, I am writing to let you know that it was a dissapointing experience interacting with the new IDE of Visual Studio 2005, particularly concerning the toolbars and menus. Both, menus and toolbars have this gradient-like look and feel to them which isn't really professional. It reminds me o...more >>

Hello, I am writing to let you know that it was a dissapointing experience interacting with the new IDE of Visual Studio 2005, particularly concerning the toolbars and menus. Both, menus and toolbars have this gradient-like look and feel to them which isn't really professional. It reminds me o...more >>

I have recently recieved my complimntary copy of VB.NET 2003 from MS for VB at the Movies Promo, and have installed it. Hoever, whenever I launch VB.NET, I get an error saying "MS Development Environment has not been installed for the current user." Previously, I have had this problem with Off...more >>

This item is available from Tools/Options, Environment folder/Projects & Solutions. Any idea how to get at this via the automation objects? VSIP? I have this turned off by default, but sometimes I turn it on just to find a file in our large projects. All I can get the macros to do is DTE.Execu...more >>

I have been using the following C# code to add new items to a project (this is in the context of Visual Studio automation) using EnvDTE; .... project.ProjectItems.AddFromFile(fileName); //OR this: project.ProjectItems.AddFromFileCopy(fileName); However, I now have the requirement to add t...more >>

I have resigned myself that to the undeniable fact the VS.NET (2003) will attempt to reformat my HTML tags, making my code almost completely indecipherable, any time I switch to the Design tab. Of course, this is ridiculous. However, since it quite simply cannot be solved, my approach is to N...more >>

OK, I'm having a brain fart on this one. I'm getting a dreaded " Could not load type" type error on my application and a bit of research indicates that this could mean anything from a corrupt DLL to a corupt IIS. So, after having tried many different suggestions, I'm just going to delete my pr...more >>

Right clicking a method call, and selecting 'Go to Definition' in C# navigates to the wrong method if the method is overloaded. So if you have two methods: DoSomething() { ... } DoSomething(string name) { ... } And a call to invoke a method: object.DoSomething("Car"); The 'Go to Defini...more >>

Hi there, Does anyone know if there is a VS.NET plugin that brings vi keyboard emulation capabilities to VS.NET? I have found a similar plug-in for emacs but none for vi so far. Thanks for your help. Darryl Staflund ...more >>

Hi, I've recently decided to try to become familiar with .NET programming, and I'm currently working with VB.NET. My problem is that when I start a new project and the form designer window comes up, Form1 in Form1.vb[Design] appears in the upper left of the design window and I cannot change its ...more >>

When you type /// in the editor in a C# source file, a comment block is created as soon as the last slash is typed. Is the format of the output (i.e., the generated template) hard-coded into the IDE or does the IDE call a macro which generates the output? I'm hoping it's the latter, because I'd ...more >>

Huh, I was surprised. Why I can not use: sn -R *.dll mykey.snk Is there something special behind this limitation? Thanks Sunny...more >>

Greetings, My "Command Window" (Ctrl+Alt+A) now has a ">" caret prefix all new line. As a result, I can't use the "Command Window" to enter expression or check out variables. I must have entered a wrong short cut key somehow to alter the "Command Window" behavior. Have been pulling every la...more >>

Implementing the page controller pattern in Visual Studio 2003 cause the Web Forms Designer to give the following error. "The file could not be loaded into the Web Forms Designer. … The class 'App.Web.Client.Common.UI.BasePage' could not be loaded." Specifically the code behind page inh...more >>

The latest in a long long .... long list of IDE problems. In ASP.NET designer. Add a button. Go to properties to change the text. If you go their to quickly (hard to figure why) it keeps setting the focus to somewhere else (most likely background processing in the designer). So keystrokes g...more >>

Hi, Under VS6-VB6, when a method got a parameter that is a member of an enumeration, the enumeration appears as a list, immediately, while, with VS 2003-C#, it seems we FIRST have to type the enumeration name: (under a form): this.SetStyle( at that point, in VB6, we cou...more >>

Hi, I am building a custom wizard engine in C# following the example in "Mastering Visual Studio.NET" by Griffiths, Flanders and Sells (pg 304). Unfortunately, I'm having several problems that the book isn't helping me overcome. (It is a good book, but O'Reilly hasn't made code available and so ...more >>

Hi, I have Outlook addin, created with the help of the Extensibility wizard. This wizard also created a setup project. Now my solution contains 6 projects, which outputs assemblies, used by my addin. So far, so good. My problem is that in the dependencies list of the setup project, the ...more >>

I'm trying to implement the Wizard example in "Mastering Visual Studio.NET" (pg 301) for creating a project with a strongly named assembly. In the script I need to call "sn.exe -k keyFile". I have tried every variation of dte.ExecuteCommand("Tools.Shell... that I can think of and I always get ...more >>