We have a web project that references couple of other dlls in the project. When I try to build the solution, I get this error: Cannot check out <File>. It is binary and is already checked out. An MS site says that multiple checkouts on dlls are not allowed. Is there a workaround for this error o...more >>

Is there a wizard which allowes you to generate. db accessor class in VS 2003? Similar wizard to the one when selecting database support in new MFC project wizard. This way a lot typing could be saved. Thanks in advance ...more >>

Intellisense option is NOT working in the Command Window. However, it works in the Design/Coding window, where I write my code. I did not change any default options and I have checked settings in the Tools--Text Editor--C#--Intellisense. Everything seems fine there. Could somebody tell me what...more >>

I need to be able to access (read) the connection string of a Server Explorer data connection from within an add-in. Is there any way to do this, either in .Net 1.1 or 2.0? Thanks. Terry Mott Info-Power Int'l ...more >>

I am working on a new ASP.NET web application using VisualStudio.NET 2003 Enterprise Architect. I am also pretty much a newbie at this stuff, having been a VFP programmer for lo these many years. Please be kind, I may not use the exact proper terminology for the problems I am about to descri...more >>

In VC++6 I was able to list where every instance of a function was called from the Browse tool using "Call Graph", and I was able to list every caller of a function from the Browse tool using "Callers Graph". How might I generate this information from VS.NET?...more >>

I wanted to try my hand at directx in c# instead of c++ (vs.net 2003), but for some reason intellisense just wont pickup the namespaces unless I fully qualify it (ie. type Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D. brings up the correct class list). I have searched and searched for an answer to this, but ...more >>

Within the VS IDE is it possible to reference an assembly and be compatible with the major, minor, and build number, while at the same time not caring about the revision number? Essentially can I reference version 1.2.3.* of a product and be able to support any version of the assembly wheth...more >>

All of a sudden, the "..." button in the properties page of an image is not working (the one that takes you to the URL to pick your image). The dialog works on my other projects but not the current one. It looks like it posts back but the dialog window does not appear! Can anyone please...more >>

I had VS.NET 2003 Professional installed in my machine, I uninstalled it and installed VS.NET Enterprise Architect, now I lost previous IDE settings such as font and layout settings, is this normal behavior? Is there a way to restore all previous settings? ...more >>

I have a large solution file (~200 projects). I'm in the process of consolidating projects in order to reduce the number as well as to group file more appropriatly. Through the IDE (VC7), I tried to remove a project and the IDE crashes. I've attempted this simple operation on four different mach...more >>

When switching from a form to code or vice-versa the IDE "hangs" for a while (1 minute or so) and displays the "Not Responding" message. After an unexplained delay, it comes back to life. This makes coding very frustrating because your thought process is broken every time you need to return to...more >>

I can no longer paste using the ctrl + v shortcut. It is killing my productivity. I've gone through the keyboard shortcuts and no other shortcuts are using this key combination. I can however use the right mouse button and paste from that menu, but that is way to slow. Please help!!! th...more >>

After spending an hour making a one line change to a 50 line html file, I gave up. Vs insisted on dislaying a prior version of the file when it ran, even tho that version did not exist on the disk. I tried all the usual gymnastics to get it to behave: rebuild all, close & reopen, switch to re...more >>

Hello all, While using editors in a large project containing several projects it gets difficult to find the active editor in the Solution Explorer. I think an example will be helpful to better explain the problem. Package Explorer of Eclipse has a small toggle button named "Link With Editor...more >>

On our project we would like to be able to run gacutil without having to put any hard coded paths in the post-build event. There are macros that define some variables for running commands, but what I would like are the variables that are added when vsvars32.bat is executed. So in my post-b...more >>

Wanted to know if 2005 has design time support for CF custom controls. I was able to do it in 2003 by creating a design time version of the control library. And it used System.CF.Design.dll and System.CF.Windows.Forms.dll while creating the design time dll. I dont find these dlls in 2005 ...more >>

hi, does visual studio 2005 have a database modeller, with reverse engineering and generating, like visio & vs2k3 enterprise architect? if so, anyone got any resources on how to find/use it? cheers, andy ps. anyone know anything about it's ORM features/ how it compares to LLBLGen? t...more >>

Can I force VS.NET 2002 to use version 1.1 of the framework instead of 1.0? If so, how? Thanks....more >>

Hi, we are trying to port an addin that was written using c++ (MFC, etc..) to VS7. The best way to achieve this is creating a new addin with the wizard and include the old functionality step by step, isn't it? But here the problem starts: How can we integrate the MFC stuff in the new addin? W...more >>

In VC6 I could find the full path to my C++ source file by right snapping over its name under the File View tab, and selecting "Properties". In VC.NET I can find the path to the interface (.h) by looking at the properties of a class. So I can find the full path to the header. But I can't fi...more >>

Hi, I have inexplicably lost my SQL Server connection to my local SQL Server inside VS.Net IDE, but I can still access it with Enterprise Manager. If I try to access it with a udl file on my desktop I get this error: "Test connection failed because of an error in initializing provider. [DB...more >>

I am trying to make my pages look their best so I am trying to use special characters, such as spanish accents (for example: é and í) and other formatting characters, such as em dash and curly quotes (— and “). I don't see a way to enter these in the Designer view, so I go to the HTML vi...more >>

When I start Visual Studio, my start page displays but the 'open project' and 'new project' buttons are cut off at the bottom of the page. It seems the buttons are anchored to the bottom edge but are set too close to the bottom edge to read them. Any ideas? ...more >>

I am new to vb.net 2003 and I cannot figure out how to set a breakpoint and step through my code one line at a time. In VB6 you just set the breakpoint and when execution reached that line, you could hit F8 and the program would procede the the next line. I can set the breakpoint (double c...more >>

I open a solution from a clearcase network dynamic view and build a Windows Application. It comes out an error saying: Error reading resource file 'm:\mo_main\mcs_oam\code\winguiutility\obj\debug\mcs.oam.winguiutility.oamutilityui.resources' -- 'The system cannot find the file specified. ' ...more >>

In VS2005, if i reach a breakpoint, whatever statement called the function i'm in is highlighted. I want to change the color of this highlight, but i'm unable to find what it's called. I tried CallReturn, but this color only applies after i choose it in the Call Stack Window. I want to chan...more >>

Well...this is how my problem starts. My machine crashed and I had to reinstall everything. After reinstalling the OS and all the softwares and mappping the working directories and getting the latest version when I tried to open a project I was working on previously I got the following message: ...more >>

When I create a BasePage class in either the same or separate assembly, create a Web Form that inherits from BasePage, and then attempt to view my Web Form in the visual designer, I get the following error: WebForm1 --- The base class 'SubclassPage.BasePage' could not be loaded. Ensure the...more >>

I have a Visual Studio .Net solution that has 10-15 projects (libraries that are linked into a single EXE as part of the solution). Originally under Visual Studio 6 the SourceSafe integration worked fine. When I ported to Visual Studio .Net 2003 things changed slightly. Checkin works fine, but if...more >>

I am unable to print source code from within the IDE. For example, the code : #define abc 123 is printed as : #GHILQH CDE 123 Why ? ...more >>

Hi. I am, like many others problably, getting insane with the build-in html editor in vs.net 2003. I found this: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/tchVSAddinEnablingHTMLTidy.asp But is there a precompiled-ready-to-install edition somewhere...more >>

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.. it just started for me. When using Vs.net 2003, closing a solution now gives an Unspecified error. Nothing else seems to go wrong, and the solution closes, but its kinda unnerving. It happens even on newly created solutions, so I ...more >>

Normally opening an XLS file causes the file to open in an already running instance of Excel if there is one. However, if I add an xls file to a project and open it from VS.NET IDE a new instance of Excel is launched. Any way to change this behavior? Thanks, Sam ...more >>

I recently noticed that some of my Comment tasks (TODO's) were not being placed in the Task List. On further investigation it seems that after 100 or so were added to my file they stopped being displayed. To test this theory I then created a new project and added in 100 TODO's, //TODO: 1 ... ...more >>

Hi, My system is an athlon64 4000+ xp pro with sp2. I installed vsnet and it was working just fine for quite some time. Today i start it and get "Unknown error", nothing else. Help please? How could this happen randomly? ...more >>

I was trying to add an item to a custom toolbar in the IDE and somehow I removed the View menu. This is the one on the main menu. I can't find a way to put it back. Will someone please tell me the trick to put the View menu back by the File menu? Thanks Kalvin ...more >>

When I use a webform that inherits from another webform I have created. I am running into these compilation errors : Report.aspx.vb(15): WithEvents 'calFrom' conflicts with WithEvents 'calFrom' in the base class 'GenericReports' and so should be declared 'Shadows'. When I try and use shadow...more >>

I am having this problem for the last 1 week.=20 I've a VS.NET solution (4 C# projects) and when writing/editing the code = the CPU utilization is going to 100% and it's taking lot of time to type = each and every line of code. The intellisense is really slow too. Almost = the editor hangs.....more >>

Is it possible to use Visual Studio compiler or IDE generated files, such as sbr, bsc, map, pdb, etc. to extract function call tree information? As far as I know, Visual Studio Class Browser does not provide a feature to obtain the caller (or even called) functions. Is there some API that ...more >>

Environment: OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195 Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Microsoft Development Environment 2003 Version 7.1.3088 Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Version 1.1.4322 Background: ...more >>

I'd like to open up a txt file within VS.NET even though the file is in use by another application. Is there a setting in VS.NET that controls the locking behavior or whatever is preventing this from hapenning? Notepad can open the files fine when they're in use, just VS.NET can't. Th...more >>

I'm working in the June CTP of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2. Whenever I build a project, any C# text editor will not recognize when I press non-standard keys on my keyboard (such as ENTER, BACKSPACE, CTRL, Home, etc). Is this a known bug with any fix? Thanks....more >>

Hi everyone, The issue I'm having is occuring in the IDE of VS.NET 2003, although I'm not sure what is actually causing the problem. I can't summarize the issue, so please read on to find out more. I've created a BaseDialogEditor class that allows a developer (namely me) to create Modal edi...more >>