How do you change the developer type after you have installed VS2005? ...more >>

Hi everyone, I need to generate BizTalk Project and components programmatically, I tried to use the DTE.Project class, but I can't manipulate the project properties (e.g. AssemblyName, references). Does anyone have experience on using DTE with BizTalk project? Basically what I want to do is to c...more >>

I am exploring the Snippet Manager for VS 2005 and have some questions. Most of the packaged snippets appear to be Visual Basic, with only a limited number supplied for C#. I am curious why this is so. Also, I tried importing a C# snippet but it only allowed me to import into Visual Basic, ...more >>

I cannot put breakpoints into my Pocket PC application's timer or paint event handlers using VS 2005 and .NET CF 2. I get "There is no source code available for this current location" and "Remote Connection Lost" errors. I can breakpoint in other spots. These breakpoints do work on VS 2003 ...more >>

Can I develop for .NET CF 2.0 using VS 2003?...more >>

Hello, have create a multiproject template as explained at the article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/06/01/CodeTemplates/ It is working and creating all the projects I've added, but when it creates the solution first it creates the main folder solution, adds the .sln file there a...more >>

Hello, I'm writing macro for VS2005 and I need to find programmatically currently active document in Solution Explorer hierarchy. "Track Active Item in Solution Explorer" option is OFF, so I need to figure out solution path for active document. I can easily find file path of active doc...more >>

I have lost toolbox and when I click on toolbox under view menu, nothing happens. Any ideas? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hello, I've noticed a nice feature in VS 2005: Intellisense now provides autocompletion for Color, Pen, Brush parameters with the static members in the Color, Pens and Brushes classes (perhaps this works for more classes). This is new, because previously only enumerations got this treatme...more >>

Hi, Back in 2002 with .NET first version, VSA was announced as a managed replacement for VBA - essentially one that would understand the managed object model. My question is whether in VS 2005 we have this already as a real tool we may use and whether it comes with Team Edition VS 2005 f...more >>

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that if you have registering Visual Studio 2005 finally has some benefits. You can get electronic PDF books about Visual Studio 2005 and some other stuff. For example, the updated book "Working with Visual Studio 2005" by Craig Skibo and others (prev...more >>

VS2005 has a bad habit of shrinking my form every time I compile. I doubt if there's a solution to this problem (besides Microsoft's fixing the bug), but I'm curious if anyone else has experienced the same thing. The Story: I converted a C# project from VS2003 to 2005. Ever since then, ...more >>

I don't know how or when but my IDE line breaks all rows wider than the display surface (and inserts a small return like arrow), this is quite annoying but I have been unsuccessfull in my attempts to find where to stop it! Anyone with a suggestion? / Peter ...more >>

I recently moved from VS .Net 2003 to 2005. In 2003 I could edit .asp files and colour coding and Intellisense was provided, now it no longer is. Can anyone tell me how to get it working again? -- Joe Fawcett (MVP) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=8AA9D5F5-E1C2-44C7-BCE8-87...more >>

I accidently killed the tabs in my toolbox and it really messed things up including compile errors. how can I restor the tabs and all the tools in my toolbox? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, Is XSLT debugging an included feature of VS2005 Standard? I used it in Beta2 but it seems to be disabled in VS2005 Standard. I also cannot get the XSL intellesense to work for xmlns:xsl=http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform Thanks, Mike ...more >>

Hi all, I had a web app on 1 server that I moved to another server (simply copied files over). Intellisense used to be working, but now it no longer is working. Any ideas why? When i am in the page.aspx.vb page, I dont get any intellisense at all. I dont get intellisense on the .ascx.vb pages ...more >>

Hello, I'm wondering if it is possible to open and modify a csproj file programmatically outside of a Visual Studio Add-in project. I'm envisioning something to the effect of the following (simplified) pseudo code: VSProject proj = VSProject.LoadFromFile(pathOfProjFile); proj.RemoveFile(...more >>

It seems like there have been a lot of issues w/ 05. And no, I haven't evaluated any of the betas or the release. Just as an informal 'poll', if you have successfully used the RELEASE version of VS05 with *NO* problems, please reply to this post. (No problems being defined as same or fewe...more >>

Hi, I found that vc2005 intellisense will hang for one of my project, I spend some time to make a smallest project which can reproduce this problem. I try to attach the project here, but NNTP server say the article is too long, where can I post my test project(94.6KB)? Or, Is there any fi...more >>

Hi, I use nested master pages. On a content page I dropped some ASP.NET controls. The page and the contols work but VS.NET reports an error for each <asp:...> server control: Error 1 Unrecognized tag prefix or device filter 'asp'. ´ This is how the content page looks like: <%@ Page L...more >>

I'm using vs.net 2005 with emacs bindings. I can't figure out how to get a context aware newline + auto indent. The cursor always goes directly to the far most left column. If I type a semicolon and then hit tab it will move to the right location. Is there some combination of settings I need...more >>

Hi, We all know the end user must install the .NET Framework 2.0 to run 2.0-Framework applications. But, is there a way to 'embed' the framework into a windows forms application without the user actually installing the framework in the first place. The application would load the CLR at ru...more >>

Hi. Assuming i have changed some properties of a control in a form sub class in the form designer. Is there a simple way to get back all properties of the base class? regards and thanks, Jan...more >>

When I installed VisualStudio 2005, I selected C++ as thee default language. Now when I go to creawte a new project, it has Visual C++ at the top, then there is an "Other languages" node. I would like to change that so that C# is at the top and C++ is part of the other languages. Is there any...more >>

I have a migrated project from VS2003. In severals forms, and in random cases the designer displays this error: "The designer cannot process the code at line 109: Me.button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button The code within the method 'InitializeComponent' is generated by the designer and s...more >>

Is there a way to add a control with a macro to the current form I am working on? What I am looking to do is that every time I add a textbox I would like to add a label. Thanks Matt PS. I am using VS 2005 ...more >>

If I am writing a class which inherits from some other class, is there a simple IDE way to select a method in the base class and insert basic stub code to override it in the child class? I am unable to find a way, but maybe I'm not searching on the right keywords to find the answer. I expect...more >>

// VS2005 path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC#\Snippets\1033\Visual C# I'd like to relocate to My Documents. Is this possible? <%= Clinton Gallagher ...more >>

Hi All, This question is in regards to VS2003 (using C#, if that's important), but I would appreciate any comments on VS2005 (if there is a difference), as I will be moving to that "soon." I am making a first attempt at creating my own Add-In (more as an exercise in doing so than for any...more >>

I have derived a small example of the problem mentioned above. It is setup like this: Assembly 'PluginHelper' has a class named 'Helper'. Assembly 'PluginFramework' has a class named 'PluginBase' and a class named 'TextPlugin' that inherits 'PluginBase'. Assembly 'PluginImpl' has a class n...more >>

Is there a way to permanently kill or make disfunctional the DataDirectory macro. When I put a connection string in Settings I really don't want some Macro messing with it. http://blogs.msdn.com/smartclientdata/archive/2005/08/26/456886.aspx ...more >>

I just installed and fired up my VS.NET 2005 with deep anticipation for all the great things that I have been reading about. I decide to migrate my existing VS.NET 2003 solution which contains an ASP.NET application. I must say that the migration did not go as smoothly as I would have anticipat...more >>

Hi, I'm experiencing consistent hangs in VS.NET 2005 if I: - Open the macros IDE - Setup a breakpoint inside a macro - Debug the macro - When stepping through the macro code, make a code change (anywhere in the module). - Try to save the file (macro project). Both the macros IDE and t...more >>

Hi, is there anyway to have Macro projects under source control, and make Visual Studio recognize this, so that I can check out/in the projects from within the IDE? I've reverted to checking them out from the command-line, which causes some other problems (see my previous post about keyb...more >>

Hi, I've developed some macros using the macros IDE. The macros are stored in a separate macro project (.vsmacros file), that I load using Tools/Macros/Load Macro Project. Once loaded, I can assign shortcut keys to the different macros - but, if I unload/load the macro project the assign...more >>

In the IDE I have the ToolBox and DataSources Tabbed/Docked on the left so that they fly out when you hover over the tab. Sometimes they don't want to go back in. Is there a trick to make them retract. Problem is most prononuced in the design mode. Clicking on the form or sourcecode does...more >>

Sorry I can't find a VS2005 group so here goes... Is it possible to visually edit the TableMappings of the underlying DataAdapter of a TableAdapter?? This is possible to do for a simple DataAdapter using the properties window when exposed on the simple component designer. I can resort to t...more >>

Which of the 2 has an easier to use debugger, what has better variable value display, stepping, function returns, stack display etc. thanks ...more >>

I created a new project in VS 2005 - manually added some xml files to the folder tree and then through the IDE did an include in project... Now I am getting warnings for each file I added... The file 'file' could not be added to the project. A file with the same path already exists in the...more >>

One of the things I liked about VS2003 (and 2002, for that matter) was that when I added an interface to a class definition VS automagically added stubs for the methods: public class A : B, ISerializable { .... GetObjectData(...) <- this got added automagically when you completed typing ISeri...more >>

Hello, I'm running VS 2005 Pro with a Visual Basic application project, and I ran into the following issue: when opening VS from a different user account than the one it has been installed from, it will reset its settings (with a select layout configuration dialog) and, after this, the "C...more >>

I am trying to create a service application using VB.NET (VS 2005) and I need to use the "system.timers.timer" class. However when I drag the timer from the toolbox from either components or windows forms I end up with the "system.windows.forms.timer". I read that the one in the components a...more >>

Hi, We are pleased to announce the release of SourceHero 1.0 Beta. SourceHero is a source control tool built on Microsoft SQL Server which integrates with Visual Studio.NET and JBuilder. It is designed to be the compelling replacement for Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. For information about...more >>

Hopefully this is the right place to post this -- if not, please let me know where the appropriate place is. Can anyone point me to a VS2005 macro that locates a running Windows process by name and then kills it? Many thanks, -- (O)enone ...more >>

I have the latest & greatest VS2005 standard installed, as well as VS2003 Enterprise arch. I am having no problems with 2003. In VS2005, when I open an existing project or create a new one (tried every project type, including website), the "Solution Explorer" pane does not appear anywhere. All...more >>

VS 2005: I've run into an issue building a web using a local drive map. The dev workstation maps a drive to the web server. Build shows successful. However, reference components that are pointing to the C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework file structure are missing on the web server. Wh...more >>

I recently performed a Windows Update on 2 XP SP2 machines. Since then I have 2 VS .NET 2003 IDE problems that are driving me crazy. The first is that I can no longer use the C# Class Wizard. From Class View if I select Add->Add Class.., the wizard appears followed by an error dialog about a s...more >>

How can I delete a template in the "New Web Site" selections? ...more >>

Hi, How can I send this idea to microsoft? If I'll be the first one who suggest it, should I get any fee for that? Thanks, rachel ...more >>