Admittingly a minor issue, although an annoying one...I started using VS 2005 a few months ago, upgrading from the prior most recent version called VS .Net (which I believe is now referred to as VS 2003). I have my IDE set up for tabbed documents. In VS 2003, when I open a new document, the ...more >>

Hi, I’m having some problems with configuring a TableAdapter on a DataSet. The problem occurs when I have to related tables defined in a dataset (parent-child relation). If I add an expression column to the child table to map to a column in the parent and I try to configure the TableAdap...more >>

Hi , getting unspecified error while adding new webform to project. Any help appriciated.... Thanks, Abhijeet ...more >>

First, I'm using Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, which I hope is exactly the same as Visual Studio 2005 minus a bunch of useful features. While the property itself (Amount) appears as it should in the Properties Window, the DefaultValue is never set (it is always blank). If I enter t...more >>

Hi, ENV: VS2005 Team Ed for Developers, No local help, using 'online'. I highlight a well-known symbol in aspx code-behind (e.g. 'public') and hit F1 to get some help on it. The help viewer loads and faffs around before telling me about HTML 'LINK Attributes' at the following location: h...more >>

I'm working on a web project and lately when I build the error list shows the error but does not have any reference to the file or line number of the error. This happens for all the errors in the project. I've tested other projects and they are working fine. I've rebooted and still no go. ...more >>

Folks, Today I've been playing with some client-side scripts in Visual Studio 2005. I created a new .JS file and started typing new functions. But what amazed me was that in the first point I couldn't find document object in the VS2005 IntelliSense for that .JS file. Either if I write the d...more >>

I have a recurring problem with the forms designer is VS.net 2003. If you want to add a UserControl to your form, vs.net will call that controls initialization code when placing the control in the form. I believe this behavior only causes problems. I could care less if the designer can initial...more >>

I have had a recurring problem with my VS2003 1: It keeps loosing certain types of code, specifically MyButton.Attributes.Add("onclick", "myJavaScriptFunction();"); I add this in the private void InitializeComponent() method, after all the appropriate C# event handlers are added...more >>

vs2005: I get a "class not registered" error when trying to add a setup project (not web setup) to my solution (standard edition). That's all it says, very helpful! I think it was working before. The popup dialog is out of the stone age, this is 21st century why can't we get popup messag...more >>

I have a solution with 4 Visual Basic projects plus a Installation project. The main one is called CCA and contains just the user interface. Another one (called CCA.DAL) contains the data access layer. The documentation recommends creating the connection string in the project settings and...more >>

Is there one? I can't find it! If not, what do you use for a substitute.? Cheers, Jack. ...more >>

I need to populate the Drop Down List Box with the following values, DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5 The order of the display will be based on the value that matches with the Database value. Say for eg. if I see DD3 in the database, then I need to display DD3, DD4, DD5, DD1 DD2 Ple...more >>

After installing VS 2005 Prof. and SQl Server 2005 Dev. I have no access to the most important Item Templates in the IDE. No matter if it is a WinForm-Project or a ASP.NET-Project and no matter which language I use. A whole bunch of tempaltes are missing (class, form, masterpage just to ment...more >>

Hi, Recently a problem regarding my VS.NET 2005 toolbox occured. Most of the items appear with the same icon. I have VS.NET 2005 professional and installed Syncfusion Essential Studio 4.1. A screenshout can be found here: http://www.willi.us/groups/ToolboxIcons.jpg Does anyone have an id...more >>

I've only been using 2005 in a real world sitting (actively coding, debugging, etc for hours at a time) since it RTM'd. There are two nagging things I've been fighting and meaning to post, just never think of it at the right time (driving), so here it goes (yes, I searched the group before pos...more >>

I'm working on an integration project, trying to use a Windows Dll inside a C# Web Service. The Windows Dll works fine in my test Windows app. I used it in the Visual Studio 2005 Web Service project, and it compiles fine, but I can't start the Visual Studio debugger for runtime testing/debuggi...more >>

Hello I was used to visual embedde and visual studio 6 and the new version of visual (2005) disturb me a bit. there is no way to add or remove a preprocessor definition for multiple configuration. for insatnce if i need to had a defintion for both release and debug configuration i need to se...more >>

Is there a way to undock the code window in Visual Studio 2005 Pro? What I'd like to do is to be able to drag it around, like I can with other windows such as the Solution Explorer, Toolbox, Output, and Properties. Thanks, Gary...more >>

We are having a very consistent problem getting Visual Studio 2005 Pro to close completely upon exiting. devenv.exe remains in the Task Manager at 50% CPU usage. Opening and closing VS a second time adds another instance at 50% CPU, which then brings the system to it's knees. All of our develope...more >>

I have taken a macro that i use and created a vs.net add in. I am having a problem adding new files or items to the project. It worked fine in the macro but i am not sure how to do this in the vs.net add-in. In the macro i was able to do the following DTE.ItemOperations.AddNewItem("Web Dev...more >>

When I code I place each procedure, event, etc in a region. In prior versions of VS I could move the splitter bar ( the bar above the the vertical scroolbar) a little and it would collapse all of my opened regions, without collapsing the code within them. This feature is missing in VS2005. An...more >>

I have a VB.Net application in VS2005 that communicates to a ATL written in VC++ loaded as a project resource. The communications with the ATL DLL library work well in the VB primary thread. But if I try and communicate in the same way with the ATL in a secondary thread (System.Threading.Threa...more >>

Hi In some of the code I'm working with (porting very very old code with bits going back to VB1 days!), we've got comments that are un uppercase. I want to be able to change these to lowercase without going through them manually. Is there a way to do this using the RegEx bit of the Find an...more >>

One minute it worked, the next it didn't. I'm not sure what happened. If I press F5 to debug my web app, the solution compiles but IE never starts up. The aspnet_wp process is at 0% cpu and the memory is stable. If I click pause in the IDE, it tells me to wait until the debugger has finish...more >>

What's the keyboard shortcut to close a tab? Are the shorcuts listed anywhere? John Dalberg...more >>

We're using both VS.NET 2005 and VS.NET 2003. I just noticed that my Server Explorer in VS.NET 2005 does not contain the "SQL Servers" node underneath my local server. This node appears correctly in VS.NET 2003. What do I need to install, or turn on, to get the "SQL Servers" node to appea...more >>

If I'm on a data connection, the data menu appears and I can add tables, etc. However, I want to see the Data menu that shows the items to show datasources, add new datasource, create dataset, etc. to appear. What's the secret? Thanks, --Stan ...more >>

How to create a new solution in VS05 ????? ...more >>

Greeting, I'm using VS.NET IDE 2003 (ver 7+), but using VSS 2005 (ver 8+). I already setup a VSS DB, allow multiple chk out. Doing web project. Whenever I chk out an item in the IDE, its always being exclusively chk out. Hence can't execute the multiple chk out. And I can't find any opt...more >>

Hai , in a textbox am having text as "(20/100)+pay1*pay2" .it's a formula. and stored in a particular variable. string strformula="(20/100)+pay1*pay2" ; i've to substitute the value of the variable 'pay1' & 'pay2' and finding the value of that strformula. can any onr tell me how to find ...more >>

This question relates to create a new Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC application in C#. The new project Wizard only shows "Visual C#->Windows CE 5.0" and "Pocket PC 2003" options. I didn't see the Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC option in the list of the installed project templates. I want the wiza...more >>

I have created several macros for the VS.NET IDE using Microsoft Visual Studio Macros 7.1. In my IDE I have created a new custom toolbar with macros on the toolbar. I have also assigned keyboard commands to some of the macros. My question: How do I create a package so that I can install (and ...more >>

Does anyone know if Visual Studio (IDE) or SQL Server 2005's Management Studio has an easy way for generating a new GUID for you? Borland Delphi IDE had a key combo, ctrl+shift+G, that created a new guid and put it on the clipboard. It was very handy then to paste where ye need it. I can ...more >>

I am trying to use user32.dll with VS2005 in a mixed mode DLL assembly. I am trying to access GetClientRect from within the unmanaged code. I have included windows.h and set the Additional Library Directories in the Linker to point to the directory with user32.lib, but when I compile it I get ...more >>

I need to compile a VS project with Intel C++ compiler from Visual Studio 2005 Professional. Integration wasn't performed at Intel C++ installation (I guess it supports automation up to VS 2003 .Net). How can I setup VS2005 so Release configuration compiles with Intel C++ ? Thx, Starbuck...more >>

We are currently having a problem with the linker settings in a solution that contains multiple projects (solutions with 24 and 130+ behave the same). For example, the following linker command line options appear in a release build: /OUT:"..\..\lib\TAO_IORInterceptor.dll" /VERSION:1.4006 /...more >>

I am debugging a Smart Device (iPAQ) application with VS 2005. There are times that I put in a break point and the debugger times out (LOST CONNECTION). There's also a 'NO SOURCE CODE AVAILABLE AT THIS POINT" message. I have not quite figured out the combination but some of the failures o...more >>

Hi group, I am using the Visual C++ Development Environment 2003 (Ver. 7.1.3088) for a command line application. There is only one input parameter (file name), which I provide in the Properties settings of my project for debugging purposes. To be precise: It's in "Configuration Properties" ...more >>

I have a VB application in VS 8.0.5 that has a TabControl with five Tabs. Each Tab displays a new "screen" with WinForm controls on it, when selected. When I select a Tab page in VS Design mode, sometimes the tab page appears but all the controls are not visible (missing?) in design mode; so...more >>

Hi, VS.NET 2003 has started refusing to let me add a new (Windows) form to any project. After choosing a filename, it says 'The operation could not be completed' and takes me back to the filename chooser. As per suggestions found on Google, I first tried to uninstall Windows Scripting 5....more >>

We have recently started using Visual Studio 2005 with Visual SourceSafe 2005. I have noticed that when doing a compare of my local copy of a file that I have changed with the copy in SourceSafe that the compare application disables the IDE until it is closed. This behaviour is quickly becom...more >>

I'm bashing my head against the wall of VS .NET 2003's resource editor, trying to work out how to import a bitmap to be an icon. We already have an existing 16 colour one, but now I've been given a 256 colour version to use instead. But no matter what I do the colours come out corrupted when I...more >>

In V.S.2003, When I'm searching "Entire Solution" for a string, sometimes I get them all and sometimes I don't -- I can't see a pattern. For example, I may highlight a string in a file of the project that I'm editting and do a Find In Files and not even see that instance! I am paying att...more >>

Hi - I am new to .NET and inadvertanly closed the "margin" area on the left side of the IDE. As a result, I cannot get my toolbox to dock on the side. I can dock it on the right, but I already have help, properties, etc. over there and would like to put the Toolbox back on the left. Can you give...more >>

I develop a C# application in VS 2005, a distrbuted application with a windows client and web services communicating with SQL Server 2000 database. The solution has recently been successfully deployed, using click once plus publish of a web site. I have a problem with the development platform ...more >>

I am trying to edit an MSBuild project file in the Visual Studio 2005. I tried to use the Intellisense of the editor, so I reference the xmlns at the first line like this: <Project DefaultTargets="DDTI.Utilities.Clean" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"> W...more >>

I'm using VS 2005 (ver 8..50727.42). The system sounds for the Build events don't seem to be working. I have valid wav files listed in the Control Panel Sounds applet (they're the same ones I'm using successfully in VS 2003), but nothing is played when a build completes. On a side note, I...more >>

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place for this question but... Is there a way to view all of the CSS rules currently applied to an element? I know that the IE developer bar allows you to see this but it's a pain to have to switch to that view to get this info. I think dreamweaver als...more >>

When I open a Solution in Visual Studio 2003, all the documents that were opened the last time I used that solution are also opened. I can see how this would be a useful feature, but given the way I use VS, it is just a hassle. I can not find any way to turn this off. When I open a soluti...more >>