Hi All, I have a web page called default.aspx in my VS 2005 project. I can view the following files default.aspx default.aspx.cs but I cannot view the default.aspx.designer.cs file There is no View Code Gen option in the context menu when I right click on the file. Further more, My we...more >>

Does any one know of a good add-in that will allow you to keep track of items that you need to work on? Thanks Tim ...more >>

At first, I thought this was going to be an alternative way of specifying what assemblies are tied in to your project. IE, instead of putting in individual "References" via the right-click, Add Reference, you could just put in the name of a folder containing dependent assemblies and it would ...more >>

Hi guys, I would like to know if is possible customize the colors and fonts of VS 2003 and where can I get the files that modify my colors and fonts. I don't want modify all the colors by myself. Tnx ...more >>

My VS 2005 toolbox gets confused and shows the same Icon for all or sometimes most controls, and it's not always the same icon. The controls themseves are correct when placed on a form. Is there a fix for this?...more >>

Hi, Every time I compile asp.net project it says 'Unable to write to output file 'C:\Inetput\wwwroot\....\...dll': The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process' I need to close the IDE, delete the cache under VSWebCache and then run the projec...more >>

Something has gone really wrong with my VS 2002 under .NET 1.1... I can't make any controls do postbacks in my web applications. You read that correctly. If I add a Button web control, for example and write code in the event handler, it never executes. What happened? Do I have to reinstall...more >>

I have noticed some old threads and comments about the lack of the .Net 2003 type clipboard ring. Just want to point out that for a more 'visual' way to save code segments, simply drag the code to the toolbox (General Tab). You can then double click it to have it inserted. -- Terry...more >>

I have noticed the following (incorrect?) behavior: When I enter a new property, the IDE correctly sets up the Get and Set blocks for me EXCEPT when the next (non-white space) is a #Region directive. In this case, no get and set blocks are setup. Comments? -- Terry...more >>

When I hover mouse over any vs.net 2005 tool button, tooltip does not show any more. I tried to restart the computer but didn't seem to help. Does anyone know how to fix this? My OS is XP Pro. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I have two projects where I want to use the same source file in each project. (VS2005, c#, single solution) If I add the file to each project, then a local copy is made. I want to be able to have a single source file used by both projects so that I only have to change one file. I am ...more >>

Hi. Is there any way to get a .CS file to become the code-behind file so that it collapses under it's "owner" aspx file without creating both from scratch inside the IDE? Alex...more >>

I have my own control that inherits from Label. When I drop it on a form, it defaults the object Name to MyLabel1 and the Text to MyLabel1. I'd like the control to automatically rename itself if it detects, at design time, the Text property changes; e.g. private sub MyLabel_TextChanged.... han...more >>

I have just tightened the security in our domain so not all users are in the Administrator Role. I have a user that uses VS.NET 2003 and his projects build, and he can run the EXE but if he chooses RUN from inside the IDE, after it compiles, he gets the following: Error while trying to run...more >>

Hi, During updating a web reference I remarked a difference between two autogenerated files (Reference.cs): One contains: This source code was auto-generated by Microsoft.VSDesigner, Version 1.1.4322.2032 The other: This source code was auto-generated by Microsoft.VSDesigner, Version ...more >>

I have a very odd problem. For many months I had been able to debug my windows form just fine. Now all of a sudden when I try to debug, I see the project compiling OK, but then the form doesn't come up, and the studio just hangs. It doesn't respond to anything and all I can do is kill it. ...more >>

VS 2005 C# All of a sudden I get a message: "Changes are not allowed when the debugger has been attached to an already running process or the code being debugged is optimized." I'm still in DEBUG mode, so it's not optimized. Not sure why it stopped working. (I did profile the code at...more >>

I wanted to create an addin button that can close all documents just like when you click "Window | Close All Documents" from vs.net 2005 ide menu but couldn't figure out how to do this. I'm able to create the button and find out the command name (Window.CloseAllDocuments), GUID{5EFC7975-14BC-11...more >>

Hello all, I have a huge list of projects in the Solution Explorer in VS.NET. There are some projects that are used to create an environment for the main project to run. This main project has been set as the default. So I can press F5 to run it. However, I want to write a macro for one other pr...more >>

I have 3 DLL's that are using COM interop to communicate with a VB6 DLL. When I create a setup project for this solution to install on other machines everything looks great and the DLL's are working great...until I try to call a custom struct inside one of the DLL's and then I get the "Assemb...more >>

I didn't change any settings in VS 2005, and now I see all formatting marks (i.e. hidden characters) in the code editor. For example, I see 'tab' characters, 'space' characters, etc. in my C# code. Anyone know how to get rid of this? Thanks!...more >>

I installed my assembly into GAC and added registry key into registry storage where my assembly saved. Than I created test project and added reference to my assembly. So When I opened test project file in VS.2003 I see following: <Reference Name = "MyAssemb...more >>

I have a project in VS 2005 when I right click on a control on a webform, then select the properties item. I get an empty properties window. Also, if i go to the aspx source or visual basic source I cannnot edit with the keyboard. -- Live long, stay strong...more >>

Hi all, This is VS2005 IDE related query. I dont know how to enable solution configuration(Debug/Release combo option) in VB.NET2005 IDE.? Also i did not find which menu options has this combo. Some how I added this combo but it is disbaled. -- Mohan...more >>

Greetings, I've been trying to configure Visual Studio 2005 to format <td> tags as such: <td> somedata </td> I have the <td> tag set up to put line breaks "before opening, within, and after closing" and the preview box shows the format I'm looking for. Still, in the editor, it behav...more >>

Hi there, I'd like to add an option to the following menu: * when a user opens a .cs file for editing, then right-clicks the file name on top, on the tabstrip where all opened files are listed. I.e. this menu has the following items in it: Save myfile.cs Close Close All but this etc. ...more >>

I get the error "Project creation failed" when I try to create a new project. Does any one have any clue regarding this? cheers Baliga ...more >>

All of the sudden, every single project's property pages are read-only, there are no settings displayed when selecting each property pages. Newly created projects have the same behavior. Doesn't matter if the project is a C#, C++, VB, MFC, ATL, etc. Has anyone experienced this problem? H...more >>

I upgraded from Studio .Net 2003 to 2005. My solution has 2 web services and 2 web sites. They work fine on my local workstation. I installed .Net 2.0 and WSE 2.0 on the development machine as well as updated the ASP.NET tabs in INETMGR. Now, I cannot get the development server to run du...more >>

Hi. My situation is following: The project is already in ClearCase (CC) but was not added to CC via VS 2005 IDE via "Add solution to Clear Case" command. I would like to have CC support in VS 2005 (add to source control/check in/out - from ide). When the project is added via command from ...more >>

Hi All, I am building a Visual Studio Addin in which inserting one menu under tools window. When user clicked on this menu, a wizard window is shown to take some inputs from user. At end of wizard, i want to create / open a project in Visual Studio IDE. To do this, i want to know followin...more >>

When I open a c# winform with a table layout panel, the IDE indicates that the form has been changed. The table layout panel has two columns, one of which is autosize. The main problems are: 1) If the project is under source control, I'm unable to open the form without checking it out. 2) ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to create a plugin which connects to the website's solution explorer context menu, and for particular files enables a custom command. This works great for class library projects, but not for websites. I have already posted here with source code (http://forums.asp.net/threa...more >>

File - New - Web Project (or web site item ) disappeared suddenly :) I am using vs 2005 professional edition , IIS etc. services are working fine. Other items lest on this menu are : Project File Project From Existing code. 3 days ago - it was there. how can i get it back ? ...more >>

Is there any way to control the way text is formatted in the Output Window? Whenever I compile and recieve warnings or errors it's really hard to glean information at a glance. My projects are stored in the My Documents folder and the output window insists on listing the entire file path t...more >>

With reference to: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vsnet.general/browse_frm/thread/f9061c26167aab0e/3055f7851af8af9a?lnk=st&q=F12++metadata&rnum=10&hl=en#3055f7851af8af9a I have exactly the same annoying problem. Because no one answered and if did not found any other information...more >>

I write a costom controls asp.net library using visual basic. I want that while using the controls in design time a help can be shown that is relevant to the control. I read about VSHIK - help integration kit - but I am not sure if I have to integrate my help into visual studio. actually I...more >>

Okay, here's what I've done so far: I've got a VS.NET VB.NET solution with four projects: a Windows App, a Forms Library, a Data Access layer DLL, and a BLL dll. To this solution, I've added a C# Class Library to house all of my NUnit Tests. Now, sometimes I want to be able to debug th...more >>

We have a web project that references our class libraries with .refresh files in the bin directory (in a separate project). There are about 8 of those libraries, many of which reference each other in various ways (it's properly architected, don't worry). If we keep the refresh files, builds ...more >>

Hi, I am making the leap from VS2003 to 2005. In the 03 version, I could open a connection to a SQL 2000 database and drag a stored procedure to the form designer and I would have created for me a sqlcommand and sqlconnection object. In VS2005, when I drop a stored procedure onto the design...more >>

Just brought VS2005 up for the very first time with a new Windows Forms project. With "Show Grid" turned on I'm not seeing the grid on the forms. In Tools/Options I've tried all the various combinations of snap and so forth with no success. A Google newsgroup search on show grid shows me pe...more >>

My question pertains to the two drop down lists that appear just above my code behind page in Visual Studio 2005. I have used these drop down list to create event handlers in VS 2003. I select a control from Drop Down 1 and the event I want to create a handler for from Drop Down 2. However...more >>

I have a variable double * pDouble. it is pointing to an array of doubles. in the watch window, I can see the value of its first element only. is there any way I can see the whole array, like what a vector<double> variable does? I tired "(double[]) pDouble" or "(double[100]) pDouble". neither ...more >>

Hello All, I have a number of Xml files shared between various projects in my Solution. I have added them as Solution Items but if I try to apply a schema to them, the IDE takes no notice and immediately forgets the schema. What is the best way to share Xml files between projects? Regard...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know how I can set up my solution so that when I add a project, I can view that project's references by default? This used to be the case in VS2003, but the only way I find I can do this in VS2005 is by selecting the project and clicking on the 'Project' > 'View All Files' m...more >>

I have a VB6 EXE that I use to build VS.NET 2003 projects. It works fine when building a .NET Class Library, but it doesn't return when it kicks off a build of a Setup & Deployment project. To reproduce, using VS.NET 2003, just create 2 projects - a C# Class Library and a Setup & Deploymen...more >>

I have this long Task list in VS2005. Is there a way to print it out? -- Michael Hockstein...more >>

Okay, I am having a very rough problem that I cant seem to resolve. I have installed VS.NET 2005 and SQL Server Express (through the VS installer) and when I go to add a Database Locally through the Solution Explorer, It pops up with an error "Connections to SQL Server Files *.mdf require S...more >>

hi all, CodeNamespace.AddClass method is giving error "unspecified error". What I did is ... CodeNamespace cn = (CodeNamespace)applicationObject.Solution.Item(1).CodeModel.CodeElements.Item(1); above line is executed successfull, but when i'm trying to add new class by AddClass method it is gi...more >>

I have an assembly I built which when added to an 2005 asp.net project as a referenced assembly crashes the entire IDE (this same assembly can be used in other project types without any issues; it can also be compiled to 1.1, and included in a 2003 asp.net project without issue). If I reopen a...more >>