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Unable to set web project to use https in VS2005 on Vista
Posted by Brad at 4/30/2007 1:35:11 PM
Using VS2005 sp1 + sp1 for vista. If I attempt to change a Web Applicaiton Project from IIS using http://my_local_url to https://my_local_url I receive the message "Unable to read the project file 'projectname.csproj'. The Web Application Project myprojectname is configured to use II...more >>


Data Binding error: "An item with the same key has already been added"
Posted by cartoper NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 4/30/2007 11:17:14 AM
I am trying to use Data Binding in a VB.Net 2.0 project. This is the first usage of Data Binding in this project. What happens is I go to "Add New Data Source..." and select Object and select <Next>. It searches and fills in the List Control with a ton of libraries and then displays the error...more >>

Green Dots Problem in Source Files Vs.Net 2005
Posted by mimran81 NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 4/30/2007 1:37:31 AM
Hi, .......If.chkAcctStatus.Checked.AndAlso.ddlAcctStatus.SelectedValue.<>."-1".Then .........Select Case ddlAcctStatus.SelectedValue ...........Case "0" 'approval pending .............strTemp &= "Ws.UserAccountStatus = " & ddlAcctStatus.SelectedValue & " and " ...........Case "1" 'approved ...more >>

How to get the 2005 IDE to auto-generate the template code for an Overrideable method?
Posted by Jack at 4/29/2007 4:27:16 AM
I want to override an overridable method in some base class from my class. It works fine if I manually code the method (as one would expect), but I want the IDE to auto-generate the template code for me so I don't have to type all of it in. I'm sure this is possible. Apparently you can do it f...more >>

Building solution from the command line
Posted by PLS at 4/27/2007 2:53:31 PM
I'm trying to build a solution form the command line. The command I'm currently using is: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" pciw.sln /Build Debug /out compile.txt; type compile.txt That's actually one line. The solution gets built. Without the /out op...more >>

VS takes several minutes to rename controls
Posted by Herbert N Swearengen III at 4/25/2007 12:34:04 AM
When I create complex forms with many controls in either VB or C# using VS 2005, it can take several minutes to rename a control, ie. Label234 to LabelEnablePrompt. This occurs both in debug and release mode and regardless of if the project was recently saved. This has occurred in several proj...more >>

Web Deploy Project - Could not load type '$rootnamespace$.$classna
Posted by MattM at 4/24/2007 9:22:01 AM
When trying to build a web deployment project for my ASP .Net project I get these ambiguous errors. Any idea what might be wrong? I'm not sure what to even start looking at. Everything builds correctly. (Not sure if this is correct forum) /hidwp3.vbproj/ItemTemplatesCache/CSharp/ContentPag...more >>

VS 2005 DB Pro Edition, PostDeploy problem
Posted by Daniel at 4/24/2007 12:00:02 AM
I need to run some script after a db project is deployed to server. But I want the script to be different based on some kind of condition such as solution configurations. How could I achieve this? -- Thanks. Daniel...more >>



Visual Studio Hanging
Posted by Shaquon at 4/23/2007 3:52:02 PM
I have been using Visual Studio 2005 for a while with no problems. Today it froze and I had to restart. Since then I have not been able to launch VS. Looking at the Error Logs in the Event Viewer, these are the related errors I see: ---------------------------------------------------------...more >>

turn on grid
Posted by Tracey at 4/20/2007 3:45:47 PM
How is the form grid turned on in VS2005 when in design mode? No grid is viewable on the form in design mode (like I see in computer training books for VS2003). But the following is set to True: Tools/Options/Windows Forms Designer/General/GridSize/ShowGrid Is there some other setting? ...more >>

Xaml desginer
Posted by John Olbert at 4/20/2007 11:34:01 AM
I run in to the following error when I open an Xaml file and try to go to the designer--"The 'clr-namespace' URI refers to an assembly that is not referenced by the project". There may also be other similar errors. In researching the web I found that it is a known fact that the Xaml des...more >>

Ambiiguous in Namespace PROBLEM...
Posted by jeff at 4/20/2007 7:00:59 AM
Problem... I have a project ... winform During Compilation ... I 'accidently' tried to drop a control onto a form during compilation. Error Window Appeared ... saying I can not do that while the project is compiling. No problem... at least I thought. Now, all my custom user object...more >>

_UNICODE not set???
Posted by PLS at 4/20/2007 1:53:01 AM
I'm compiling a program in C++ with VS2005 SP1. It seems that one of the project properties isn't being handled correctly. In the project properties under General I have "Character Set" set to "Use Unicode Character Set". Under "C++", "Preprocessor", "Preprocessor Definitions", I have "In...more >>

After a successful build my project is still not "up-to-date"
Posted by Bill Below at 4/19/2007 6:34:04 PM
I have a project in VS2003 that never gets "up-to-date". It always runs the linker and always issues an out-of-date want to rebuild warning when I execute the project from the IDE. Is there some way I can get the IDE to tell me what it thinks is out of date? This is the only project, out of...more >>

Parallel Installation of VST 2005 (no SP1) on Notebook and Worksta
Posted by Ralph Mücke at 4/19/2007 1:40:06 AM
I have installed VST on my notebook and my workstation. When ever I start e.g. on Notebook the VST, close it and afterwards on workstation, then this startup display and delay occurs. Example: - New Install - Start on Notebook -> initial screen (OK) - Start on Notebook -> (OK) - Start o...more >>

Events button on properties window
Posted by Carlos Sanchez at 4/18/2007 3:44:43 PM
Hi, I've been using for some time Visual Studio for Windows Forms, using C#, now due to customer requirement I have to do something with Visual Basic (modify some code). What is my surprise when I cannot find the 'events' button on properties window (yeh, that one with a lightning on it)...more >>

VS sub-menus
Posted by Shilpa at 4/17/2007 2:34:08 AM
Hi, I want to create a menu under VS that has 2 sub-menus. the menu can be either under Tools menu or as a separate main menu How do I achieve this? Regards, Shilpa ...more >>

How do I create an ImageCollection
Posted by David Thielen at 4/16/2007 4:56:01 PM
In the resource editor when I select Images all RMB items are greyed out. When I click Add Resource dropdown there is a "New Image" item but it's sub-menu is empty. What am I missing? -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com Cubicle Wars - http://www...more >>

remove space markers from editor!
Posted by Dan at 4/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi I've accidently switched on some sort of space marker so that now all spaces on my editor regardless of the file extension are showing as a dot, well, a dot in the middle of the line, not at the bottom, but I can't reproduce for this post. Can anyone tell me how to switch this off bec...more >>

Solution explorer all nodes expand every time I build
Posted by gary_daniell NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com at 4/11/2007 12:49:05 AM
Anybody know how to stop the VS IDE to not expand every node in the solution explorer treeview every time you do any source control options or build? I spend a ton of time collapsing nodes to get to the files I want to work on. This happens on some machines but not others, we all work on th...more >>

shift-tab stopped working
Posted by John Grandy at 4/10/2007 10:28:58 AM
VS05 2.0.50727-7600 For no reason I can discern, the shift-tab functionality to backwards-tab blocks of text no longer works. The shift key works. The tab key works. Blocks of text can be forward-tabbed. Restarting VS, restarting box, etc. does not help. ...more >>

VS2005 pending checkins window
Posted by Frank S at 4/10/2007 8:40:57 AM
In VS2005, consider this behavior: 1. In the "Pending checkins" window uncheck all items. 2. Checkin a single item. 3. Open the "Pending checkins" window. 4. Notice that all items are checked. This is different from VS2003, which will preserve the "checked" status of each item after a check...more >>

When creating Web Form, don't see option to specify Master page
Posted by Konstantin at 4/7/2007 11:48:03 AM
I switched to Vista and installed VS 2005. I set the layout to Visual C# and that might be why I am experience the problem. First of all some of the options are missing. When I create a new page I cannot specify if it is code-behind or code-beside. And if I create a master page and when creati...more >>

VS2005 Crashes with event 1023
Posted by Philip Patrick at 4/5/2007 4:04:01 AM
Hi, I have been experiencing constant crashes lately of Visual Studio 2005. There is an event ID 1023 logged with .NET Runtime as a source for each crash. I have searched the net for causes and found one KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913384 So I thought that might be the probl...more >>

move/select by word broken for .SQL files in text editor
Posted by Paul Kienitz at 4/4/2007 5:50:02 PM
In VS 2003, if I edit a .SQL file, then using the arrow keys to move back and forth by words, or using control-click to select a word, doesn't work in comments and quoted strings. It selects the entire string or the entire comment line. This forces one to do most of one's editing there by mo...more >>

VS debugging - command window has ">" I can't use "?"
Posted by larry_epn at 4/4/2007 12:40:04 PM
I'm in VS debugging. I click the green arrow to begin. I reach a breakpoint. I find my "Command Window" at the bottom of the screen which I usually use to type something like: ?myvar to which I get a response of the current value of myvar. HOWEVER... Now there is this ">" which doesn't al...more >>

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Pro
Posted by Tracey at 4/4/2007 11:14:34 AM
What is included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Pro? By that I mean:, does it come with a compiler (for ??? .NET ???)? I am thinking about taking a .NET or C# class and I trying to understand what I would need to buy as a student. Thanks, Tracey BTW I had taken a VB class years ago and ...more >>

visual studio and RAM
Posted by Casey at 4/4/2007 11:06:50 AM
Hi, I'm developing with VS.NET 2003 on Windows XP Pro, IIS 5.1. I'm wondering if there are ways to force the visual studio IDE to use more of my system's RAM. I have 2GB of ram and a reasonably fast processor on one development machine, yet opening and debugging projects does not run si...more >>

IDE not creating Sub...End Sub framework for event handlers
Posted by dean.carrefour at 4/4/2007 8:08:04 AM
I'm working on ASP.NET pages, but think this is more specific to the IDE. When I select a control/object (like GridView) out of the drop down list on the top-left of the code window, then select an event from the drop down list on the top-right of the code window (like Sorting or RowCommand),...more >>


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