visual-studio-2003

I can't get my debugger to stop breaking on first-chance exceptions

I'm using Visual C++ 2003 to debug a program remotely via TCP/IP. I had set the Win32 exception c00000005, "Access violation," to break into the debugger when thrown. Then, I set it back to "Use parent setting." The setting for the parent, Win32 Exceptions, is to continue when the exception is thrown. Now, when I debug the program, it ...

Attaching to a foreign executable in Visual C++ 2003

I have an executable (compiled by someone else) that is hitting an assertion near my code. I work on the code in Visual C++ 2003, but I don't have a project file for this particular executable (the code is used to build many different tools). Is it possible to launch the binary in Visual C++'s debugger and just tell it where the sources ...

Is Visual Studio 2003 still available/supported

Pretty much what the title says really. We have some code that is .NET 1.1 based and no real desire to up-convert it. However, we are looking to add developers to the team and they will need copies of Visual Studio. My understanding is that they will need VS 2003 - as this is the only IDE that supports .NET 1.1 but I am wondering if w...

VS 2003 Reports "unable to get the project file from the web server" when opening a solution from VSS

When attempting to open a project from source control on a newly formatted pc, I receive an "unable to get the project file from the web server" after getting the sln file from VSS. If I attempt to open the sln file from explorer, I also receive the same error. Any pointers or ideas? Thanks! ...

VS 2003 CrystalReports - details section problem

Hello all. I have 2 details section on my report (Datails a and Details b). Fields i both sections can grow up to 10 lines. How to force CrystalReport that both section must be printed on one page. Currently CrystalReport on bottom page print section "Details a", but section "Details b" print on next page. How to prevent this behavior...

VS2003/05 constantly screws up the display - is there any known fix for this?

Hello all, Running VS2003/05 under Vista makes the former screw up the display at least 50% of the time - you start debugging, VS kicks in and you see the windows/docking panes screwed up, not refreshing, etc... I've contacted Microsoft about this, but they weren't much help, I was wondering if someone knows any fixes? I'm running VS w...

How to setup non-admin development in Visual Studio 2005 and 2003

We have been given the directive to make sure that when we develop we are running out of the administrator and poweruser groups to prevent security holes. What are the steps to take to make this possible, but still be able to debug, code, and install when needed? We develop ASP.NET as well as VB.NET applications. Thanks! Brooke Jac...

How to detect design time in a VS.NET 2003 control library project

Code below is not working as expected to detect if it is in design mode (VS.Net 2003 - Control Library): if (this.Site != null && this.Site.DesignMode == true) { // Design Mode } else { // Run-time } It is used in a complex user control, deriving from another user control and including other user controls on it. Is there another w...

Omitting XML processing instruction when serializing an object

I'm serializing an object in a C# VS2003 / .Net 1.1 application. I need it serialized without the processing instruction, however. The XmlSerializer class puts out something like this: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" ?> <MyObject> <Property1>Data</Property1> <Property2>More Data</Property2> </MyObject> Is there any way ...

How to build a solution to target 64 bit environment?

Is there anyway to build a solution to target 64 bit environment in vs2003? My solution is native c++ not visual c++. Any help would be greatly appreciated. cheers, RWendi ...

Error Message: "Access to the path c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\(version)\Temporary ASP.NET Files\(blah) is denied." - what causes this?

Every so often when I'm debugging, I get this message in nice brown text on an ASP.NET error page: Access to the path "c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\(version)\Temporary ASP.NET Files\(blah)" is denied. I've never been able to figure out what causes it, what really fixes it, and why it happens. Often times the pat...

Visual Studio 2003 Merge Modules

I am using Visual Studio 2005 to make an install. The application has a dependency on a DLL that was built with MFC 7.1 (from Visual Studio 2003). Are there merge modules for MFC 7.1 or other redistributables like there are for MFC 8? Where could they be found? ...

Moving from vb.NET (2003) to vb2005 What are some of the benefits?

We are changing from vs2003 to vs2005 and use vb as our primary language, I am looking for some of the changes to VB that will be helpful in our ASP.NET development. Can someone point me to a list (maybe from microsoft?) or provide some of their favaorite differences between the two versions? ...

Developing for Sharepoint 2003 using Visual Studio 2008?

Does anyone have experience with developing for Sharepoint 2003 using Visual Studio 2008? I need to upgrade to VS2008 because of Vista issues but need to support Sharepoint 2003 webparts. The webparts are all pretty simple. Will I be able to support those webparts using VS2008? ...

Problem to porting managed c++ from vs2003 to vs2008

In trying to port my managed c++ project from vs2003 to vs2008. I have added oldSyntax flag. But I still get error sourceanotations.h. ...

Compile 32 bit VS 2003 project to 64 bit

I currently have a 32 bit dll that was created with Visual Studio 2003 in C++ using Managed Extensions. I'm now trying to compile a 64 bit version without having to upgrade to C++/CLI. I've been following the tutorial at this location. I'm getting the following error: fatal error C1197: cannot reference 'c:\windows\microsoft.net...

Anyone Know a good tutorial of how Crystal Reports for Visual Studio works?

I am stuck building reports that will be generated by a custom application using the Crystal Reports 9.1.5 that comes with Visual Studio 2003. In addition to the editor being one of the most infuriating things I've ever had to work with I am also constantly hounded by the various gotchas having to do with their code generation engine. ...

What code changes are required to migrate C++ from VS2003 to VS2005?

We are considering moving the win32 build of our cross-platform C++ application from MS Visual Studio 2003 to MS Visual Studio 2005. (Yes, very forward-looking of us ;) Should we expect to many code changes to get it compiling and working? ...

Opening a VS 2003 C++ project in VS 2008

Found some old code, circa VS 2003. Now I have just VS 2008 (SP1) installed. When I try opening the *.sln file, it tries converting the projects. The report notifies me it was done successfully, but the solution is empty, marked with "project file was unloaded". VS 2008 doesn't even include opening a *.vcproj file. Does anyone have any ...

VS.NET 2003 and VS.NET 2008 co-existence

I was in the process of converting a VS2003 project (.NET 1.1) to VS2008 (.NET 2.0) and had converted all the C# (easy enough). I got a new machine and did the C# conversion on VS2008. We had a C++ layer that wasn't working under .NET 2.0 because of some memory protection issues. The C++ layer was pretty old and was written by some sub-...