visual-studio-2005

How to tell Visual Studio 2005 a solution is already under source control

I have a solution that is checked into our TFS source control repository, but when I open it in Visual Studio 2005 the padlock symbol that usually tells you it is under source control is missing. The effect of this is that when I save after performing an action in VS2005 that would typically force a solution file checkout (e.g. adding a ...

Remote debugger doesn't work after format - Visual Studio 2005

Hi everyone. I need a tip to configure again my debugger on my local machine, after a format. I have a Win2003Server with Remote Debugger in execution as service, and, until yesterday, everything works fine. I formatted my client machine and re-installed all my software, including Visual Studio 2005 with SP1. I connected to local domain...

VS build fails but can still run via F5

Hi All, Strange one this. If I build my c# VS2005 project the build fails, which it should do. However if I hit F5 the app runs. I presume its using the last good build, but I can't for the life mf me see where to turn this off. I also can't remember turning it on!! Any help appreciated Jason ...

How to publish parallel installers using ClickOnce?

I'm deploying a standalone application (VB 2005 w/ Crystal Reports) using ClickOnce. My users have different IP addresses that they use to map to the same networked drive. The best way I've come up with to get the installer out to them is to publish it twice manually: ip.addr.number.001/PublishedHere/001/setup.exe ip.addr.number.002/...

Is there any way to do custom "grouping" of files in Visual Studio's Solution Explorer?

To explain a little more, I have a file Sidebar.cs, and I have Sidebar.js, and Sidebar.css. I would like to be able to make it Sidebar.cs, Sidebar.cs.js, and Sidebar.cs.css, and have the js and css file go "under" (as children of) the Sidebar.cs node in the treeview, just like what happens with .designer files and .aspx.cs files. Is th...

How do I reference one VC++ project from another in the same project?

Hi, I am new to Visual Studio. Need your help with the following. Visual Studio 2005, VC++ 1 solution has 2 projects. Lets call the solution as 'solution' Project 1 is named 'p1' and project 2 is called 'p2' Do I need to export functions and classes from 'p1' so that I can use them by importing in 'p2'? What if I simply include the head...

Major differences between Visual Studio Pro 2005 and 2008?

Is there anything I can't do in 2005 that I can do in 2008? Is 2005 obsolete? ...

Is it possible to change the version format of a C# project?

Instead of the major.minor.build.revision format, I'd like to use date and time for version numbers. Something more like day.month.year.time. Is there a way to change the format of the AssemblyVersion attribute in AssemblyInfo.cs? ...

Where is the Assembly.cs file in a VS2005 Website project?

I am trying to add some assembly info for log4net so that it can have a file watcher. It appears that the website project does not have this file. Does this mean that I am doomed to use the web.config file and that I cannot split out log4net's config and use a file wathcer? ...

Web service in visual studio 2005

Can we create webservice in visual studio 2005 . ...

For C++ developers, is it worth to switch from VS2005 to VS2008?

We're mostly doing C++ developing in Visual Studio 2005, and some C# coding. We're considering upgrading to Visual Studio 2008, but we're wondering if it will be worth the trouble. From what I've seen, and that is not much, VS2008 doesn't have any big advantages over VS2005. So is it worth switching to VS2008 from VS2005, or is it better...

Improving Catalog Management C#

There is a catalog management page where user enters color in comma seperated format in the form,and submits the entry with some basic product description and price detaisl etc. A new panel appears,which has a drop down that is populated with the colors entered in the above part of the screen,Now user can upload the images one by one for...

How do you create a copy of a VS2005 solution while disassociating it from VSS?

I copied the root folder to my desktop, deleted all files in that folder or under that folder if the file was a VSS file, opened the project, confirmed that I wanted to removed VSS integration and still my web project but not the referenced projects in the solution were tied to VSS and they changed my checkout folder in VSS! ...

How to create uninstaller in visual studio setup project?

I have created a visual studio setup project, but I don't know how to create uninstaller in my visual studio setup project, please tell me how to do that?? I am using Visual Studio 2005, Or is there any other software which creates complete setups with uninstaller. ...

Can a C++ dll compiled using Visual Studio 2008 be used with Visual Studio 2005?

I'm going to be working with a C++ library written in plain C++ (not .NET and without MFC). The library is available compiled using both Visual Studio 2005 / Intel Fortran 9.1 and VS 2008 / Intel Fortran 10.1. Obviously I'm going to grab the binaries for VS 2008 since that's the environment on my computer but I'm curious if there are r...

VS2005 Setup and Deployment with Sharepoint

i have project in C#, ASP.Net and SharePoint. i want to deploy it usung VS2005 Setup and Deployment tool (As i am not allowed to use any otther software). Can i deploy the Sharepoint part like webparts in VS2005. please tell me what steps i have to take for sharepoint. All Suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance ...

Identical build on different systems

I have 3 build machines. One running on windows 2000, one with XP SP3 and one with 64bit Windows Server 2008. And I have a native C++ project to build (I'm building with visual studio 2005 SP1). My goal is to build "exactly" the same dll's using these build machines. By exactly I mean bit by bit (except build timestamp of course). With...

App_Code classes not accessable ASP.NET

I have created a website in ASP.net and have created a class and put it inside of the App_Code folder. However I cannot access this from my other pages. Does something need to be configured to allow this? It's worked in a previous project - but not this one. namespace CLIck10.App_Code { public static class Glob { ... ...

Stopping a webtest if an extraction rule failed

I need to stop a web test from running if an extraction rule fails. The Extract method of the extraction rule class looks like this: public override void Extract(object sender, ExtractionEventArgs e) { try { // fancy logic going on here } catch (ExtractionException ex) { e.Message = ex.Message; ...

C1083 : Permission denied on .sbr files

Hello, I am using Visual Studio 2005 (with SP1) and I am getting weird errors concerning .sbr files. These files, as I read on MSDN, are intermediate files for BSCMAKE to generate a .bsc file. The errors I get are, for example (on different builds) : 11>string.cpp : fatal error C1083: Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier généré(e) par le c...