Installing dev tools in production
What are the reasons for not installing VS 2008 on a live production web server? ...
visual-studio-2008
.NET AxWebBrowser can't open page "Navigation to the webpage was canceled" error
Oh, I am stuck again on this quiet annoying problem. I am trying to do a little automated browsing using the axWebBrowser component and it worked before. Now all of a sudden I get the following message when I try to browse to a page. Navigation to the webpage was canceled What you can try: Refresh the page. I totally di...
Outputting line numbers
Is there a way, in VB.NET, to output the current line number in the source code? For example: Try ' The following line will purposly cause an error Dim BigNum As Int64 Dim LittleNum As Int16 = CShort(BigNum) Catch ex As Exception Dim LineNumber As Integer = <linenumber> ' How do I do this? MessageBox.Show("Error in s...
What is the best default location for projects in Visual Studio?
Over the years I have vacillated between having my project/source folders in a directory one level removed from the root (e.g. D:\Projects) and keeping them in the default location for Visual Studio. In the past, I resisted storing anything in the various "My Documents" folders established by Win 95, Win 98, and XP. I finally switched t...
Click once deployment with framework 3.5 (When size in Mb's matters)
Currently i am publishing my app with clickonce and the V2.0 framework. Users with no framework installed, should download the extra 20Mb of the framework. What will happen if i decide to switch to the 3.5 framework? Users should download first 50-60Mb's just for the framework and then install my app? ...
What is the best location for solution file in Visual Studio?
I prefer for the solution file to be in the same folder as the project files in Visual Studio. I know this is accomplished by unchecking the "Create directory for solution" checkbox. However, VS 2008 defaults to having the box checked. I am interested in other people's opinions on whether the solution file should live in the same direct...
MVVM Visual Studio template installed but doesn't show up in template list
I installed the MVVM Visual Studio Template. It now appears in: Visual Studio C# Express 2008 (English) but not in: Visual Studio 2008 (German) Visual Studio 2005 (German) I reproduced this on another machine as well. Has anyone been able to install the MVVM Visual Studio template in a full version of Visual Studio in any langu...
Create x86 and x64 installers using the same vdproj file?
I want to build an x86 msi package as well as an x64 package using the same Visual Studio 2008 deployment project. I see a TargetPlatform in the project properties dialog and I know I can use this to select either x86 or x64 (or Itanium for that matter). The problem is that I cannot seem to associate this property with a project config...
how to open VS 2005 solution using VS 2008?
when i try to open a solution created before with VS 2005 in 2008 i got this error message in VS: Microsoft Visual Studio The application for project 'C:\myProject.csproj' is not installed. Make sure the application for the project type (.csproj) is installed. OK Help How to make VS 2008 open 2005 solutions? i missed to do s...
How to make Visual Studio 2008 "find all references" to work correctly?
Just a thing that annoys me. When I right click on a method name a context menu appears with a "Find All References" option. It works ok, except when you're implementing a Interface. Then it lists all references (maybe that's why it's called Find All References?), independent of the class that implements it. Example: interface IGetAT...
How do you create entity diagrams in Visual Studio?
How do you create those entity/class diagrams in Visual Studio 2008? ...
Matlab vs. Visual C++??
I'm doing a Windows Application the uses lots of charts.. Its practically a dataviewer.. I started doing Matlab, because its easier, but I realized it's too slow.. I wanted to change to another language.. Somebody recommended me Visual C++ or Java.. But Im not sure.. What language should I use?? ...
Download HTML content that require authorization?
I use WebClient from System.Net Namespace of Visual Studio 2008 to download the HTML content. It done well with normal website but with some 4rum that require authorization such as warez-bb.org, it always return the HTML of the login page. I wonder if there is a way to send the username and password to the WebClient? ...
Solution Explorer Project Context Menu
Is there a way of adding other options (specifically Add Interface) to the projects right click context menu (Right Click a project > Add > [Class, new Item, new form,...])? I found one option in the customize dialog to place an 'Add Interface...' item in, but this is always disabled. I found that one under the Projects category of menu...
Why does Internet Explorer close after I finish debugging my web application using VS2008?
Possible Duplicate: Visual Studio - Prevent stopping debugging from closing Internet Explorer When I start debugging my web application in Visual Studio 2008, a new Internet Explorer window opens. When I finish debugging, that new window, along with all previously-open IE windows, will be closed. I'm tired of losing all open we...
How to Debug the White Screen of Death in ASP.NET MVC
I have recently upgraded my ASP.NET MVC application from beta to version 1. And true enough, after I fixed all the references, I got a white screen of death when I pressed F5. Is there any idea how to debug white screen of death in VS 2008? ...
Failure with LogonUser in MC++
After fighting with this for a week I have not really gotten anywhere in why it constantly fails in my code, but not in other examples. My code, which while it compiles, will not log into a user that I know has the correct login information. Where it fails is the following line: wi = gcnew WindowsIdentity(token); It fails here because...
Silverlight, SQL Server & Visual Studio: Making test page publicly available on internet
I'm working on a SQL Server 2008 Express + silverlight project, and so far things are working pretty well on the local machine. I've set it up to where the silverlight app connects to the SQL Server using a service reference and LINQ, and I believe the SQL Server allows remote connections with TCP/IP. However, since the silverlight app ...
Visual Studio Debugger Not Attaching when at the Root of a website
I am having a problem with my Visual Studio 2008 debugger not attaching to the root of the default website when I run from within the enviroment. I have an .NET 3.5 Web Application project running on VS 2008 SP1. I have set the project to "Use Local IIS Web server" with a path of "http://localhost/". I am able to create the Virtual Di...
Where can I find a profiler for C# applications to be used in Visual Studio 2008?
I'm looking for a profiler for my C# application being developed in Visual Studio 2008. I am looking for something that is inexpensive (open sourced is preferred) and that it can integrate into VS2008. I found the Visual Studio Profiler but I do not know how to use it. I installed the Stand Alone version which depends on Visual Studio (n...