visual-studio-2008

Is there any way to repair help index for Visual Studio 2008?

Seems that my VS2008 help index has finally become FUBAR. It's already a known issue that after installing SQL Books Online 2008 SP1 a lot of inter-topic links break down, but this is even worse. When index entries start pointing to completely unrelated topics and things like "System.Collections.IList namespace" appear - then you know yo...

Intellisense and code formatting T-SQL for SQL Server 2008 in Visual Studio 2008?

I'm looking for a Visual Studio 2008 add-in / plug-in that can provide Intellisense and flexible code formatting for T-SQL for use with SQL Server 2008. It needs to work with Team System Data Edition ("data dude"). I am familiar with the Red Gate tools, but they do much more than I needwhich unfortunately puts the price on the high sid...

C#: Integer value being returned as hexadecimal in VS 2008

I have a c# code snippets where i am creating a list of my custom class objects.When i am taking the count of that,its showing me a hexadecimal value in the quickwatch window. But if i type listItemCount.ToStrin(), i am getting the proper value as output (ie : 50061) Any idea how to correct this ? ...

How to make visual studio 2008 deploy to ftp in ACTIVE mode?

I'm using Amazon EC2 services and would like to publish my WCF application to this server using the visual studio 2008. Instead of opening so many ports on the amazon firewall, I'll use the ftp ACTIVE mode which will need to open only two ports (20,21). Alas, visual studio 2008 is determine to use only PASSIVE ftp connection, why?! ...

Cannot add project to source control

I've created a new project in the Solution Explorer then removed it without checking in the solution, then I decided I need the project after all so I created a new one with the same name. No plus sign appeared next to the files this time and now every time I add a new project in the solution, there is no plus sign next to the project a...

Configure IIS for ftp using Visual Studio for an asp.net application in windows 7

HI can anyone please tell me how to do this please? I can't seem to do this ...

Does Visual Studio 2008 can produce/edit local reports(RDLC) for SQL Reporting Services 2008?

Is there way to edit local reports (RDLC) from Reporting Services 2008 with Visual Studio 2008? Now it says that Report element was not found (this is due different schemas). For me this question is actual, because I want provide my customer with ability to design or customize reports with Report Builder 2.0. ...

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.mshtml

Hi I have just published my asp.net web application in vs2008 THe first page displays nicely but pressing the submit button to get to the next page triggers: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.mshtml, Version=7.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the fi...

easy way to write report on data

looking for a good easy way to generate reports on data my application holds. rather than building it painfully by writing it all out and formatting it with /n 's etc is there an easier method? It could be into excel, or just a list... Maybe the only way is to do it like I was thinking... ...

error opening CSLA solution

I have downloaded cslalightcs and when I try to open cslalightcs.sln I get an error message saying "The project file c:cslalightcs\csla\cslalight.csproject cannot be opened. The project type is not supported but this installation" I have opened C# files before. Anyone know why I am getting this message? I am using VS 2008. Paul ...

Align controls to center of form in Windows Forms Designer

This is something that's been driving me up the wall: how can i get the windows forms designer to provide pixel snapping for the horizontal and vertical centers of the form I'm working on? ...

Adding resources to solution explorer in experimental hive

Hi, I'm currently working on a project using DSL tools in Visual Studio 2008. Is there a way to automatically add a resource into the solution explorer of the experimental hive at runtime? I'm creating new diagrams based on what is on screen, and saving them into the directory the project is stored in. I would like to know if there is ...

Mark a folder as 'Permanent' in VS Setup Project

When creating a Setup Project in Visual Studio you can specify that a file is Permanent, but there is no option for setting a folder as such. My installer needs to copy some files to an existing (sometimes empty) folder, but when it uninstalls it deletes the folder if it's empty. I'd like to prevent that so it doesn't break other add-ins...

.cs files disappeared from my project folder

Hai guys, I ve formatted my system recently and installed visual studio 2008... I have a backup of my project folder... And now when i loaded the project folder i was shocked to see all my aspx.cs files were missing... I dont know what to do? ...

Handling large integer on C/C++ using Visual C++ 2008

How do I do to handles some big positive integers (like 9,999,999,999) on Visual C++ 2008 on a 32-bit PC. Please give an example on declaring, printf, scanf of these big positive integers. Please consider using 9,999,999,999 in your example. ...

You have insufficient permissions to create the database project

I am running Vista and I am not using Admin user. I tried with an Admin username too, but it did not work. Any ideas? ...

Visual Studio 2008 : Step to next line is very slow when debugging managed code

Hi, When stepping through my C# code line by line via F10, it takes the debugger over one second to get to the next line. I've tried deleting all watches and breakpoints, but that did not make any difference. Is this normal? It's been like this for quite a long time now, so I can't even remember if this was ever better. My developmen...

Hotkey to scroll through method overload options in intellisense.

Is there a keyboard hot-key to scroll through multiple IntelliSense method overload options for Visual C# pro? I.e. do what the arrows do if you click on them in the pic below. ...

How do I select the client only framework in a Managed Visual C++ project in VS 2008 Sp1?

The title said it all. ...

Where is the option that lets me edit code which is running in the debugger and then continue with the changes compiled?

By luck, sometimes I can edit a class while the debugger is running and sometimes not (on different machines eg a colleague's at work). As title states, where is the option that lets me edit code which is running in the debugger and then continue with the changes compiled? I am using Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition SP1. Thanks...