visual-studio-2008

problem with pop up object list with visual-studio-2008

I'm developing ASP.net project with C# using vs visual-studio-2008. when I drag drop asp control from tool box to the design view then I go to the code behind I should see the control in pop up object list. at the begin I had no problem but not when I drag and drop any new control I can not see it and even if I write it manually when giv...

VS2008 Detected Dependencies - Versions

After building my project on two different machines, my setup project seems to inject microsoft_vc90_mfc_x86.asm dependencies with different versions. My local machine uses version 9.0.21022.8 while the build machine uses 9.0.30729.1. I've checked the Visual Studio versions and they are both 9.0.30729.1 SP. The build machine has some ho...

Items disappeared from Toolbox

I've been using VS2008 to build ASP.NET apps with no problems. Recently, I noticed some important items disappeared from the toolbox, like label and gridview. I put them back, but I thought it was weird that they just disappeared, as I'm sure I didn't remove them. Is this something I should be concerned about? Probably not, pretty mi...

Help needed with tf diff.

Using Visual Studio 2008 tools, I am trying to get an ASCII diff of change sets 14318 and 14317. I can do so using GUI: tf changeset 14318 and then select a file and right-click and select compare with previous version. However, this is a bit tedious and it is GUI-based. My task at hand is to back-port many changes into a different ...

Determining which object was selected using a listbox

Hi, i have a array of objects, for example people and info about them. how could i determine who was selected in the listbox where only their first and last name is shown? Is it even possible somehow to link a item in the listbox with a item in the array? Obviously i can't rely on SelectedIndex because when the names in the listbox get ...

Visual studio 2008 - which version in future job

From beginning I am using Visual Studio 2008 Professional from MSDNAA[ I am C# and ASP.NET programmer Student], but I see at MSDNAA Team System and Team Suite version of Visual Studio 2008 . I am also looking forward for 1st jobs and I have question... In developing, programming etc in Real jobs You use standard version Professional or ...

Debugging Tests in VS2008 Slow due to loading symbols

If I click on 'debug all tests' in Visual Studio 2008 it takes ages to start (whereas 'run all tests' starts instantly). As far a can tell, this is because it is downloading symbols from Microsoft. Why is this? Is there anyway I can stop it or to make it start faster? ...

Configure VS2008 to create SQL Server databases instead of SQL Server Express?

Probably asked and answered before, but difficult to search for. In VS2008 when you right-click App_Data folder and create new database, it attempts to create a SQL Server Express database. Well I have SQL Server 2005 Standard installed and have thus uninstalled Express. How do I get VS2008 configured to know I want SQL Server database...

Windows Application: Raw Input Device Registration - Excluding desired sub-class device

In my Windows application, while registering for 'Raw Input Devices', I wish to register only mouse but the trackpad which is also a pointing device also gets registered. In MSDN Documentation, Top Level Collection (TLC), says usage of, usUsagePage, usUsage fields of RAWINPUTDEVICE. But there is no information how to exclude one of the...

Visual Studio Pro 2008: Equivalent of Eclipse's member list?

In Eclipse, when you are viewing a class (such as Java), there is a window available to list all the fields and functions of that class. Is there an equivalent for Visual Studio 2008 Pro, for C# (XNA)? (I'm looking for an easy way to locate and jump between functions. Is there a better way to do this in VS?) ...

How to change "Mixed Platforms" to "Any CPU" in VS2008 for VC++ project

Hi, How can i change the project build target from "Mixed Platforms" to "Any CPU" in Visual Stuodio 2008. Where can i find these settings.? ...

visual studio 2008 dll issue

Hi, I am new to Visual Studio environment and QT, I am working on developing a browser plugin using QT on visual studio 2008. A 'dll' has been prepared and copied to the plugins folder of the Mozilla firefox and Internet Explorer, it works just fine, I viewed the content using the plugin in the browsers, It all started when I tried to t...

Resharper 4.5 and dotTrace 3.1 integration problem

Hi. I am not able to get Resharper profile a unit test, although I have dotTrace installed on my machine. Actually, the dotTrace button in VisualStudio is also greyed out. the VisualStudio AddIns menu list dotTrace as started. VS2008 sp1 Windows 7 64bit R# 4.5 dotTrace 3.1 I tried Restarts, Reinstall, Re-whatever. Has anyone experien...

Problem with debugging ASP.Net application on IIS 7 on Windows 7

Few weeks ago I started using VS 2008 (Professional) with Windows 7 (Enterprise). When working with ASP.Net web applications I repeatedly stumble over the following error: After opening a solution with a web project the first compilation and debug go perfectly fine. The second time I try to debug the solution I get the "Unable to start...

DSL, XamlDOM (.NET 4 Beta) and extending vs2008

I have the following situation: I want to develop a DSL. To generate the code, I would need the help of the XamlDOM Implementation, which offers static analysis and manipulation of XAML Code. Unfortunately, XamlDOM can only be used with .NET 4. I wouldn't have a problem using the vs2010 and .NET 4.0 Betas, but I need to target the DSL f...

ReportingServices: Excel export How to force new sheet?

We have report with cover page (disclaimer) normally printed on separate page and on the other pages main data. Works well when printing, but when exporting the same report to Excel cover page and data are presented on same sheet. I need a way to force the cover page to be on separate Excel's sheet. I tried everything: page brakes, put ...

VS2008: Snippet shown in code snippet manager but doesn't exist in editor

According to the Code Snippet Manager in Visual Studio 2008 there is a code snippet named "wpfre" which expands to a routed event registration. However, when I try to enter it into the text editor, Intellisense won't complete to it and if I type "wpfre" and hit TAB it just completes to "wde" which is not the right thing. I googled for i...

C++ Streams compared to .NET Streams?

Is there any reason the stl still uses the streams that it does? It seems that .net streams are much easier to use and implement. I can understand them keeping them due to compatibility reasons but why haven't they added a new stream implementation more like .net? What are some pros and cons of the C++ streams compared to .NET streams? ...

tf.exe errors out with MSB3073: exited with code 1 while doing a label /recursive - diagnostic advice?

I'm working with a VS 2008 project file as the build script... when it gets to: TF.exe label Build_01_29_1$/RootDirectory/ChildDirectory . /recursive It errors out right away (no time out issues that I could fined) All I get is that is "exited with code 1" and error:MSB3073 and nothing else descriptive. So any advice on how to diagnosis...

After installing VS2008, I get a compile error in winnt.h

I'm trying to move our project over to VS2008 from VS2005 and am running in to this build error on an MFC project: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\include\winnt.h(236) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'PVOID64' I thought this was an SDK issue or an include directory ordering issue as some forum...