visual-studio-2008

How to use msxml with Visual Studio 2008 Express (no ATL classes) without becoming crazy?

It is not really a question because I have already found a solution. It took me a lot of time, that's why I want to explain it here. Msxml is based on COM so it is not really easy to use in C++ even when you have helpful classes to deal with memory allocation issues. But writing a new XML parser would be much more difficult so I wanted ...

What are your most frequently used shortcut keys in visual studio?

Recently , I found some shortcut key really helpful which I never used before . Such keys like 'F7' ,'F3' ,'Ctrl+g' help me a lot when editing and debuging. What are your most frequently used shortcut keys in visual studio? ...

Lost target files in Visual Studio 2008

My solution is primarily C#, but I have one C++ project that creates a DLL which my C# code calls. Here's the layout: [Edited: there are two levels of indirection, which causes the problem] We'll call the solution MySolution. It has four projects: MySolution MyCppDll (creates an unmanaged DLL) MyCSharpWrapper (Managed wr...

How Can I Overcome the Compat. Issues with VS2005/8 SOLUTION Files?

I use VS2008 at home and love it, while approaching work about upgrading 2005 to 2008, one of my obvious causes for concern are all the 2005 solutions we have lying around. While it may be simple for us to upgrade to 2008, we do work with other developers that use 2005 and will not be upgrading to 2008 in the near future. I understand ...

Visual Studio Compiler warning C4250 ('class1' : inherits 'class2::member' via dominance)

The following code generates warning C4250. My question is, what's the best solution to it? class A { virtual void func1(); } class B : public A { } class C : public A { virtual void func1(); } class D : public B, public C { } int main() { D d; d.func1(); // Causes warning } According to what I've read it should be possibl...

Visual Studio 2008, How can I set it to remove tabs when I backspace rather than spacs?

In Visual Studio 2008, it seems that when I tab on a line it inserts either 4 spaces or a tab, however - when I backspace it removes a tab as if it were 4 spaces, one space at a time.. I checked the text-editor settings in Tools.. tried both use spaces and use tabs, neither seem to work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Pete ...

Bad idea to alter asp.net mvc framework autogenerated database?

Is it a bad idea (and if why?) to add a a column to the auto generated asp.net (ASPNETDB.MDF, visual studio 2008, mvc framework) "user roles - database"? (E.g I want to add the columns RealName and LastName to the aspnet_Users table in the database.) The reason I want to add a column instead of creating an entire new table is to avoid ...

How do you work with SQL Server CE and SQL Server 2008 Express?

I have installed: Visual C# 2008 Express Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Visual Studio 2008 SQL Server 2008 Express SQL Server Management Studio In Visual C# 2008 Express, I can "Add Item" and create a "Local Database" (.sdf file) or a "Service Based Database" (.mdf file). Visual Studio 2008 is the same as Visual C# 2008 for appl...

Compilation error when calling _tcsstr and assigning to a wchar_t*

I am getting a compilation error when trying to build a C++ project which previously worked. The code follows: const wchar_t* pdest; pdest = _tcsstr(ConnStr, Name); The error follows: Error 10 error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'const wchar_t I'm using Visual Studio 2008. The error message explains the prob...

Can I customize the intellisense value shown when hovering while debugging in visual studio?

When I hover over a variable in visual studio, it brings up a small control which shows the variable name, type, and a + box for viewing members, etc. But for some types the variable type is replaced by more helpful information such as "{X = 0.0 Y = 0.0 Width = 0.0 Height = 0.0}" for a RectangleF. Is there a way to specify what should b...

Moving a menu in Visual C#

I have a menu with the following structure (simplified for illustration purposes): Menu Bar |--File | |--Save | |--Exit |--Tools | |--Tool Category 1 | |--Tool Category 2 | |--Tool Category 3 |--Help |--About I want to reconstruct this as follows: Menu Bar |--File | |--Save | |--Exit |--Tool Category 1 ...

Problems develop on 64-bit Windows 2003 Server

Going to try and run VS 2008 Pro on a machine running Windows 2003 Server x64. Are there any debugging concerns? ...

Visual Studio 2008, dumb problem with relative paths

What's happening to me is, when I run my program out of Visual studio, it can't use relative paths to find anything. This is proving difficult to articulate... Like, I've got program X, which opens textfile.txt, right? And if I point to textfile.txt with an absolute path, I'm fine. And if I point to it with a relative path and I compil...

Lambda expressions support in VS2008 SP1

Is there support for lambda expressions from C++ 0x in Visual Studio 2008 SP1? Example below throws me syntax errors. Is there any '-Cpp0x' flag for compiler or something? #include <algorithm> #include <iostream> #include <ostream> #include <vector> using namespace std; int main() { vector<int> v; for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) ...

Gracefully remove a datasource from VS VB 2008 project?

Hi there What is the best way to remove a data source you no longer need from a VB2008 project? Deleting the Data source in the Solution Explorer throws up loads of errors. Deleting tables in the design view of the Dataset designer throws errors. Deleting the Table Adapters at the bottom of the form throws up errors, and now my Toolbox...

VS 2008 Designer not executing default constructor anymore?

Hi, I just tested which type of code is executed by the WinForms Designer in VS 2008. It seems that the designer is not executing the default constructor anymore. I added a simple thing like this.Text = "foo"; nothing is changed in the designer. Did I miss a change between VS 2005/2008? (or SP1) tia ...

MSBuild 2008 stops on first error while building a solution

We recently upgraded from MSBuild 2005 to 2008. Since then MSBuild stops on the first error when building a solution. This wasn't the case in 2005. Is there a way to get the old behavior? EDIT: We call MSBuild form the command line: MSBuild.exe xyz.sln /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Configuration=Debug ...

Is there a quick way to remove using statements in C#?

Is there a quick way to determine whether you are using certain namespaces in your application. I want to remove all the unneccessary using statements like using System.Reflection and so on, but I need a way to determine if I am using those libraries or not. I know that the tool Resharper does this for you, but is there a quick and dirty...

Search Crystal Reports in Visual Studio and determine whether SQL table/proc is being used

Hello I have a number of crystal reports in my VS2008 project. I am making a change to a couple of my database tables and want to ensure that I make all the necessary changes to the reports. I have done a standard VS search for the specific stored procedure that is being used and it found no results. However, when I went into a report a...

Creating Custom MMC SnapIn with VB.Net or C#

Does anyone know good current (.Net 2.0 3.0 or 3.5) basic documentation, books or urls that document the basics of how to program this in VB.Net or C#. Thanks Roy Cotton ...