What we ideally need is, to know how Microsoft handles XAML generated code (Those *.g.cs files). If you goto a XAML code behind, intellisense will work even if the *.g.cs file is not part of the project!! Context: In a custom VS package, we need to have some logic to open a CS file (with out making it a part of the project) in the V...
I have a Visual Studio 2008 unit test project that depends on a dll project in the same solution. With this setup, I want to profile a single unit test with a Visual Studio performance session. Said test calls into methods located in the dll project and I want to see where the perf bottleneck is in that dll. So far so good. At first it ...
A question was asked recently about removing SourceSafe integration from Visual Studio 6. I need to do the same with Visual Studio 2008. Our team uses Subversion and I have installed AnkhSVN, the Subversion plug-in for VS2008 (some other members of the team use VisualSVN). I find that SourceSafe "insists" on being the integrated source ...
When I drag a control from the toolbox on to the Visual Studio 2008 WPF design surface, it sets a margin based on where I dropped it and a default size. Is there any way to prevent VS setting those? When I drop a control on a stackpanel I want it to flow in to the existing controls in the panel. Thanks! ...
I'd like to generate HTML documentation for my project. Does anyone know of any good tools that would be good for this. ...
Hi there, whats the name of the main document component (blank space) when you create a word office 2007 project? Is possible to set text on that container? for example: text from a database's query ... thanks Answer : using(DataClasses1DataContext db = new DataClasses1DataContext()){ var x = (from va in db.INFO...
I have a custom control that shows a value obtained from the database (the price of the product). This value is stored in the cache for performance reasons and it works fine. However, in design mode in Visual Studio 2008, I get an error that says, "Error Rendering Control. An unhandled exception has occurred. Cache is not available" I'm...
I'm scripting the checkout, build, distribution, test, and commit cycle for a large C++ solution that is using Monotone, CMake, Visual Studio Express 2008, and custom tests. All of the other parts seem pretty straight-forward, but I don't see how to compile the Visual Studio solution without getting the GUI. The script is written i...
Two somewhat unrelated questions: Sometimes when I am working on a C++ project in Visual Studio 2008 Express, intellisense just does not want to "work" even though it really should. Auto completion box does not show and status bar says something along the lines of: "Intellisense: No further information is available". Sometimes it can b...
Question: How to find the threading models supported by a predefined out-of-process (EXE-based) Server: Using oleview? Or any other valid methods? Note: Attempting to connect to the above described server to receive event notifications ...
Upgraded from MVC Beta to MVC RC1. Re-pointed all references in the project to point to the new assemblies Rebooted Everything compiles (and runs!) But... Opening a view (.aspx) in VS and she just dissapears! Event Viewer gives: NET Runtime version 2.0.50727.3053 - Fatal Execution Engine Error (6E075E00) (80131506) Update 1: Not ALL .a...
Hi, I just created a ASP.NET MVC project in VS2008. When I press F5 to debug the current view in my browser, it open the URL of the ASPX file : http://localhost/Views/MyController/Index.aspx instead of : http://localhost/MyController How to make it open the good URL ? ...
Simple question: Can you share some ideas/tips/hacks to speed up working/programming/IO in Visual Studio IDE? Thanks Exact Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8440/visual-studio-optimizations ...
Using Visual Studio 2008, When I add to a C++ project a file that is not .c/.cpp/.h/.rc or anything the IDE doesn't recognize a dialog pops up which asks me if I want to create a custom build step rule for this kind of files. Does anybody know how to get to this dialog without adding a file? I can't seem to be able to find in any of the...
Can anybody please tell me how to directly view the ClearCase version tree of a file opened in VS2008 ? I have the source control tool bar in the editor and it has all other option (check in, check out etc) but has no buttons to view the version tree of the file. Can I configure this some how ? Also, I have the clear case add-in dll whic...
Hi all. I have a weird problem with Visual Studio 2008 in just one of my projects. When I set a break point on a line of code, it gets hit alright, but when I try to 'step over,' or whatever else that is supposed to pass over that break point and stop on the next line, the code gets executed and continues as if I hit F5. This occurs eve...
Hi guys, How can I add into Setup & Deployment project that I want to the client has more components, like: Microsoft Chart Controls Microsoft SQL 2008 Express Edition (not 2005) etc... This options are not in VS 2008, and in the window (image above) it only has a link to "Check Microsoft Update for more Redistributable components...
I am developing a chained installer including the .msi installation of Crystal Reports Basic (10.5) using Inno Setup. I cannot find any deployment guidance to determine if this is already installed on the target PC, though it appears I can call the .msi multiple times and it always attempts to install (never goes to the typical repair/r...
There must be simple way, I do not want to run Code Analysis separately on each project. ...
I've been using John Lam's Vibrant Ink VS color scheme lately and wanted to tweak it so it highlights the method names for a class with a different color. Turns out there is no option in VS for that. Resharper has a feature that provides custom syntax highlighting. I was wondering how hard is it to write a little plugin that gives you ...