visual-studio-2008

Cannot step into .NET framework source with VS2008 SP1.

Somehow my VS2008 SP1 has lost the ability to step into .NET framework sources. I've played around with checkboxes to no end; I've re-deleted the Symbol cache folder a dozen times; and I've tried all kinds of debug symbol servers. All it does is download some .PDB files, but when I try to select a stack frame in .NET, I always get the m...

Problem getting type to appear in intellisense from project reference.

I'm getting a compiler error saying that "Acme.Business.User" is not defined. I have a class library project called "Acme.Business" that has "Acme.Business" as the assembly name and root namespace as well. None of the classes use the "Namespace" keyword, so they all should exist in the namespace "Acme.Business". I also have a class lib...

My summary information won't show up in Sandcastle using VB ''' syntax

I'm trying to take advantage of Sandcastle to help build out system documentation, but for some odd reason none of my <summary> data shows up in the chm ... has anyone had success w/ the latest build of Sandcastle and VS2008 using VB? ...

thickbox ajax URL in hotspot Response.Redirect

Hey all, I'm creating a loop in C# to define that each hotspot in an imagemap, opens a ThickBox inline content windows.This is the code for the ThickBox inline content link: <a href="#TB_inline?height=155&width=300&inlineId=hiddenModalContent&modal=true" class="thickbox">Show hidden modal content.</a> Here's my code behind the imagema...

How much intellisense should I expect for jquery in VS2008?

I read ScottGu's blog entry (http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/11/21/jquery-intellisense-in-vs-2008.aspx) a while back, and it seems to imply more functionality than I'm seeing. I have VS2008 and its service pack installed, and I am using a new MVC project with the RC1 version of asp.net MVC. I referenced the jquery-1.2.6.js ...

Declare, Instantiate, and Use a Delegate in C# XNA

I am trying to do as the title suggests, however I am getting confused. I get the idea of how the delegate is supposed to work, but Visual Studio is telling me i'm wrong. Microsoft documentation that says how to do this contains a convoluted example that uses a bookstore program that contains templates and a bunch of logic code that mak...

Media Playlist

How to create a dynamic playlist in C# .NET for playing audio files? ...

How can I get rid of the "The target assembly contains no service types" error message in VS2008 ?

I've got a Client/Server wcf application My executable doesn't define any ServiceContract, it doesn't even have a reference to System.ServiceModel (but instead has a reference to an assembly which contains the connection logic to the server) I've another assembly, which is referenced by my exe, which contains a ServiceContract. It use...

stopping app_offline.htm from being created and deleted at each build?

I have a solution with 2 projects in Visual Studio 2008 SP1, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. a ASP Web site. a Class Library (dll) project. I have a reference from the Web Site to the Class Library, as the Class Library is my data layer. But anyway, the thing happens only with this basic setup, a solution with these 2 types of projects and a...

Unit testing framework timeouts in Visual Studio 2008

I'm running some unit tests for a large VB.Net application I help maintain and am running into problems with tests timing out. The test run is set up so that there's no timeout limit on the overall test run, but a limit of 2 minutes per individual test. However, a couple of the tests take a lot longer than this to run, so we tried addi...

Good resources for learning visual studio DSL tools?

Can anyone recommend any good resources (online or books) for learning how to use visual studio's domain specific language tools? I know the msdn site has some pretty good walk-throughs/tutorials but I am looking for something more detailed. ...

Visual Studio setup project, setting path but not seen in command window

I have a setup project in which I have a custom action that is adding the target folder to the path. Nothing special, works ok, adds it to the path. However if I then open a cmd window it's not available. If I psexec and try to directly run something that is in the folder it isn't found. I logged off the box and on again and it turne...

How to order properties alphabetically (Visual Studio 2008)

Hi! I'm really anal and would like to order my class properties alphabetically/by type. Is this possible using a pre-existing feature in VS, or a macro that can do this? Eg: public string foo {get; set;} public string bar {get; set;} public int fong {get; set;} public string loo {get; set;} to (if you want to order alphabetically) ...

.lib file not being created (VS2008)

I added a dll project to my solution and explicitly referenced it by an executable project. The executable is complaining that it can't find the lib. Any ideas how to set the project to create the required lib file? And prehaps why the project would not create one?!? Cheers NOTE I have searched the project and the file isn't being cre...

Xsd2code not working in VS 2008

Hi, I am trying to use Xsd2Code but the addin does not show up when I right click an xsd file in the solution explorer. The installation goes smoothly without any glitch but still I am not able to see or use the addin VS 2008. My OS is Vista x64. Any help will be much appreciated. ...

IronXSLT download? xmllab.net is offline

Does anyone have the installer for IronXSLT? xmllab.net seems to have gone down and never revived http://www.xmllab.net/Products/IronXSLT/tabid/187/Default.aspx http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:jk_L4-aOCi8J:www.xmllab.net/Products/IronXSLT/tabid/187/Default.aspx%3FPageContentID%3D52+ironxslt&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=13&amp;gl=...

Using MySQL Connector/NET with VS2008 Crystal Reports Basic

I'm having difficulty getting crystal report to load data from a MySQL DB. I am using the Connector/NET and have a DataSet in the project which can access the data just fine. I am able to set the report data source to a DataTable from the DataSet. Crystal reports seems to know all about the column information, as I can create fields etc....

How to use the Unit test tool comes with VS2008 Pro to test a C++ proj?

Here's what i've done: i choose Test -> create new test -> wizard Then it asked me to enter a proj name. i did. then it told me to select a source proj to test, i chose my working proj... but... a warning dialog popped up saying : "Unknown virtual address 0" and refuse to continue. i tried rebuilding my source proj many times... no luc...

How To Do Performance Profiling in Visual Studio 2008 "Pro"

Hi, Microsoft make this piece of software called "Visual Studio 2008 Professional". I have found that there doesn't appear to be an application performance profiler or something similar in it, making it seem not so "professional" to me. If Microsoft don't include a profiler, what are your third party options for time profiling for Visu...

Project type not supported (Windows Workflow)

I have Visual Studio 2008 Pro and before I got SP1 for .NET 3.5 and VS2K8, a workflow project would work fine. Then I installed the SP1, and when I load my solution (consisting of over 60 projects), a Windows Workflow project gives the following error: Cannot load project type (as a dialog box) How can I fix this? My solution is in .NE...