visual-studio-2008

Why must I chain reference assemblies?

My project references an assembly (will call it X) that references another assembly (will call it Y). When I try to compile my project, it demands that it should reference assembly Y. Why is that? I get the following error on the line where assembly X is referenced: The type 'DevExpress.XtraEditors.XtraForm' is defined in an assembly...

A C++ Application Compiled With VS2008 Doesn't Run In Other Computer

Hi, I have created a wn32 project with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual C++ language, it uses the ws2_32.lib library and then I compiled in Release mode. It runs very good in the same computer, but when I copy the exe file to other computer (that doesn't have installed Visual Studio), it doesn't run. The message I see is: This applicati...

Visual Studio 2008 Exception Window replaced by a Pop-up Window

Greetings, I have this annoying problem where my exception window in Visual Studio 2008 is replaced by a Windows pop-up dialog box (see images below). The exception detail can be quite usefull, so any help would be appreciated. ...

Can't see Methods, etc. in Visual Studio 2008 C# Code

I typically code in VB.NET, but I'm going through a tutorial in C# .NET right now. I'm expecting to see a drop down list for selecting methods and properties at the top of the code file, right underneath the tabs for the code files I have open. However, I do not see these. If I open VB code, it works just fine. I've tried to look for an ...

User control - calling a vb linkbutton's(within a user control) click event from javascript

how can i call a VB function - deleteevent() in usercontrol.ascx.vb from a javascript function in clickhandler(e) in usercontrol.ascx. The call should cause a postback because i need the usercontrol to display the changes. i am currently trying to do it by using a linkbutton with style display:none, and calling its click event from the ...

What are all the programs to uninstall to remove visual studion 2008 express?

I am a novice tool user but was required to load VS 2008 for a class I was taking which we only used one time. I did not register the copy on my one time use and now 6 months later am required to use VS 2005 for another class. My problem - I need to uninstall 2008 and install 2005. I'm not sure what programs to uninstall from the Add...

How to convert this VC++ 6 code to VC++ 2008?

Forgive me my C++ is incredibly rusty. But I am trying to take some old code and recompile it under Visual C++ 2008. It was originally written for Visual C++ 6.0 The error I am getting is this: error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int Ok seems simple enough. But then I look at th...

Get Latest Version no longer shows files gotten in Output pane IN VS2008

Anyone know how to reset so this behavior works again? ...

C#: How can i change the text of a label thats in form1 from another class?

im trying to change the text of a label from a class but have been unsuccessful. what i have is that im updating a variable in the class using get{} and set{}. i understand that i need to put or do something within set{} to get it to send the update value from the class back into the form1 class so that it can update the label. could a...

Migrate from vs 2005 to vs 2008

i work at a large company and we haven't distributed dotnet runtimes 3.0+ out to the desktops so we are all using vs 2005 and c# 2.0 is there any big benefit of moving to vs 2008 and still targeting 2.0 (since the runtime deployment will not be there soon) for the developers. also, if the suggestion is to do the upgrade to vs 2008, are...

dataGridView in Visual C# Express won't resize on Windows Vista

I recently upgraded my main computer and am now working in windows Vista. My dev environment is Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition. I have a program that uses a DataGridView that I started developing on my old Win XP machine. Everything is now working fine on Vista except that the dataGridView won't resize when I resize the main...

running visual studio and sites inside VMware inside RAM Disk

hi, i am seeking advise on this one. i have a machine with 24 GB so i was planning to install Vista 64bit and nothing on it but Vmware workstation 6.5 Vista Image, that ill be installed on a RAM Disk i will make on the main Vista. now in this way the whole Vmware Image will be in RAM so i will install VS 2008 in it and put all my sites...

Sandcastle Help File Builder and VS 2008

how to add a sandcastle help file builder project (.shfbproj) to a visual studio 2008 solution? ...

SharePoint deployment failure using VS2008 on the comannd line

I am trying to implement a nightly build environment for our SharePoint solution that includes VS 2008 and VS 2008 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (version 1.2). When I deploy via the VS 2008 GUI it works fine. When I use the command line: c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe SharePoint.sln...

How do I change the size of the menus in Visual Studio 2008?

Hi all. This is the weirdest thing: For some reason, when I'm running VS 2008 in XP, and I use the 'Advanced Appearance settings' control panel to change the Size of menu items in all applications, Visual Studio 2008 is unaffected by the change. (That's Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance tab -> Advanced -> select 'Menu' from the it...

How do I make intellisense work for referenced projects within a solution in Visual Studio 2008?

Good Day, I have a C# solution consisting of 12 projects. One project (called myControls) is where I'm creating custom Silverlight controls. I consume some of the controls under myControls in another project called (Viewer). I have verified that my namespaces and class names are correct under both projects. But then I try to referen...

SharePoint branding change the SiteLogoUrl by theme, no theme applied event exists

Up to this point we have not yet needed a new masterpage for our SharePoint Site Definition. We have a theme that some of our customers will use depending on their corporate SharePoint branding. Currently I change the 'SiteLogoUrl' in my 'FeatureReceiver' on the 'FeatureActivated' event using the following code. public override vo...

SharePoint custom context menu in custom list appears on folders and not just files

I have created a custom list here is the List Template: <ListTemplate Name="CustomDocumentLibrary" DisplayName="Document Library" Description="" BaseType="1" Type="10101" OnQuickLaunch="TRUE" SecurityBits="11" Sequence="110" Image="/_layouts/...

Auto Pointer constructor in VC2008

I have an auto pointer implementation: template <typename T, bool Arr = false> class GAutoPtr { T *Ptr; public: typedef GAutoPtr<T, Arr> &AutoPtrRef; GAutoPtr(T *ptr = 0) { Ptr = ptr; } GAutoPtr(AutoPtrRef p) { Ptr = p.Release(); } ~GAutoPtr() { Empty(); } operator T*() { retur...

How can I maintain a VS 2005 solution in Visual Studio 2008?

I've been tasked with maintaining a Visual Studio 2005 solution but I only have access to Visual Studio 2008. Whenever I try to open the old solution in Visual Studio 2008 then the IDE is keen on converting the solution to the new version. What exactly happens during this conversion and is there a way to stop it (since I need to delive...