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C# class in a directory without having the directory name in its namespace

Hi ! If you add a directory in your Visual Studio project and you add a class inside it, the namespace will respect the whole path the directory inclusive. But sometimes, I prefer having the class in the main project namespace, although it lies in a directory structure, just because I don't want to have mess in my code. So often happe...

Clean/Rebuild Run

As I'm making my application, I've been able to just run my project and it runs with the changes all made. As my project is getting larger, I have to go Clean Solution, Rebuild Solution and Run...Recently I also upgraded "Team System" edition my dad has, because of its testing tools Why is this happening? is it because of something I've...

What's the advantage for 'attach to process' compared with 'Start Debugging'?

Hi. I am new to programming. I know only Start debug before. Maybe start debug suit for some small application develop better. I found Visual studio IDE provide another method of attach to process for using. When & Why must I use the attach debugging? Such as multi-threading application debugging. Client/Service application debugging...

Visual Studio has stopped working - on Win 7

Hi I have Win 7 Enterprise. If i open any .cs file on VS 2008/2010 it gives a message " Visual Studio has stopped working" on a dialog box. There are two buttons "Debug" and "close program". Debug button starts devenv in debug mode with assembly code as i do not have the pdb file for the same. There is another machine with same configu...

EXE stops working if containing folder is renamed. MSVCP90.dll

This popup comes up as soon as the app is started: The program can't start because MSVCP90.dll is missing from your computer. Before anyone says "install the VC++ runtimes", wait! If I rename the folder containing my .EXE then the app runs. If I rename it back, it breaks. The app has been running for weeks without any changes to my...

Should I suppress CA1062: Validate arguments of public methods?

I've recently upgraded my project to Visual Studio 2010 from Visual Studio 2008. In Visual Studio 2008, this Code Analysis rule doesn't exist. Now I'm not sure if I should use this rule or not. I'm building an open source library so it seems important to keep people safe from doing mistakes. However, if all I'm going to do is throw Ar...

How to Insert string in another string in visual basic

the following code shows invalid qualifier when executed Dim strs As String Dim insStr As String Dim strRes As String strs = "This is VB.NET Test" insStr = "Insert" strRes = strs.Insert(insStr) Thanks in advance ...

Is there a way to get Visual Studio to provide intellisense for late-bound objects in classic ASP?

I'm working on a Classic ASP (with VB Script) project where I'm instantiating an object from an ActiveX control like so: Dim objHelper Set objHelper = Server.CreateObject("HelperLib.HelperObj") Visual Studio 2005 provides intellisense for the first "layer" of properties and methods, but it can't seem to see properties and methods that...

Add text into a desktop application

Hello, I would like to come up with a simple application that would add a specific phrase into a specific location on a desktop application. I assume this isn't very hard, but I'm kind of new. Any help?? Thanks! ...

Develop SharePoint 2007 with Visual Studio 2010

I’m new to SharePoint development. We are currently running SharePoint 2007, but we have Visual Studio 2010 installed on the development server. I’ve been successful developing web parts using class libraries in 2010, but I’m wondering if there are any templates for vs2010 that will still work on SharePoint 2007. Looks like all the templ...

Runas Error: Unable to Acquire Password

I'm trying to start visual studio 2010 from command prompt using 'RUNAS' so that I can run it as a different user. I ran the following command: runas /profile /user:myPCName/SomeUserName "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" My problem is that the commandprompt says "Enter the password for myPCNam...

Is there unreachable code in this snippet? I don't think so, but Resharper is telling me otherwise.

I have the following method I came across in a code review. Inside the loop Resharper is telling me that if (narrativefound == false) is incorrect becuase narrativeFound is always true. I don't think this is the case, because in order to set narrativeFound to true it has to pass the conditional string compare first, so how can it always ...

Is it possible to modify the Navigation Bar in Visual Studio, or to otherwise add a similar graphical element to the code editor?

I like the grouping and browsability that regions provide in C# code but don't like the manual process of maintaining them (even auto-formatting tools are not perfect as they take awhile for large files), and other developers don't like them at all, so a better solution would be one that is done automatically by the IDE and without touch...

Problem with connection to MS SQL Server database using SSMS

I have a database on line with Godaddy (who uses SQL Server 2005). They provide basic management tools, but tell you that for more advanced tools you can connect directly using SSMS. I followed their instructions to ensure my online database will accept remote connections, and can apparently log in using SSMS with success (after giving m...

"Error generating Win32 resource" in Visual Studio, Windows 7 x64

My co-developers and I recently upgraded machines to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Some of us are seeing a new error we used to never see when building solutions in Visual Studio (happens in both 2008 and 2010): Error generating Win32 resource: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. It alwa...

How did your team customize Stylecop (and perhaps other tools) for .Net for a good result?

Our team is still in a love / hate relationship with it. I am hoping to put an end to the debate by having an internal vote on what rules should be excluded and which rules should be added. Before doing so, I wanted to ask others SO users. To standardize (but not limit) the responses: What is your current StyleCop version? What .Net v...

Visual Studio namespace errors after deleting userControls

Really Visual Studio can be so annoying sometimes... I did nothing else than deleting 3 UserControls in a folder. Since that time I get a error message I do not get rid of. Whatever I do I can not build successfully my project. I did not touch the SchoolAdministrationUC.xaml file , but I deleted 3 other UserControls also located in the...

How to create function which lets you choose one of 3 parameters values?

So I have string returnType which a developer can choose to = to JSON , XML or PRINT_R. How to limit his choice and make VS 2008 or later suggest him what value (from that 3) string returnType can be? (.net 3.5) ...

Entity diagram with tables that have foreign keys that point to a non-PK column do not show relationships in the diagram

I have two tables parent and child. If I make a foreign key on child that points to the primary key of parent, and then make an entity diagram, the relationship is shown correctly. If I make the foreign key point to a different column, the relationship is not shown. I have tried adding indexes to the column, but it does not have an ef...

Loading .dll to use in Visual Studio 2010

Hello all, complete newb quesiton here, but I'm new to C# and Visual Studio 2010. How do I load .dll's into Visual Studio 2010 so I can write C# programs using their methods? More specifically, I'm trying to write a twitter application using TweetSharp that will be run via command line. ...