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Is it possible to mix .cs (C#) and .fs (F#) files in a single Visual Studio Windows Console Project? (.NET)

How to do it? Is it possible to call a function from one F# code into C# without using a separated dll file or project? ...

Alphabetizing methods in Visual Studio

Is there any sort of plug-in or tool available for Visual Studio 2008 to alphabetize methods? Ideally I'd like a tool that will alphabetize a selection, or specified type (i.e. only methods, not member variables), either automatically or on-demand. Thanks! ...

Camera output, while performing functions, SLOW converting from linux to windows (C++)

I know this is probably general, please bear with me! We've got a program that uses a web camera and, based on what the camera is seeing, runs certain functions. The program runs excellently on MacOS and Linux, and it compiles and it does run on Windows, but a couple of the functions, (including one that iterates pixel by pixel, 640x480...

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? ...

Is there a way to run an outside executable after a SPECIFIC solution is built in Visual Studio 2008?

I had the same question as was asked in this thread, i.e. I was looking for a way to run an executable or script after building a solution in Visual Studio. I tried out the suggested solution of catching the OnBuildDone event with a macro, which (as I understand it) needs to be placed in the EnvironmentEvents section under MyMacros in...

Is there a way to automatically sort the using directives alphabetically in Visual Studio 2005?

There is this option available in Visual Studio 2008. Is there a similar option in Visual Studio 2005? Or something else that would accomplish such a task? An add-in, maybe? ...

Compilation & linking of linked LIST ADT

Hellos. Am having a problem with linking my implementation file in Microsoft Visual C++, and getting this error: Compiling... Skipping... (no relevant changes detected) slList.cpp Linking... LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file ".\Debug\slList.obj" Error executing link.exe. Can somebody please assist? ...

Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Express 2008

Hi all, We are having some issues applying the patch for VS 2005 standard: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e1109aef-1aa2-408d-aa0f-9df094f993bf&displaylang=en This works fine in profesional edition, but not a machine running standard. We have checked it has all the pre-resequites but no luck at all. The e...

Using Subversion and Visual SourceSafe in parallel?

In my company, we use SourceSafe and Visual studio. Starting up a minor project, I am eager to try a more modern source control, I am aiming at Subversion. But I need to work with the previous projects in SourceSafe, at least for now. Q: Will it work well to use both SourceSafe and Subversion in the visual studio IDE? Using what? And a...

Is it safe to use incremental rebuild for generating release build in visual C++ ?

I sometimes have issues with the incremental rebuild on visual C++ (2003 currently ). Some dependencies does not seem correctly checked and some files aren't build when they should. I suppose thoses issues come from the timestamp approach to incremental rebuild. I don't consider it a huge issue when building debug build on my desk, howe...

What messaging/communication programs can be embedded into Visual Studio?

Does anyone have experience with embedding messaging or mailing programs into VS? I'm interested in things like Skype or Instant Messenger being embedded as tool windows. If you use (or have used) something like this, how has it affected your productivity? ...

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 ...

Command Line ( or equivalent) tools for .Net Development

Spending most of my time in Visual Studio and using all the IDE tools. I wish I could spend more time using either of the following. *the Command Window in VS *cmd *cygwin, minGW... *PowerShell. *scripts? What are your favorite and essential commands to type in, opposed to keyboard shortcuts or clicking around? ...

Do I need to buy Visual Studio Professional?

I have been using Visual Studio Express versions. I used to use the full Pro VS 2005. I can't figure out what I am missing with the Express version. What benefits will I get if I buy the full version of VS? Thanks. ...

How can I turn DTE.ActiveWindow.Selection into the closest CodeElement in a VS2008 Macro?

I'm working with the Visual Studio 2008 object model as seen here: VS2008 Automation Object Model Chart. I want to act on a CodeElement in a VS2008 Marco, one that is chosen by the user's text selection in the current .cs document. While I don't really care how I get it, this is what I tried: The VS object model gives you DTE.ActiveWin...

Can Perforce and SourceSafe co-exist in Visual Studio?

Visual Studio 2008, to be more specific. We're testing out moving to Perforce for source control, so I'd like to install the P4SCC plugin to monkey around with. However, I'd also like to continue using SourceSafe's IDE capabilities for projects that haven't been moved over yet. Can the two co-exist peacefully, or is it one or the other f...

Removing SourceSafe Integration from Visual Studio 6

Recently, the SourceSafe integration into visual studio has started to perform badly because we have moved, and the SourceSafe "server" is located across a VPN which goes across a slow connection. This has made loading large projects in visual c++ 6 take 5+ minutes because it has to talk to the "server" for each project. Also, there are ...

How can I map out which Visual Studio Solutions use which Projects?

I have a software project which consists of multiple Project files and multiple Solution files. The Solution files have a one-to-many relationship with the Project files, and a given Project file may appear in multiple different solution files. Is there any good/spiffy way to come up with a map of the relationships between the Solution ...

How do I remove VSS hooks from a VS Web Site?

I have a Visual Studio 2008 solution with 7 various projects included with it. 3 of these 'projects' are Web Sites (the kind of project without a project file). I have stripped all the various Visual Sourcesafe files from all the directories, removed the Scc references in the SLN file and all the project files that exist. I deleted th...

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...