visual-studio

Is there an equivalent to Visual Studio's "Database Project" in Eclipse?

Just curious since I might be dabbling a little with Eclipse and Java - I'm used to having everything from one IDE with Visual Studio - code files, database projects that let me generate scripts and model diagrams, BI stuff, etc. Is there an Eclipse plugin or equivalent feature that lets you do similar? Specifically a way to, from a ...

Installation of MS C# Visual Express fails mysteriously...

I hate to resort to dumping problems on other people, and I'm sure this is a stupid problem that can be easily fixed, but it's really getting to annoy me and I can't figure it out. Well I tried installing Microsoft C# Visual Express, but after a few minutes into the installation I got a "Windows Module Installer stopped working..." erro...

Can optimizations affect the ability to debug a VC++ app using its PDB?

In order to be able to properly debug release builds a PDB file is needed. Can the PDB file become less usable when the compiler uses different kinds of optimizations (FPO, PGO, intrinsic functions, inlining etc.)? If so, is the effect of optimization severe or merely cause adjacent lines of code to get mixed up? (I'm using VC2005, and ...

Getting the GUI of an app that went poof!

Today my Visual Studio disappeared. I can see devenv.exe in the 'Processes' tab in Task Manager but not in the Applications tab. I have unsaved changes. Is there a way to "revive" VS so changes can be saved? ...

How can I get artwork of a mp3 file in vb.net 2005?

Hi, I want to display an artwork in a picturebox which is associated with an mp3 file when I open the file in my audio player in vb.net 2005. An example would be appreciated. I've heard you can do it with ultraid3tags, but its in c# and I don't understand it :(. Help will be appreciated Thanks,sam ...

upgrade Visual Studio installation from "Just for me" to "Everyone"

Hello, I'm using Visual Studio installation kit to create msi for my product. I found a problem - I've installed the product in the past with "Just For Me" option, and now I would like to upgrade & change it to "Everyone". At the end of the upgrade I can see two lines with my product at the "Add / Remove programs". Does anyone has an ide...

What is a "first chance exception"?

What exactly is a first chance exception? How and where does it originate in a .Net program? And why is it called by that peculiar name (what 'chance' are we talking about)? ...

What is the purpose of Browse Information generated by Visual Studio

I got a huge C++ third-party project with set of project in one solution. So build time is rather long and Browse Information generation takes a lot too. So what is the purpose of Browse Information? What functionality will be lost if i disable Browse information generation? ...

packaging vs2005 project

Hello, Here are the steps I take to create a package shipped to the end users: Use visual studio 2005 Build the project (which is library DLL written in C#), both in debug and release mode. I run doxygen and create documentation I create a folder structure where I put my dll documentation and some release notes zip it ship it the ...

Can you disable autohide animation in Visual Studio docking?

When you dock a window to the side of visual studio, it can auto hide. When it does this, it animates open or closed. Is it possible to disable this animation so it just shows or hides to the correct size? It's slow over remote desktop. ...

Git or Subversion?

Assuming that I'm starting a new web project at home using Visual Studio, which version control system, viz. Git or Subversion will be better to use? Which one will have the least setup complexity? ...

How to compile windows base program with eclipse cdt(using VIsual Studio compiler)

i'd like to compile (debugging if possible) windows program in eclipse cdt with microsoft copmiler. It's better to support eclipse tool-chain (in eclipse cdt) It's impossible to find this solution in google, except using mingw's make and Visual Studio Makefile.. Are there anyone to have solution with this problem? ...

Best subversion tool when using Visual Studio Express?

I would like feedback on what people consider the "best" free (or cheap) subversion tool for C#... By "best" I mean easiest for a given level of capability. I am a complete newbie in C#, and am using Visual C# Express as my development tool. Obviously I am not a sophisticated C# user! In Java I use Eclipse, and Subclipse, which I fi...

Can you set VS2008 to break on an error inside a try-catch statement

One of the things I loved about VB6 is that you had the ability to tell the development environment to break on all errors regardless of what error handling you had set up. Is it possible to do the same thing in VS2008 so that the debugger will stop on any error even if it happens inside a try-catch statement? The problem is particular...

Visual Studio vs. #Develop - Default event handlers

Visual Studio and SharpDevelop do not both set up delegates to handle events in the same way. The way they are set up is a little bit different. This makes it difficult to use VS in one place and #Develop in another (on the same project). For Example, in VB, Visual Studio does the following: Private Sub OK_Button_Click(ByVal sender A...

Is It Possible to Update a WCF Service Reference in a Web Deployment Project

I think the question title neatly sums up what I am after. I have a web app and a service and I would like the build script to check if the service has been updated since the last build and if so, run the "update service reference" script that is available when you right-click on a service. Any ideas? ...

Breakpoints behaving strangely in visual studio

I am having two issues with the debugger using visual studio version 9.0.30729.1 using .net 3.1 Issue one - I hit a breakpoint, and F10, F11 do not move me to the next instruction. If I repeatedly press F10 I will eventually step to the next instruction. I can place another breakpoint further down in the code and do an F5 to get to t...

Best setup for code promotion and feature branching in Subversion?

We're a 4-person team and haven't been far from our comfort zone in several years, but we're growing and would like to catch up to the times. I have been tasked with finding the best way to implement Continuous Integration (automated builds, branching for code maintenance and new features, etc). We are looking at switching from SourceS...

Disable designer in Visual Studio?

I'm using Visual C# Express to write Windows Form applications, and call me old school, but I don't like the designer. It is a nuisance and pollutes my project with lots of unwanted files, as well as unwanted monkey-generated source code. Please please please tell me there's a way to turn it off completely. ...

Visual Studio 2008 Unnecessary Project Building

I have a C# project which includes one exe and 11 library files. The exe references all the libraries, and lib1 may reference lib2, lib3, lib4, etc. If I make a change to a class in lib1 and built the solution, I assumed that only lib1 and the exe would need to be changed. However, all dll's and the exe are being built if I want to run ...