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ASP.NET/HTML Spell Checker 2.3 is available for Visual Studio 2010
ASP.NET/HTML Spell Checker 2.3 for Visual Studio 2010 has been posted on Visual Studio Gallery (also accessible from Visual Studio Start page in 'Extending Visual Studio' section). Direct link: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/0db4814c-255e-4cc6-a2c2-a428de7f8949 What's new in version 2.3: For additional information please refer to readme.htm included in the download - you can find it in the extension directory, typically C:UsersUSER_NAMEAppDataLocalMicrosoftVisualStudio10.0ExpExtensionsMicrosoftHTMLASP.NET Spell Checker for VS 20102.3 as well as to the earlier blog post on ...
Extending the Web Publishing Pipeline to package database project deployed SQL file
A Visual Studio solution file may contain both database project and a web application project. When deploying (not building) the database project, it can generate a .sql file containing the full sql file or an incremental upgrade file against a database. This blogs walkthrough one way to package database project generated sql file into the web application project’s package. This solution works for team build scenario as well. 1. Create a Web Application Project 2. Add 2 new “SQL Server 2008 Database Project” to the solution 3. In each of the database project, add a sample table and...
Pre-Order Visual Studio 2010 Professional upgrade today, and save hundreds
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional will launch on April 12 but you can beat the rush and secure your copy today by pre-ordering at the affordable estimated retail price of $549, a saving of $250. If you use a previous version of Visual Studio or any other development tool then you are eligible for this upgrade. Along with all the great new features in Visual Studio 2010 (see www.microsoft.com/visualstudio) Visual Studio 2010 Professional includes a 12-month MSDN Essentials subscription which gives you access to core Microsoft platforms: Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, and Microsoft ...
Issue with dependent assemblies when rebuilding a WAP and the Workarounds
In Visual Studio 2010, the dependent assembly of a custom control assembly will be deleted from the project’s Bin folder on project clean or rebuild if the project does not contain a reference to that dependent assembly. The result will be a WAP that successfully builds but fails at runtime. When adding a control from such a custom control assembly, both the custom control assembly and the dependent assembly will be added to the bin folder of the WAP. However, only the reference to the primary assembly will be added automatically to the references node of the project, but the reference to the dependent assembly...
Free Sandbox Hosting for Visual Studio 2010 RC and ASP.NET 4.0 RC from ORCS Web
ORCS Web has updated their Hosting Sandbox for Visual Studio 2010 RC and ASP.NET 4.0 RC.http://vs2010host.comTo learn more about the new Web Deployment features in Visual Studio 2010 check out this Step by Step Walkthrough on Web 1-Click Publish with VS 2010To provide feedback on the RC please visit the Visual Studio Connect site. You can also contact the Web Tooling team directly by sending mail to vsweb@microsoft.comBen Byrd | Visual Web Developer
Hotfix for “Issue with Auto-Generated Designer Files not Adding Controls”
A hotfix is now available for issues most commonly described as "Controls are not being recognized in the code-behind" and "Editing existing .aspx regenerates .aspx.designer.(cs), but most of the controls are now missing”. These issues were seen in Visual Studio 2010 RC release.This hotfix can be downloaded from: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=27117The update addresses the following Connect bugs: If you continue to experience these types of issues after applying this fix; please let us know immediately. You can send these issues directly to th...
How to package and deploy COM component
I’ll use a walkthrough example to show how to package a web application with speech API COM component using Visual Studio 2010. I wrote and tested the sample in Win7 x86 with IIS7.5, and packaged and manually installed to win2k3 x86 IIS6 (which only had 3.5 framework installed). 1. Create a C# 3.5 web application 2. Add COM reference to “Microsoft Speech Object Library” 3. In Default.aspx, add the following between <div> 4. In Default.aspx.cs, write the following: 5. Ctrl-F5 and test, it should work fine with ASP.NET Development Server. 6. Right click the project name in solution explor...
CLR Inside Out – Migrating an APTCA Assembly to the .NET Framework 4
The new installment of the “CLR Inside Out” column in MSDN Magazine is now available on line. This month we have an article from Mike Rousos on Migrating an APTCA Assembly to the .NET Framework 4. The article details the changes to the security model in .NET Framework 4 and how that will affect authors of AllowPartiallyTrustedCallers libraries. You can find a list of all “CLR Inside Out” articles here. As always, please let us know if you have topics you’d like to see covered in the column.
Developer Productivity Survey – Help us build the right product!
With .NET 4 on the verge of being released, we have started working on how we can make the .NET platform even better suit your needs. We have come up with a survey focusing on overall application development lifecycle productivity and some specific areas where we have gotten customer feedback in the past like complexity of the framework,diagnostics, windows interop etc. . We would appreciate if you would take a few minutes to let us know what pains you the most in these areas as well as provide your suggestions on what we can do better. Please click on the following link to start the survey: http://www.sur...