Unexpected error detected. Check the Tests Output Pane for details. Where is the ‘Tests Output Pane’? I can’t find it anywhere in Visual Studio. I found ‘Test Explorer‘ but it doesn’t show any details. 10 Answers 10
Previously in 2012, if I debugged in Chrome (for example), and then stopped the debugger, the website would remain running in IIS Express. This no longer seems to be the case in 2013. Is this a new change that I need to make? How can I keep the website instance running even after I stop … Read more
I am creating a Prism Project Template, and the template works great. But after I create a project with the template some of the files look like this: Despite appearances, everything is just fine. If I do a Rebuild All I see that the solution builds with no errors: But the rebuild all does not … Read more
I want to delete a line just like hitting Ctrl + X without anything selected, but without saving the line to the copy stack. Is this possible? I’m using Visual Studio 2010. 12 Answers 12
I would like to make a copy of my project. I would rather not start doing it from scratch by adding files and references, etc. Please note that I don’t mean copy for deployment. Just plain copy. Is there a tool in VS to do this? I am using VS 2008 13 Answers 13
Our build server is taking too long to build one of our C++ projects. It uses Visual Studio 2008. Is there any way to get devenv.com to log the time taken to build each project in the solution, so that I know where to focus my efforts? Improved hardware is not an option in this … Read more
I have a huge solution with multiple projects. Sometime I need to navigate to a file in Solution Explorer. Using the VS 2010 ‘Navigate To‘ feature I can open any file by name in Visual Studio 2010 but I want to be able to select the file in Solution Explorer as well? 15 Answers 15
I have a very similar problem as described here. I also upgraded a mixed solution of C++/CLI and C# projects from Visual Studio 2008 to Visual Studio 2010. And now in Visual Studio 2010 one C++/CLI project always runs out of date. Even if it has been compiled and linked just before and F5 is hit, the messagebox “The project is … Read more
I am new to visual studio and I am experimenting around with some Windows Services. I have created two solutions and I would like to view both of them at once. Without having to click file->recent projects to switch back and forth. Ideally this could take place in the solution explorer and just nest the … Read more
I would like Visual Studio to break when a handled exception happens (i.e. I don’t just want to see a “First chance” message, I want to debug the actual exception). e.g. I want the debugger to break at the exception: try { System.IO.File.Delete(someFilename); } catch (Exception) { //we really don’t care at runtime if the … Read more
