For the most part, you just take whatever Visual Studio sets it for you as a default… I’m referring to the BuildAction property for each file selected in Solution Explorer. There are a number of options and it’s difficult to know what each one of them will do. 8 s 8 None: The file is … Read more
Visual Studio solutions contain two types of hidden user files. One is the solution .suo file which is a binary file. The other is the project .user file which is a text file. Exactly what data do these files contain? I’ve also been wondering whether I should add these files to source control (Subversion in … Read more
The issue is simple really. Instead of creating folders in Visual Studio, I create a directory structure for my project on the file system. How do I include all the folders and files in a project, keeping the structure? If I “Add Existing File” on a folder named Services and navigate to a file in … Read more
I know Visual Studio can auto format to make my methods and loops indented properly, but I cannot find the setting. 36 s 36
In Windows 7, you could go into a programs compatibility settings and check off to always run as an Administrator. Is there a similar option in Windows 8? I’ve always disabled UAC on my machines, and did the same after my Windows 8 upgrade, or so I thought. It turns out there is no off … Read more
This morning I faced a problem while opening my Visual Studio solution, and when I tried to run it, it said: No exports were found that match the constraint contract name How can I fix this problem? 26 s 26 I solved this problem by clearing Visual Studio Component Model Cache. Just delete or rename … Read more
What is the difference between Build Solution, Rebuild Solution, and Clean Solution in Visual Studio? When is the appropriate time to use each one of these? 1 14
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question As a long-time Visual SourceSafe user (and hater) I was discussing switching to SVN with a … Read more
In Visual Studio is there a command to collapse/expand all the sections of code in a file? 2 22 CTRL + M + O will collapse all. CTRL + M + L will expand all. (in VS 2013 – Toggle All outlining) CTRL + M + P will expand all and disable outlining. CTRL + … Read more
