To add items to source control in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 open the Source Control Explorer and click the “Add Items to Folder” button on the tool bar. If a folder is selected Visual Studio does not display the new files in the current folder: To be able to add the new files from the …
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Convert Microsoft Visual Studio applications to version 2012
When Microsoft releases a new version of Visual Studio developers would like to use the new features of the new IDE. Usually the new version of Visual Studio converts the solution and project files to a new format to be able to save the new settings of that version of the IDE. More seasoned developers …
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Microsoft Visual Studio solution folder structure for easy conversion to the new version of the IDE
Microsoft releases a new version of Visual Studio every 2-3 years, but most of the enterprise applications have to be operational for years. Many companies developed applications in earlier versions of Microsoft Visual Studio ( VS 2003, VS 2005, VS 2008, VS 2010, or VS 2012 ) and the developers would like to use the …
Multiple setup projects in a Microsoft Visual Studio solution
Sometimes it makes sense the create multiple setup projects in a Microsoft Visual Studio solution if you use the same projects, but you want to create separate MSI files for slightly different functionality. An example would be the processing of audio and graphics files. You can use the same middle tier and backend projects for …
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Yellow exclamation point next to a project reference in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 after conversion to a newer version of the IDE
When you convert a solution to a new version of the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE you can see yellow exclamation points next to some project references. When you build the solution you also get errors like the following: Error, The type or namespace name ‘…’ could not be found (are you missing a using directive …
How to clear the saved authentication data in TortoiseSVN
If your TortoiseSVN client stores an incorrect username or password it will try to access the Subversion server with that stored data. To force TortoiseSVN to ask for a new username and password clear the stored data. TortoiseSVN is a shell extension, so you have to start Windows Explorer to access the TortoiseSVN menu. Start …
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How to set up VisualSVN Windows authentication
If you get the access to ‘…’ forbidden error message in an svn client most likely the Subversion server authentication is not set up correctly. Users can access the VisualSVN repository using the Windows user accounts of the server. To set up the Windows user account authentication: Install VisualSVN on the Windows server, In the start …
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How to handle “The target version of the .NET Framework in the project does not match…” warning message in Microsoft Visual Studio
When you build the setup project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 you receive the following warning message: The target version of the .NET Framework in the project does not match the .NET Framework launch condition version ‘.NET Framework 4 Client Profile’. Update the version of the .NET Framework launch condition to match the target version …
How to solve “The version of the .NET Framework launch condition ‘.NET Framework 4’ does not match…” warning in Microsoft Visual Studio
When you build the setup project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 you receive the following warning message: The version of the .NET Framework launch condition ‘.NET Framework 4’ does not match the selected .NET Framework bootstrapper package. Update the .NET Framework launch condition to match the version of the .NET Framework selected in the Prerequisites …
How to bypass the “Saving changes is not permitted…” message in Microsoft SQL Management Studio
You made a change to a Microsoft SQL Server database table that requires the re-creation of the table you get the following error message when you try to save your changes: Saving changes is not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes …