Tidbits...FROM HELL!!! >:) 1

[jfrost10]

There are two types of tidbits:
1. the type that you post on the thread Link9 (Paul) started
which are usually helpful little tidbits.
2. the type that you spend hours, days, even weeks trying
to figure out, only to find that its somethine incredibly
easy, or in credibly dumb!

This post is for the latter. If you come accross anything that just frustrated the heck out of you, and you'd like to post a warning to others, this is THE PLACE!

Thanks,

Jack

 

[jfrost10]

PICKY LISTBOX:

Just so everyone knows, any items that you have in a listbox can NOT have identical values. Here's why:
If you had 4 items in a list box:
Text Value
--------------
Item1 0
Item2 0
Item3 0
Item4 0

Even if you clicked on Item2, the first list item with a matching value would be selected. Dumb, eh?! So let this be a lesson: Listboxes (and drop down lists) are useful ONLY if the items you're listing have DIFFERENT values.

Jack

 

[jfrost10]

Another frustration with VS.NET to be aware of:

For some reason (and no, I don't know why), if you try and copy/paste from two different pages, you may cause the CLR to crap out and crash vs.net. Word to the wise: SAVE OFTEN!

(note: I also had this just happen to me when I tried to drag a new button onto the designer)
>:
Jack

 

[Zarcom]

After many agonizing hours I have stumbled across a rather obsure part of VS.NET.
Apparently when you are building a web setup project you must have all the files - of the project you are making an installer for - closed.
You can save all, and do whatever you want but you MUST have everything closed when you go to build. This doesn't include a web services procject. The files from a web services project will be included in the installer just fine if they are open. However, I stress once again to build a web setup project - that is making the installer for a web app - ALL FILES MUST BE CLOSED.

Hopefully, this can save someone some time. That'l do donkey, that'l do
Mark