Visual Web Developer IDE Question

[trims30]

I'm new to this tool - When starting a new project how do we add references to external components?

I right click on project in Solution Explorer and I find Add Reference. I select it then see a list of .NET components. I then select the components I want and click OK.

This does nothing as far as I can see. There should be a list of selected references in Project Explorer when I complete the process.

What am I missing in my procedure??

Lee

 

[jmeckley]

the references should show up under the References node in the solution explorer. You should be able to add the namespace/objects to you code.
for example if you wanted to use distributed transactions. Add a reference to System.Transactions to the project. then type

using(var transaction = new ScopeTransactions(...))
{
   //do database work
   transaction.Complete();
}

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190

 

[trims30]

Jason:

My problem is that there is no Reference Node shown in the Solution Explorer.

How do I add the Reference Node to my project?

Lee

 

[jmeckley]

you don't. with VS it's just there. I have used Visual Web Developer. You could try putting an explicit reference in the web.config file. check to see if this is the case already.

There has to be a way to do this as your building a web application which requires referencing separate core .net assemblies. not to mention you can create a .net application with notepad and the .net compiler.

I think there is a forum on

http://www.asp.net

dedicated to Visual Web Developer. You could ask there as well.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190

 

[trims30]

Jason:
Tried it in VS just now.
Created new ASP Website Project and again, there is no References Node in Solution Explorer.

Went through process of adding a reference and nothing changes in Solution Explorer.

I'm lost.

Lee

 

[jmeckley]

the solution explorer should look like this. if it's a VB project replace 'cs' with 'vb'
[tt]
MySolution.sln
+-WebProject.csproj
+-Properties
| +-Assembly.cs
+-References
| +-System
| +-Other assembly references
+-Default.aspx
| +-Default.aspx.cs
| +-Default.aspx.designer.cs
+-web.config
[/tt]
right click References and add.


Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190

 

[trims30]

See Image below...
No Reference Node appears

 

[jmeckley]

ouch! not sure what to do in this scenario other than google
"Visual Web Developer add reference to assembly".

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190
faq732-7259