I am using VS 2013 (Express Version) and I want to create a WPF user Control Library project. But I am not able to find the template in my installed templates list. If I use Winforms, I am able to build a DLL out of my Winforms Application Project just by changing the Output type as "Class Library". But it is not happening in WPF and it is throwing errors if I do so. Is this the correct method of doing it or am I going wrong?
And in the Create New Project dialogue window, I am not able to find the .NET Framework selector drop down. After creating the project only I am able to change the .NET framework version by going inside the properties of the project.
Kindly help me to get out of this. Thanks in advance.
I have been working on this exact same problem for hours this morning. Here is what I think I have learned:
With Visual Studio Express 2013, it is by design that the WPF User Control Library template is not available for making a New Project. This is because it is the free Express version.
With the Express version, you don't have a "devenv.exe" for trying the "devenv /installvstemplates" to "fix" things. It is, instead, called (just a moment while I look this up again...) "WDExpress.exe" and will be located (if you have default location) in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE" directory. BUT - this won't help you. It won't fix your problem, because, as I mentioned, your Express installation is designed to not have that template available for New Project, so your "fix" won't put it there. I know this because this is what I tried myself. (Also, note that the instructions for doing this tell you to uninstall any extensions you've installed before doing it. And then, of course, if you still want them you have to reinstall them. Like I still have to do, incidentally.) I'm letting you know all of this so you don't go through the headache I'm having.
Note that I have not done this yet, so this is somewhat hypothetical on my part, but is based on my research on the Internet so far - Your solution is to create a WPF User Control Library manually [but now see UPDATE below]. (No, I don't know how to do this yet. I got into this in the first place, because I'm a WPF novice - just started working with it a few days ago - and late last night I got this great idea to add a "spinner" progress indicator to my "WPF play/learning project" I'm working on, and found a couple of relatively easy-to-work-with samples on the Internet - both of them are a WPF User Control Library - and at first I wanted to use the copy-and-paste to put the code in. But then I discovered... well, our mutual problem, because I'm using Visual Studio Express 2013. No such template under New Project. And literally at the tail end of my about-to-throw-in-the-towel, I'm googling and your post, Dhivakar, is already showing up with the right Google search.) So I haven't finished my research yet, but my next step is to learn exactly how to create a WPF User Control Library manually (the code and various project property settings), and then I can just save a WPF User Control Library skeleton for future use and document the details.
UPDATE: This guy totally has the solution for Express versions. I have followed his steps and it works great. The only additional piece of information I would add is that in my version (VSE2013), after you've created your WPF User Control Library template, when you open Visual Studio again and use File -> New Project, my selection in the tree (for a Windows app) came up under Templates -> Visual C# -> Windows (which is what I've been using). I did not see my template showing up there, after I created it, and I thought, "Great! Another piece of advice that doesn't work." But then I clicked up one on the "Visual C#" parent - and there was the template!
Here you go:
How to add a WPF control library template to Visual C# Express 2008
https://dotupdate.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/how-to-add-a-wpf-control-library-template-to-visual-c-express-2008/
Yes, it works this way for VSE2013 too.
UPDATE 2: I'm not absolutely positive about this, but I think he missed one little piece. In his step #4 he says to delete Window1.xaml and App.xaml. Maybe this didn't apply with VSE 2008, but in VSE 2013 there is also the App.config file which I believe is extraneous for our purpose. So you can delete App.config as well. As I said, I'm not absolutely certain about this yet, but I noticed that file in the project when I added a WPF User Control Library project to my solution, and I deleted it, and the solution compiled okay.
Try running devenv with the /installvstemplates switch, from https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms247116(v=vs.100).aspx
If this doesn't work, browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplatesCache\CSharp\WPF\1033\WPFUserControl (this could change dependent upon your installation directory), open the .vstemplate file in a text editor, and make sure the setting is set to true, then try running devenv with the switch again.
Hope it helps.
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I'm trying to use WinUI (3) for the first time.
I've followed the instructions at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/winui/winui3/#install-winui-3-preview-4 so installed vs 2019 preview (Professional Version 16.9.0 Preview 4.0) and installed the "WinUI 3 Project Templates via the Manage Extensions option.
Created a new solution, added project type "Blank app, Packaged (WinUI in desktop)" (C#) and this is the result:
I can start debugging and the window opens and can click the example button without any issues.
But when I open the xaml I have this issue:
And the intellisense doesn't give options like for example grid.
The imported namespaces in the code behind:
So all the basics of a new WINUI project on a clean vs 2019 preview installation. I've only installed Resharper and imported my settings from my regular vs 2019 installation (which I reset but to no avail).
When I choose for Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Window he changes the xaml to
And gives following errors:
When choosing ABI.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Window the xaml changes in the same way as before but also gives exceptions on other properties like "The property 'HorizontalAlignment' was not found in type 'StackPanel'".
No idea if this matters but as I've never worked with WPF I don't have experience with xaml (always worked with winforms as frontend). So I also added a WPF project to this solution and this worked without any issue.
I can't find anything regarding this so please help me set my first steps in WINUI.
I've notificed it worked for a few seconds after reopening my solution. So prime suspect was Resharper. Disabled it, and problem is solved. Re-enabled it, updated to 2020.3.2 and it worked.
So lesson here: It's not because you just installed Resharper, that it also downloads the latest version ...
I have recently created a windows form application.
I am wanting to compile everything together. All of the .dll files need to be compiled with the .exe file.
Not only am I wanting to compile all this but I am also wanting to create an installation for my application.
I have looked on other questions on here and couldn't seem to find the answer I was looking for.
If you are doing this in Visual Studio, you can open your project's Properties file in the Solution explorer. Click "Publish" on the bottom left. And then you will see a lot of stuff to choose from. Just explore the UI a bit. It's very user-friendly. Then find something called "Create Desktop Shortcut" and check that checkbox. You don't need this but it makes it easier to find your app after you install it. And then press "Publish Wizard" on the bottom right. Follow the instructions and BOOM!
You are done.
You can find the setup in the directory you specified earlier in the Publish Wizard.
If you are not using Visual Studio, INSTALL IT! It's beautiful (but big...)!
I am probably talking sh*t right now. If you don't understand, read this:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/31kztyey.aspx
I would like to create a Visual Studio Solution and a C# Project programmatically, but without a instance of Visual Studio installed on the machine.
Scenario
I am trying to build a "engine" that will read some metadata in a SQL database and transform them into a UI. The database will be maintained by another people with a Web or WCF interface and I want the Server Application frequently (by schedule or pressing a button) use this informations to create autommaticaly a new version of the software (create solution -> project -> build -> create deployment).
So, I searched about programmatically create Solution and I found only the Automation Model in VS, it's about use an Add-In Project and this don't serves for my propose.
Perhaps I was a little confused in my explanation, so ask me more especific details, so I can be more accurate :)
Thanks for help
I think generating the solution is a little extreme.
The solution file structure hasn't changed much since 2005 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb165951(v=VS.80).aspx, and there are a few projects trying to automate their generation, like Premake https://bitbucket.org/premake.
However, the kind of scenario you describe, might be I believe (better?) adressed with t4 templates http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/bb126445.aspx, or only project file generation.
What you are describing is possible to do in C# Windows app but tedious and difficult. I remember seeing VB6.0 app like that but here i would suggest you look into WPF. Still it's C# programming but WPF can load dynamically a "window" from a string or a file if you want.
I am using MS VS 2010.
I can not for the life of me find any instructions on how to install something like this to use on Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
I was wondering how to install and use this control in this version of MS VS with C#.
http://www.denisbauer.com/ASPNETControls/DynamicControlsPlaceholder.aspx
I am making a very dynamic page with a lot of post backs and I think this has great potential!
I need to know how to get this one working bolded below:
Download (V2.2):
The sourcode is available in C# as a VS.NET project (Wont convert for
me)
A ready-to-use assembly (including help file). A demo shows the usage of this control. Sourcecode for this Demo (C#) or Sourcode for
the Demo (VB)
Any help would be greatly appreciated I can't find much information on this on the web. Perhaps I am using the wrong keywords... I am stuck on this at work for the time being and no-one here can help. Its become one of those aggravating programming moments were the fun is wearing off!
I saw one other post on here "Install Custom Control in VS Toolbox" But he too has no luck and I wasn't really looking to install it with a program. I swear I did this long ago with 2008 in college just through a process with MS VS.
Thanks
You need to store the assembly somewhere (we usually store them in an assemblies folder relative to the project), then add a reference to that assembly.
If the assembly supports being added to the toolbox, you can drag the assembly from windows explorer and drop it on the toolbox and it will automatically add all of the appropriate designable items to the toolbox. It is best, if you do this, to create a new tab to hold these items (right-click in the toolbox and select Add Tab).
If the assembly does support addition to the toolbox, your next step is to drag the item from the toolbox onto the page or control and visual studio should take care of wiring it up.
Otherwise, you will need to follow the instructions on the website or copy details from the sample projects to configure the control in your page.
A major part of our work is creating and manipulating certain XML files, for which have a custom editor. The editor is starting to get creaky and we are looking at building a replacement. Since VS2010 has recently arrived, ostensibly with an improved add-in architecture (MEF?), I am interested in the possibility of building the editor as a custom editor within Visual Studio.
It would have to appear in the same way as the code editor or the Designer - a tab item, of which there can be many open at once, containing the GUI we use to edit the files. It would integrate with VS's Edit menu. It could use the output window to display messages. It would appear the same as any other editor within Visual Studio.
Right now, I am looking for examples of add-ins that work in a similar way - ideally with source code - to see whether this model would suit our requirements. I am also looking for any documentation or tutorials relevant to creating a VS2010 add-in, or information about VS2008 add-ins if this is still relevant.
Any input is welcome. Thanks!
You want to look at the Managed Extensibility Framework for VS 2010. Since 2010 is written in .net you can create add on components using it.
Code editor extension for VS 2010.
Working with MEF
Custom Editor Extensions
Update:
Since someone asked in a comment, I thought I would post this link on creating add ons for vs 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb968855.aspx