I'm developing a windows form designer.
I'm not able to view form designer to add components.
How can I solve my problem?
resx is present. I reset also devenv
simone
Try this:
Shift+F7 press
in the Solution Explorer right click on the form and click "View Designer" option
# Simnoe : I have face the same issue with VS 2017, but I was able to solve it. What you got to do is right click on your form, for example if your form name is "Form1.cs". Right click on it and you'll see an option called "Include in project", just click on it, this should solve your problem.
I am getting error as
The name does not exist in the current path as in issue link Name does not exist in the current context
I have tried all options in the comments but still unable to find solution,
One comment their says to regenerate designer file by right clicking and selecting "Convert to Web Application" but am already using web application and on right click of it am not getting that option.
Attaching reference Image.
Any suggestions?
I'm a little late to the party here, but I have a solution (and it's as easy as you hoped):
The "Convert To Web Application" menu option was moved to the Project menu item across the top of the Visual Studio 2015 application.
First, delete the desired designer file.
Next, click on the ASPX page of the one you want to regenerate the designer for. If you click on the CS page, the option will not show up in the menu.
Click on Project from the top menus and you should see "Convert To Web Application" in the menu. It should be all the way at the bottom of that popup menu.
I'm using Visual Studio 2013 and I created a windows form application. Everything was fine until just now. When I go into my project now I cannot find the Form1.cs [Design] tab which allows actual form designing with the rag and drop of object from the toolbox.
I checked the directory and I do have files and sub-directories, but being a C# beginner, I'm not too familiar with what files are needed.
So, could someone please show me how to get this back?
Thanks.
This is pretty vague. But if it isn't in your solution explorer, re add the files to the project.
Right Click on your project root -> New -> From Existing Item, navigate to said item and add it. (shortcut is Shift + Alt + A).
If it's just code right click on it and select "View Designer", if you still have trouble try posting a screenshot.
I have CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe software i want add it in my visual studio application.when i an installing my appllication need to instal "CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe" this software pls provide the screen shots or steps.
pls give the steps
Try the following
Open up your setup project
Select the Application Folder
Right click, Add/File...
Add CP210xVCPInstaller_x86.exe
And that should be it.
Edit
To get CP210xVPInstaller_x86.exe to execute, right click on the filename and select the properties window. In the properties window, set Condition to True
I downloaded a C# project and I wish to debug the project to see how an algorithm implementation works.
The project has come in a Folder, inside this folder there are -
.sln file and
a folder which has source files and a .csproj file.
I installed Visual Studio and opened the .sln file present in the main folder. I built the project successfully, but when I try to debug the project I get this message:
A project with an Output type of Class Library cannot be started directly In order to debug this project, add an executable project to this solution which references the library project. Set the executable project as the startup project.
The strange part is that I don't see a main function anywhere.
What should I do to get round this hiccup?
The project you have downloaded compiles into a dll assembly and provide a set of classes with implemented functionality.
You should add to your solution a new project with Output Type of either Console Application or Windows Application (VS Add Project wizard will offer you different templates of Projects).
In the newly added project, you can implement logic to test your Class Library.
Output type of the project you can find and change by the following steps:
Right click on project in Solution Explorer -> Properties.
In opened tab with properties select Application and there will be ComboBox marked with Output Type label.
Just right click on the Project Solution
A window pops up.
Expand the common Properties.
Select Start Up Project
In there on right hand side Select radio button with Single Startup Project
Select your Project in there and apply.
That's it. Now save and build your project. Run the project to see the output.
This was the solution that worked for me since I couldn't find 'Common Properties' option.
Select your topmost level project in Solution Explorer.
Go to Project, and in contextual menu Set as StartUp Project.
See also: A project with an Output type of Class Library cannot be started directly
Just needs to go:
Solution Explorer-->Go to Properties --->change(Single Startup project) from.dll to .web
Then try to debug it.
Surely your problem will be solved.
The strange part is that I don't see a main function anywhere.
That is exactly your problem. The project merely creates a DLL. It has no executable to run.
You will need to add a second project, which is an executable which references the other project, and calls something in it.
1) Right Click on **Solution Explorer**
2) Go to the **Properties**
3) Expand **Common Properties**
4) Select **Start Up Project**
5) click the radio button (**Single Start_up Project**)
6) select your Project name
7) Then Debug Your project
Right Click on "Solution Explorer" -> "Properties"
Expand "Common Properties"
Select "Start Up Project"
click the radio button "Single Start_up Project"
select your Project name from the drop down list.
If still not working after the above steps, then try this.
Expand solutions explorer.
Right click on project name -> "Properties"
Go to "Application" tab
Select "Output type"
From the drop down list select the appropriate type according to your application.
"Windows application" or
"Console application"
Then save (ctrl + S)
Try debugging (F5)
You'll need some kind of app (Console Apps are my favorite for debugging, but a WinForm will do) which uses your Class Library. Just add a new project (in the same solution) of a Console Application or Windows Forms Application, and add a reference to your current project. Once you've done that, make any calls you need, set your break points, and go to town.
I had a similar issue when trying to use the Experimental Instance of Visual Studio 2013. This was for a vsix project (Creating Snippets).
Solution was:
Right Click Project in Solution Explorer > Properties > Debug
Setting the Start Action to "Start external program" and using the following path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
This option was set to "Start project" which won't work for the application output type Class Library, which caused that same error.
Note: Yours may differ depending on how you installed VS.
Error solutions is that you have already open your project but by mistake you have selected another class library .. that's reason this error is showing ... so what u need to do you u just select u r project then right click on u r project
after right click u can see the list box and select the "Set as start up project " option .
Accepted answer works if your solution has a project that compiles to an exe. If your solution does not have any projects that compile to an exe, then you have to use 'Start external program'.
VS2019 instructions:
right click -> properties on the main solution
debug, start external program, and add command line arguments
VS2022 instructions:
right click -> properties on the main solution
scroll down to Debug
Debug > General > Open debug launch profiles UI
left click the 'new' icon in the top left, select 'executable'
fill it out as per VS2019 (pick the exe and add command line arguments)
when clicking the start button, first select the profile you made
Suppose you have multiple project in the solution. Select the project that you want to view in browser and select 'Set as StartUp Project'. In your multiple project soln which was the main, the visual studio was unable to identify. this was the main problem.
You can right click the Class Library project and from the drop-down choose Initialize Interactive C# which will load your project context and you can work it in the interactive session.
In my case, the cause was that one of my projects in the solution wasn't loaded. The reason it couldn't load properly was that the file path length of one of the files was too long. Upon deleting this long file, I could reload the project, and build the solution.
If the question involves an Azure project, make sure you have the "Azure development" tool set installed, or when you go to run a solution you may get this same error.
Tools > Get Tools and Features... > Tick the box next to Azure development > Click install
None of the answers provided above helped me resolve this error, this is what resolved the issue for me.
Right click on the solution and select "Properties", which is in my case "Sintctech.Data".
Select the section called "Application".
Check what you have selected as your output type. If it is "Windows Application", change it to "Console Appication".
Rebuild and the problem should be fixed.