I am working with C# Windows application . I've recently converted a Visual Studio 2008 project to the new Visual Studio 2012 project . Now I have to downgrade this project to Visual Studio 2008 . Is there any way to downgrade this project?
Well 2012 is compatible with 2010, i am not sure this would work but i found this on how to go back from 2010 to 2008, hope it works for you with 2012 (Original Link):
Make back up of your .sln file
Open your VS 2010 .sln in notepad.
It should look something like this:
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
# Visual Studio 2010 Project("{FAE04EC0-3 ......
Change the Version 11.0 to Version 10.0 and the Visual Studio 2010 to 2008
It should look something like this:
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
# Visual Studio 2008 Project("{FAE04EC0-3 .....
Visual Studio Project Converter?
In addition to the solution provided which is correct, I will add that you need to make sure you don't have code similar to this one in the App.config file, otherwise no matter you will do, you will not be able to run the project(s):
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/>
</startup>
In Visual Studio 2012, change all projects to target .NET Framework 3.5.
In Visual Studio 2008, create a blank solution and then add all .csproj/vbproj to it.
There is no way to go back for .cxxproj Visual C++ projects to Visual Studio 2008.
Go to: Project Properties->Configuration Properties->General->Platform Toolset. Change to different Visual Studio version.
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How can install the SAP Business One Add-On Project template in Visual Studio 2019?
I need to build a Add-On with C# but I don't know how to the templates or witch king of c# project use for that.
now it is available for 2019 also
It's ready for Visual Studio 2022 now. Here are the project templates:
you can use vs2013, you don't need vs2019 for development
you need to install SAPB1 Studio, once it's installed. SAP SDK will be available in visual Studio. there is a sequence of installation: Visual Studio 2019->SAPB1 version 9 ( or v10) -> SAP DIAPI ->SAP B1 Studio.
I'm asked to make some changes in an old C# ASP.NET Web project developed in Visual Studio. But I'm unable to successfully open the project in Visual Studio 2017. There are no database connection related errors either. The C# developer of the project is not available anymore and there is no documentation. Question: Is there any info in config file or some other file (.cssproj etc.) in a C# web project that can help determine what version of Visual Studio was used so I can try to open the project in that particular version of the Visual Studio?
Open the .sln file and at the top you will see something like this:
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 14
VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
This means it was created in Visual Studio 14.0.25420.1 (Visual Studio 2015 Update 3) but the minimum version you can use to open it to maintain backwards compatibility is is 10.0.40219.1, which is actually Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
Look into .config, .proj file, and .sln file, those files usually have information about what framework version being targetted. And once you know the version you can simply google which Visual studio to use.
The .sln can sometimes have the information you are looking for.
For instance this is the beginning of the solution I am working with. Note, however, that everyone uses this solution in Visual Studio 2017 and JetBrains' Rider yet it still has VS 2015 floating around in it because that's what it was originally created in. EDIT: Just looked at the link #PeterB posted and this is a VS 2017 format.
Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio 15
VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.27130.2036
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-0000-0000-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ABC", "ABC.Web\ABC.Web.csproj", "{71F88F58-85B4-0000-0000-105C954AA99E}"
EndProject
The solution file can have different formats and I am pretty sure a solution created in VS 2017 will yield a slightly different structure.
For the project you may also be able to tell based on the ToolsVersion
<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
I was wondering if it was possible to build (in release) a 2013 visual studio solution file within Visual Studio 2010.
Search engine is coming up with 2010 to 2013 related issues.
Thanks
First, you will probable need SP1 for Visual Studio 2010. Even then you need to refer to the Visual Studio 2013 compatibility page to determine if the scenario you are looking for is supported. It will depend on the exact type of project you are building, the version of framework you are using, templates you are using, etc.
I was testing out Visual Studio Express 2012 for Desktop to get used to the new features(even though there aren't many), however my C# class uses VS 2010. I cannot seem to open a winform application that was created in VS 2012 in VS 2010.
Is there anyway I can allow the solution to open in 2010? I checked the microsoft documents on compatibility, however it wasn't very clear.
Your Visual Studio 2010 needs to have SP1 installed in order to go back and forth between 2012 and 2010.
it only works between VS2010 sp1 and VS2012
this link might help you
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh266747.aspx
I have Visual Studio 2008 and i installed and removed StrataFrame Framework.
This framework installed in my system some ProjectTemplates and ItemTemplates, when i removed this continue visible in VS.
Where VS save ProjectTemplates and ItemTemplates files?
You should run "devenv.exe /installvstemplates" to update VS template cache.
Check this out (Visual Studio 2008: How to install an item template)