How To Change The .proj File To Include Reference Dlls When Doing An Auto Build With A Project
Aug 27, 2010
I have a simple vb.net project that outputs a dll. In order to build this project, I have to reference some 3 3rd party dlls by manually adding them to the project and then building.
What I want to do now is auto build this using a app called CruiseControl. . . I have been told that in order to use the 3 3rd party dlls, I have to modify the .proj file to include the .dlls. The thing is, where in the proj file do I include this
and how do I do this? I think I may know where the section is and I have included it here:
[code...]
When I run the auto build program it fails (it runs through but fails at compile time); when I build this manually it works when i refer the dlls. What am I missing to make this work?
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May 15, 2011
I have written a small VB.NET simulation program that uses an XML file to configure the simulation. I want to include this file in the project build so that when the application is installed, there will be a default XML file in the required directory.
When I do the Project Publish (within VB 2010 Express), there is no option for including any extra data files in the process.
Is it possible to do this with VB 2010 Express ... or should I try some other project builder/installer.
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Jun 29, 2011
I have a vb.net 3.5 class library project that needs to reference two assemblies that have the same namespace. We have two third party dll's in which one is version 5.1 and the other is version 6.1. They have the same dll filename and they utilize the same namespace and functions/class names. The project needs to use one or the other depending on a specific situation. I've investigated up on a c# process that uses the "extern alias" feature to pull in the different assemblies.
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What use is the Aliases property of assembly references in Visual Studio 8.It seems that this feature isn't fully available for vb.net. Things I've Tried I've renamed the 2nd dll and added both references to my project. At this point I get tons of: 'blah' is ambiguous in the namespace. So I need to alias the different versions. In vb.net you can do aliases on an imports statement like:
Imports version5 = Somedll.Something
The problem is I can't setup an assembly reference alias for the different versions of the dll. Apparently in vb.net you can't set these up in the reference properties window. So I tried setting them in in my project file like this:
<Reference Include="somedll.5.Navigation">
<HintPath>....UtilityThirdPartyDLLSsomedll.5.dll</HintPath>
<Aliases>SomeDLL5</Aliases>
[code]....
I would then expect this to work:
Imports version5 = SomeDLL5.Something
Imports version6 = SomeDLL6.Something
But the "SomeDLL5/6" doesn't show up in intellisense. So how can I reference both dll's in the same project?
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Mar 11, 2010
I've used 3d control magic for VB.NET to create shaped forms.When I bulid my project to create an exe, I want to include 3d control magic.exe into it, to be installed automatically in the clients computer.
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Aug 10, 2011
im using vb.net 2008 not vs, i try to include a cs file but there a no include in project explorer, so i use add existing item.but this cs file should generate a component in toolbar, but it wont, is there any other way to load it to my vb.net project?
code in *.cs file
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Text;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
[Code]...
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Jan 6, 2009
how to include a Resource File into a project, and how to put image files into it for use in my program.
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Feb 26, 2009
i need to register the control in client machine at installation time.i craeted a bat file which has the following code regsvr32 s mscomm32.ocx.how to include bat file in setup project. and how to make it to run first when installation starts
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Feb 18, 2011
I have an excel-file that is being populated with certain information and is used as a base for a printing form...
I need to include that file in the installation and reference to it when populating the cells with some information. So, how do I include that file when installing the project?
( I tried already to change the 'Build Action' to 'Content' )
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Jun 22, 2010
I need to include an excel file in the installation project of an application. I've added it to the install project under application folder. I need to read that file into a dataset during runtime. The file needs to be included on install so that the customer can change the file as needed.
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Mar 19, 2012
I'm trying to include a few text files in my project. These files are read and used to make decisions in the program. Ordinarily, I would just set the file path and open the file via StreamReader, no problem. However, this application now needs to work on other computers and I want to include the text files in the application directory. I've researched two ways to do this:
1) Include the files as resources and reference them via my.resources.
I've gotten this to work ok, except the files are opened as strings upon starting the application. They are fairly large files, which I imagine is taking a lot of unnecessary memory. Also, StreamReader wont work with these files as resources,
or at least I can't figure out how to. My application is already based around using StreamReader so I don't really want to change this.
2) Include the files as additional items. I know how to do this too, but I can't reference the files programmatically.
Can I use a resource text file via StreamReader or how would I reference the files if they're included in my project directory?
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Dec 16, 2009
We have a couple of DLLs that need to be put in the GAC at compile time only in Debug mode as this is what developers use locally. Release mode will be the Continuous Integration server build and we will not want to put any dlls in the GAC. We used to do something similar with post build events on a project, but if a post build event can be conditionally run if debug. What is the best way to achieve this?
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Dec 3, 2011
I am new to VB and Visual Studio. Using VB 2010 express edition. I am making a VB project and from from inside that i want to be able to run a batch file that i already have.
My problem is i am not able to import this in my project. I tried adding it in the project from solution explorer but when i run the program its not able to find it. I am able to execute it when i copy that batch file somewhere on disk and then giving absolute path but not by including it inside my project.
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May 6, 2009
I have a project that I have created, it something like a contact database.It is complete with its own sql server database, and controls and forms.I kinda of understand that I can include this project into another project.This is the tricky part,Can I include my contact project into another project and add more items to the database and forms in a new project?What I'm after is like using classes.My contact database would be like the base class, and the new project would be adding more features to that project.
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Jul 28, 2010
Splitting the Proj.# and the Proj.Name.I also need to get rid of some Anomolies. The # before the Proj Number (#057443-801), and the NON Space (057443-801NtC) between the Proj Number and the Proj. Name. Which are not always present.
Proj. Number Proj. Name
[057432-002] [FtP 101703.1 Ckt5 GNJ - PDL 1:0 10G LANPHY]
[# Anomoly] [No Space Anomoly]
[#]057432-50[3A]tC #101703.1 Birmingham - Nashville 10G LANPHY
[code]....
All of the above entries are in Sheets("Data").Range("E3:E100") I need to Hold them in String and Place in Sheets("Sheet1").Range("B3:B100") for the Proj. Number. and Sheets("Sheet1").Range("D3100") for the Proj Name.
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Sep 26, 2009
I'm looking for a way for copying a VS application files via HTTP and TCP? I mean I have published my application and now I am trying to find something like ClickOnce application that copies my updated files from my website to the clients' centers through HTTP and then locally to end users through FTP. I need to a source code or something like that.
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Aug 19, 2010
In Visual Basic 2010, when I do Build/Build [project name], sometimes the resulting exe file is put in ..in and other times it's put in ..inRelease. Why does it do this and how can I control it?
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Jun 27, 2011
I have a vb 2008 code project i need to build the exe filehow could I do this please note that our clients do not have visual basic 2008 software..so how can I build the exe file of vb 2008 project and run it in other machines where visual basc 2008 is not installed
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Jan 26, 2010
I don't know what this is called so I've struggled to find an answer from google but I have a vague memory of it from t'old days.I've sub-classed (* see below) about 8 framework controls, overriden some properties and added some functionality into each one.The changes I have made are identical in every case. If I make a change, I have to go through each class and apply the same change there.I was hoping there may be a keyword such as <IncludeSourcefile "common.vb> that I can put into each class.
(* note) I use the term sub-classed but I don't know if that's the correct terminology. I've also seen it used for call-backs. Is sub-classed the correct term to use?
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Feb 4, 2012
good way to run windows script host code from vb.net? Im trying to run some dsf com components but they are only for the 64-bit version of scripting engine installed. I wish i could execute my code from vb.net but sometimes it doesnt want to work because im referencing the 32-bit version script control and not the 64-bit scripting environment.
So my goal out of this is to find a 64-bit scripting component dll or library that i can use for executing a wsf file thats mostly written in vbscript but has some xml from the windows script host.Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. - "Sherlock holmes" "speak softly and carry a big stick" - theodore roosevelt. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda
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Jan 10, 2011
I wish to have two EXE files in my project. Say one EXE has startup form ABC.vb and other is BCA.vb I am not able to change the name in Build so whatever is my startup file, my exe file's name remains the same. How to change it?
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Sep 23, 2009
I have a project that references two DLL files in the system 32 directory as COM references. The files are certenroll.dll and certcli.dll which are included in the system32 directory as part of the OS. My app is a console application that I'd like to have as a standalone exe. It seems that the these files are converted to something like Interop.CERTENROLLLib.dll and Interop.CERTCLIENTLib.dll and dropped in the bin directory for my project. Since I want the app to be a standalone exe able to run on other PC's I'd rather see the app reference the original DLL files in the system32 directory and not have to carry these dependency files around with it.
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Jul 4, 2010
I've tried clicking on my_app --> New Reference --> Pick the DLL from my folder, then add Imports mydll.xxxx. Doesn't seem to work, keeps saying i need to fix the import xxx.xxxxx. I've checked in my References tab and see the reference name in there. I am looking at an example of how in the modules docs, and they have an vb app that uses it, and they use import xxx.xxxx when i try to do that, it doesn't work. Any ideas?
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May 19, 2009
I'm trying to load a project that I lazily saved all for. When I try to load the project from the vb start menu it says I can't load it because it has a reference to a file.
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Apr 9, 2010
in which directory is an image copied when you include it in your project?
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Dec 9, 2009
I would like to refer to an image i have added to a project from inside a class of the same project.
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Apr 30, 2009
How do I protect dlls in my project from being referenced by other people?
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Feb 9, 2009
I have created an application and a setup application for it.The application references Microsoft.mshtml.dll and another custom dll.The problem is that despite the fact that i added to the setup project the output of the application, these two dlls were not added in the setup project's "detected dependencies". Do i have to add them manually ? Do you know if Microsoft.mshtml.dll (C:Program FilesMicrosoft.NETPrimary Interop AssembliesMicrosoft.mshtml.dll)will work both on Windows XP and Windows Vista no matter what version of Internet Explorer is installed ?
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Jun 9, 2010
When you add a file that the project will use (in my case an Excel file) and set it to be copied to the output directory, you can of course add a string to a class with the file name in it to use the file. I was wondering though does Visual Studio automatically generate a member somewhere that contains the name of the file? Perhaps in the My Namespace?
Kind of like how when you set the Build Action to Resource, Visual Studio generates a member in the My.Resources namespace for reference. Whenever I change the name of the file in the Solution Explorer it would be nice if I had some method that would automatically update the file name in the code.
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Oct 26, 2011
Years back I inherited a project that is written in VB.net - the problem with this site (it's a website in Visual Studio, not a web application) is that if you change any code you have to compile and upload the entire site each time.
Why? Because it seems to generate a bunch (maybe 10-15) of randomly named DLLs in the BIN directory on every compilation. Each page in the site then references these randomly named DLLs so I have to upload them all and the new DLLs if the site is to continue working.
What 'setting' is this site built using, or more importantly how can I change it to a more convenient system of generating one or two consistently named DLLs?
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Mar 5, 2009
My environment is VB6 (NOT .Net), and I have three function-similiar com+ DLLS with different GUID. For example, DLL A, DLL B and DLL C have the same function Beep(). I have a VB application, if I want to use DLL A Beep(), I should import the DLL A reference, and rebuild my application. If I want to switch to DLL B Beep(), I have to change the DLL reference and then rebuild my applicaton.. The same to do if I do with DLL C.
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