I have Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, and am trying to create an installation package for a product of mine.
I have tried both Installshield Limited Edition for Visual Studio and I have downloaded the Visual Studio installer package.
With both, I am not sure how to add the Entity framework libraries as they are not picked up automatically.
Managed it with Installshield Limited Edition for Visual Studio 2013.
Open the Project Assistant
Click on the "application files" icon at the bottom. Select the "Add Files" button in the lower right of the Project Assistant and go to the release folder within your project and add all the files. If you have directories, then these are simply added using the button to the right of the "Add Files" marked "Add Folders".
This compiled up OK and allowed me to install the C# DLL onto my target machine.
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My ultimate goal is to completely migrate eclipse (mars) project into Visual Studio environment.
During my research, I have tried several options:
1) Create project from existing code. Doesn't apply to my case, since my project is a combination of .java and .jsp files, wizard only offers C++, C#, Visual Basic options.
2) TFS plugin for eclipse.
3) Checking in the project from eclipse into tfs.
Within the third option, I am planning to create a new team project, and check in the project from eclipse based on that article manual.
My question is will I be able to open and operate project I checked in inside VS environment?
I am also opened to any other suggestion, which might help me resolve that problem.
If you have an Eclipse project and you want to move to something like Visual Studio there are three options:
Java Language Support plugin
Visual Studio Code
Java Language Service for Android and Eclipse Android Project Import
Except for the latest, I expect you have to review the build script to make it work in the new environment.
TFS/VSTS is language agnostic and has no interested in IDE and has no "project conversion" support.
No, sharing(check in) the project in Team Foundation server just means to source control the code. You can't directly using them in VS environment.
However you can download the project and work on it locally(local eclipse). Then check in the changes to TFS server. More details please refer: Importing Projects from Team Foundation Server
Here is a tutorial includes step-by-step instructions to help you get
started with the Team Foundation Server plug-in for Eclipse.
Team Foundation Server Plug-in for Eclipse - Beginner's Guide
I downloaded and installed Postsharp 4.0 express for V 2012. I can't find any postsharp dlls when I try to add reference.
when I use Nuget, I can't find PostSharp Laos dll.
I recently downloaded the post-sharp extension fow Visual Studio 2012 and worked very well for me.
I looked this tutorial Aspect-Oriented-Programming-Using-Csharp-and-PostSharp
I Hope it helps.
PostSharp consists of the Visual Studio extension that provides UI tools with the IDE, and the NuGet package that contains the post-compiler and relevant libraries.
When you install PostSharp NuGet package for your project, the required references and *.csproj modifications are provided automatically.
If you already have the VS extension installed, then you can right click on your project in the Solution Explorer and select "Add PostSharp to project".
You can also find more information in the getting started documentation available online: http://doc.postsharp.net/getting-started
Is there an update for this tutorial? I have the following problems:
Section 3.2, the src directory, wich is created automatically is different from that one, which I would created manually.
Section 3.3, its written "Right click on the project in the left hand menu to bring up dropdown box." -> "Select Spring Tools". But I could not found an entry Spring Tools.
You probably have not installed SpringIDE.
In previous versions of developer studio that was prebundled, but not everyone used it thus you now can optionally install it from JBoss Central.
I have been working on a Visual Studio solution template to be used internally and have been developing this in a Visual Studio 2012 Addin.
The addin is added to the tools menu of Visual Studio and all works fine.
The only question now is, how can I share this tool between my team?
I have added a VSIX project, which in turn references the Solution Template project (added as an asset) but will this alone do it?
I can't see how installing the VSIX I created is manually going to add my add-in to the Visual Studio Tools window.
Can anyone offer any advice as to how I can do this or is there some other way to deploy/publish a Visual Studio addin?
I have found a tutorial which is similar, but I just want to use the VSIX to install my add-in to Visual Studio tools menu, rather than add it as a project template. I have looked around and there doesn't seem to be much information on how to deploy your addin.
It seems addins are soon to be deprecated with the next release of Visual Studio, although I have found this article on how to convert an addin to a VSPackage.
And with a VSPackage I will be able to deploy using VSIX.
There are also some tutorials on VSPackages here.
Then new Enterprise Library 6 is out and can be downloaded here. I have downloaded and extracted EnterpriseLibrary6-binaries.exe to a folder on my C: drive. The readme says this:
MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE LIBRARY 6
Summary: This package contains Enterprise Library configuration console, MSMQ distributor service, merge configuration tool and a script to download binaries for all application blocks from NuGet.
In order to get all the binaries, run the install-packages.ps1 script.
Note: For the Semantic Logging Application Block Out-of-Process service, a separate package is available for download.
I then run Powershell and run the script. I now look in the folder I extracted the .exe to and all of the binaries are there. Now, here are the instructions from the Enterprise Library 6 .chm.
To install the integrated Visual Studio configuration editor
1. On the Visual Studio Tools menu, choose Extensions and Updates.
2. In the Extensions and Updates dialog, search online for EnterpriseLibrary.config.
3. Click the Download button to download and install the Enterprise Library configuration editor.
4. Restart Visual Studio to complete the installation.
To launch and use the configuration editor from Visual Studio
1. Open a solution in Visual Studio.
2. If the solution does not contain a configuration file, add one using the Visual Studio Add menu.
3. In Solution Explorer, right-click the configuration file and then click Edit Enterprise Library V6 Configuration. This launches the integrated configuration editor or the appropriate standalone version of the configuration tool.
Step #3 is where I am stuck. I have a WCF service project with a web.config in it. I right click the web.config and I don't see a "Edit Enterprise Library V6 Configuration" context menu option.
I DO see an "Edit Server Configuration File v6". However, when I click this I get the following error.
All I'm trying to do is use the Exception Handling Application Block in my WCF service project. I've looked around the web and can't find any easy step-by-step tutorial to guide me either. Any help is greatly appreciated.
You need to set the solution property for "Enterprise Library v6 binaries path" to set to
the folder that you extracted "EnterpriseLibrary6-binaries.exe".
You can do that by clicking the solution and then pressing F4 to see the properties window, but you need to make sure that your "Enterprise Library Config tool" is v6.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38789
The Visual Studio Gallery provides Enterprise Library 5 Config tool which is obviously the wrong Version.
I had to use NuGet to install the application block I wanted to use in the project. For me, Tools >> Library Package Manager >> Manage NuGet Packages for solution and add the appropriate EntLib 6 Exception Handling Application Block WCF Provider.
Just download Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ConfigConsoleV6.vsix
from the below link and while installing provide VS2012 or Vs2013.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38789
After installation restart Visual Studio.
You will Enterprise Library 6.0 configuration.
By default Extension and Updates in VS give 5.0 configuration we need 6.0 to work.
This is what worked for me:
Download Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.ConfigConsoleV6.vsix, from here and during installation, provide VS2012 or VS2013.
Then restart your VS2012/2013 and you should be good to go!