As other platforms are already explained (i.e. X86 for 32 bit, x64 is for 64bit only, and ‘Any CPU’ can run in Both) I’ll concentrate on Mixed Platform and how this is different from Any CPU. The Any CPU is at the project level setting, whereas in the real world solution we have a number … Read more
Sometimes its useful to see the list in the immediate window rather than looking in the watch window. You can easily see more results than the first 100 by using: yourList.Skip(100).ToArray() Which really doesn’t take long to write and works well – was useful for me. Update: As pointed out in the comments below, this … Read more
It deletes all the compiled and temporary files associated with a solution. It ensures that the next build is a full one, rather than only changed files being recompiled.
Warning: This solution no longer works for Visual Studio 2017 and later. Instead, both of the answers by jcox and Munther Jaber are needed. I have combined them into one answer. As OP states “File > Advanced Save Options”, select Unix Line Endings. This will only affect new files that are created. Fixing any that … Read more
Altough it does not solve your problem it may help out a bit Ctrl + Shift + F should trigger the Find and Replace window. From there, click Result Options and select “Display file names only”. It won’t have all the info you need but might make it easier to recognize the files.
You can re open the Resolve Conflicts window if you closed it by mistake from Team Explorer. Goto: Pending Changes, then from the Actions drop down, select Resolve Conflicts. From there you can click Get All Conflicts. Normally VS will prompt you to resolve any conflicts as soon as you do one of the following: … Read more
Type length=1 in the Value column, a ▶ will appear allowing you to add values in the array:
More often than not, at least in my case, this happens is when a *.csproj.user file is in the project directory and has <UseIISExpress>true</UseIISExpress> in it. Alternatively, as mentioned by Zachary Cutler you can also simply: close Visual Studio, delete the *.csproj.user file and reopen Visual Studio. This will force VS to rebuild the file.
This happens after you installed VS2015 Update 2. The projname.vc.db file is the new IntelliSense database, it replaces the old projname.sdf database. Not otherwise by deleting that .sdf file. You may also see a hidden projname.vc.vc.opendb file, a lock file to indicate that the dbase is in use. Crystal ball says that somebody is bound … Read more
Visual Studio 2010-2015 There’s a menu item View -> Start Page Additionally you can choose to keep the start page open when loading a project. There’s a check box below the projects list for that. (Tested in VS2010, VS2012, VS2013, VS2015) In current versions, you can also use the Quick Launch (Ctrl+Q) to search for … Read more