Can I include dll in exe (in Visual Studio)? [duplicate]
As long as your DLLs are .NET assemblies, then ILMerge should be able to combine your exe and all of its dependencies into a single file.
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In Visual Studio (2008) is there a way to have a custom dependent file on another custom file?
There is VSCommands add-in which allow you to configure dependant files directly from IDE Link updated, previous was http://mokosh.co.uk/vscommands FYI: When VSCommands is installed, just select all the files you want to be Dependant and the root file, then Right Click -> Group Items… and VSCommands will ask which of the files you would like … Read more
VS 2012 / 2013 AccessViolationException
This issue appears to be fixed in a dot net framework update (4.5.2). https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/819552/visual-studio-debugger-throws-accessviolationexception
Visual studio 2017 installer won’t run after extracting
I had this problem too. SHClark’s answer didn’t work for me. I figured out myself what was causing the problem on my computer: Mirekusoft Install Monitor. I disabled both its services and that solved the problem. (I guess that’s not an extremely likely program for someone to have running, but it could be a problem … Read more
500 Error Running Visual Studio ASP.NET Unit Test
I’ve had this problem before and at that point gave up after reading all I could google about it (including this thread). The solution turned out to be simple in my case. All I had to do was not use ASP.NET test attributes and simply test the MVC project as a DLL. Step 1 Remove … Read more
vsixmanifest for all: VS 2010, 2012 and 2013
What you have is the version 2 VSIX manifest, which is not compatible with Visual Studio 2010. Later Visual Studio versions respect version 1 of the manifest, so in order to support all 3 Visual Studio versions with a single manifest, you’ll have to convert it to v1.0 manually (and make sure NOT to edit … Read more
Recommended number of projects in Visual Studio Solution
I’ve worked on products on both extremes: one with ~100 projects in a single solution, and one with >20 solutions, of 4-5 projects each (Test, Business Layer, API, etc). Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages. A single solution is very useful when making changes – its easier to work with dependencies, and allows refactoring … Read more
debugging with visual studio using redirected standard input
This is a supported debugging scenario. You do have to make sure that the debugger can find the file. Leave the Command setting at $(TargetPath). A possible value for the Command Arguments setting is: < “$(ProjectDir)test.txt” if the input file “test.txt” is located in the project directory. Or type the full path of the file … Read more
Creating .cpp files from .h files visual studio
Shortcut: alt+shift+f10 (VS2015) I’ve looked for this for over 10+ years, been told numerous times that nothing like this exists, and that one needs to somehow use external tools to get this basic functionality. … Now, I’ve finally found something useful. Highlight the class name in you .h file, and using that shortcut will make … Read more
Will Web Deployment Projects still be available in Visual Studio 2012?
Web Deployment Projects will NOT be available in VS2012. Instead we will focus on bringing first class publishing support for Website projects. You can read more details at http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2012/08/06/plans-regarding-website-projects-and-web-deployment-projects.aspx. In a nutshell, you will have all the same features that WDP has, but a lot more as well. Also another good thing about this is … Read more