C# Frequently Asked Questions

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Is it possible to output the command-line used to build a project in Visual Studio? 30 November 04 02:54 PM: Now that Whidbey has been out in Beta for more than a few months, it seems worth revisiting some frequently asked questions which have different (better?) answers now. In Everett (v7.1) the answer used to be No. However, in Whidbey (v8.0), the answer Read More...
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Add Custom .NET Assemblies to the Add Reference Dialog 20 October 04 11:03 AM: As you most likely know by now, the Add References dialog of Visual Studio .NET does not list each and every assembly on your machine, does not directly map to the Global Assembly Cache and does not list your custom assemblies. Typically this limitation Read More...
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Why did I receive the error: "The type or namespace '<namespace name>' does not exist in the class or namespace '<parent namespace>' (are you missing an assembly reference?)" 29 April 04 09:09 AM: You need to add a reference in your project to an assembly where that namespace is defined. If you are using VS.NET: 1. Right click on the References folder on your project. 2. Select Add Reference. 3. Select the .NET tab (or select the Browse button Read More...
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Filed under: C# Language and Compiler, IDE