This question explained what the *.VC.db files are:
What is the *.VC.db file in Visual Studio projects?
Now I would like to know how to specify which folder that those files are put into, or make them hidden.
I regularly make a backup of my source and project files, and I don't want to waste my time and disk space backing up temporary files.
In one folder, I have a few projects that add up to 150 kB, and the two VC.db files are 84 MB.
Isn't there some way to specify where the VC.db files are placed, as we can do with the object files?
I just discovered that the way to set the folder for the *.VC.DB files is the same as for the IPCH files, as described here:
How to change ipch path in Visual Studio 2010
I also specified a folder for the "fallback location" rather than leave it blank, which sends the files to whatever you have set for your %TEMP% folder.
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I simply wish to change the name of a folder that lies in my root project folder.
I have changed the name of a project (say from Proj1 to Proj2).
I now have a folder on my desktop that reads Proj2. Inside is Proj2.xcodeproj and a folder called Proj1 with all of my source files and resources.
I want to change that folder to be consistent and read Proj1, however if I change it every file in my xCode proj becomes red.
Is there a technique to change this folder within xCode such that I can rename the folder and keep all my files intact with the appropriate structure (such as what groups the files are in)?
It's annoying, indeed.
However, there's no way to keep files on the hard drive (SSD, ..) and group names and the project structure in Xcode in sync automatically.
You can re-assign the locations of the files in your red folders manually to fix it.
Wish Xcode would offer a feature like this since we've switched to Xcode from MW CodeWarrior, but..
After you rename the folder, open the project in Xcode and select this folder. You can choose the renamed folder in the File Inspector Pane.
I am creating a Flowgear workflow that needs to process a raft of XML data.
I have the xml data contained in a set of .xml files (approximately 400 files) in a folder on my local machine hard-drive and I want to read them into a workflow, run an XSLT transform and then write out the resultant XML to another folder on the same local hard-drive.
How do I get the flowgear workflow to read these files?
It depends on the use case, the File Enumerator works exceptionally well to loop (as in for-each) through each file. Sometimes, one wants to get a list of files in a particular folder and check whether a file has been found or not. For this, I would recommend a c# script to get a list of files with code:
Directory.GetFiles(#"{FilePath}", "*.{extension}", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
Further on, use the File node to read, write, or delete files from a file directory.
NB! You will need to install a DropPoint on the PC/Server to allow access to the files. For more information regarding Drop Points, please click here
You can use a File Enumerator or File Watcher to read the files up. The difference is that a File Enumerator will enumerate all files in a folder once, the File Watcher will watch a folder indefinitely and provide new files to the workflow as they are copied into the folder.
You can then use the File node to write the files back the the file system.
I am making a project that will be put on a disc to use. This means that all of the files that I call upon have to be on that disc. How and where do I put my files to ensure that they will stay with the project? Does it go in the bin folder? And when I am calling on that file what file path do I use?
In general, the bin folder is not a place you should be storing anything that you want to persist with the project.
When you build, Visual Studio will copy the files needed to run the program into the bin folder, such as libraries and web.config or app.config files.
For other files you want included, add them to your project and set their build action property to Content:
Content - The file is not compiled, but is included in the Content output group.
For example, this setting is the default value for an .htm or other
kind of Web file.
Is there a way to build a folder containing various resource files into a dll? The folder may contain sub-folders, and I want to keep the folder structure of these files so that I can access the files from the dll with relative path.
I'm using visual studio but it seems I can only add a resource file without sub-folders. Can you give me some suggestion on this problem?
Thanks.
I have written a program on Visual Basic. In the debug folder, there are many files:
Database1.mdf
Database1_log.ldf
MyData.Designer.vb
MyData.xsc
MyData.xsd
MyData.xss
WindowsApplication1.exe
WindowsApplication1.config
WindowsApplication1.pdb
WindowsApplication1.vshost
WindowsApplication1.vshost.exe
WindowsApplication1.vshost.exe.manifest
WindowsApplication1.xml
I want to publish my program. Are all of those files necessary for the program? Which of them are used for my database?
Because I want to put a button in my program that backs up the database. Which files must be backed up?
First of all, you should publish the Release version of your software, not the debug version so the files will be a bit different. As for which files to publish, if you use the Setup project you will be able to select the files based upon what your application needs. For example, it looks like you are including database files with your application (Database1.mdf and Database1_log.ldf). You could add these files to the setup project.
The setup project will know to include your exe and your config file (unless you tell it not to) so you will be covered there. Here is a video and a written walkthrough of how to create a Setup project:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241903.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcue0jo41AM
As for your PDB files, these are the Program Database Files that are used for debugging (and should never be give to the customer/end user).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241903.aspx
As for backing up your database, back up the MDF and LDF files.
No, all of the files above are from your debug compile output. You can change what is output by changing your build configuration. Go to Build, Configuration Manager and switch to Release. It's also on the toolbar.
In general your ProjectName.exe (but not the .vshost.exe), .config (but not the .vshost.exe.config) and MDF/LDF files are needed for publishing. You also have an XSD File which will also be needed.
The MDF/LDF files are your database.