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What do all of the different files in the project directory do? I am trying to make my project open source and I don't want to have a ton of unnecessary files in my repository. What files are vital and what files will be generated when the user initially loads the project? Its important to note that this is a VB Form Application
Base Directory:
*.vb
*.Designer.vb
*.resx
*.vbproj
*.sln
*.vbproj.user
*.config
Any of the other folders in the base directory?
*/bin
*/Collection
*/My Project
*/obj
*/Resources
*.suo and *.user files can be ignored. They store user specific settings such as window arrangements, open files etc. Those files are generated by Visual Studio whenever a solution is opened.
*.vb files are somewhat important since they contain your source code...
*.sln and *.vbproj files tell Visual Studio which projects are in a solution and which files are in a project, respectively. They also contain project specific settings such as build plattforms, custom build events, target .NET Framework etc.
*.resx and app.config can be important, depending on your project. They should not be left out when you publish your project, however since they're part of the Visual Studio project. If they're truly not needed you can remove them from the project.
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Folders bin and obj are where Visual Studio generates the compiled output so you should not include those when you publish the source code of your project. Any other folders are project specific so it depends on your project if they're needed or not.
As a rule of thumb, anything that is automatically generated should be excluded when you publish your source code.
Also, if you don't already, you should use a version control system such as Subversion or GIT to manage your sources. Any essential files / folders as explained above should go in there.
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After using TeamCity, my build process is Visual Studio (sln) -> NuGet Pack. Everything builds fine and the artifact is created. But the artifact has every single file, include the .vbproj, .vb files, the classes folder which only holds .vb files.
Is there a way to turn a setting on to create the artifact which doesn't have all the .vb files etc due to them being compiled in the .dll?
For anyone wondering, I just excluded the .vb files in the nuspec
Have you considered using Octopack to package the nuget. It is smart enough to include all the required files into the package and will not require a custom nuspec file that you would need to source control and manage for any future changes.
IMO custom nuspec file should be used only if you have a very specific requirement such as if the target directory is different.
(mark as content and copy always for the files that you want to include)
That Webkit.Net project is great and working fine for me.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/webkitdotnet/
So how could I manage to exclude the dll and other files to separate subfolders? I was thinking about just putting the librarys into subfolder. But somehow I nowhere found a solution that works.
So how can I put the Wekbit.Net into the subfolder webkit.
Here some links I already looked through but not found a solution for vb and win forms:
How to save DLLs in a different folder when compiling in Visual Studio?
C# Putting the required DLLs somewhere other than the root of the output
Copy all files and folders using msbuild
NuGet issues with packages.config, project references and the solutionwide packages folder
http://www.visualmicro.com/page/User-Guide.aspx?doc=Add-Libraries.html
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181484.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837908
If the Webkit assemblies are neither in the same directory as your application nor in the GAC, you have to tell your program where it can find them.
This answer explains how to resolve assemblies that couldn't been loaded by the CLR: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1373295
I am creating an application which will coordinate and organize a lot of standalone functions. For instance, the main application might be called ABC Company Operations, and within it might be Engineering Bills Of Material and Project Management Purchase Orders, among many others. I want to develop each of these tools as a standalone solution, then include them in the main application when I am done with them. For one thing this will allow me to distribute the main application with a fair number of tools complete, then issue an update when each new one is included, and for another thing having these functions in their own projects will cut down on the madness inside the solution explorer.
Searching and reading have shown me how to include existing projects in a solution, but they are included as a reference - the files continue to reside in the standalone solution. This is not good because I wish to make any changes needed in the standalone, then replace the project in the main solution when those changes are done and also because I would prefer not to have all these solutions hanging around in a public place.
I tried just copying and pasting the project directory from the standalone solution into the main solution, but the solution explorer hasn't picked it up and there are somehow two listings of the standalone in the main Visual Studio screen where you select which solution you will work on. This seems like a bad road, so before I continue down it I would like to ask for any advice you folk may have.
Visual Studio allows you to reference the same project in different solutions.
Right click the solution in the solution explorer > Add > Existing Project...
I have done it and it works perfectly.
But very often referencing the DLL of a class library project is just enough. Usually you would reference the bin\Release version. You can even reference an EXE.
I achieve something like what you want by using the Subversion code management system. I keep each project in a directory. These are top-level directories in the Subversion repository.
Each solution is also a top-level entry in the Subversion repository, but does not have any projects in with it. So I have in my repository something like this:-
project directory
project
files directory
files
project directory
project
files directory
files
single-project-solution directory
single-project solution
single-project-solution directory
single-project-solution
multiple-project solution directory
multiple-project solution
I then use svn:externals to include all the needful project directories when either a single project solution or a multiple project solution is checked out, and it ends up in the working copy like this:-
multiple-project solution directory
multiple-project solution
project directory
project
files directory
files
project directory
project
files directory
files
or
single-project-solution directory
single-project-solution
project directory
project
files directory
files
I am new to WiX and am trying to get my install project to build certain files to a subdirectory of the build output path. For example, if my build output path is: bin\Debug, I would like certain files to be added to a subfolder here: bin\Debug\Images.
Is this possible please?
It looks like you are using a WiX project template with Visual Studio, MSBuild and/or SharpDevelop. If so, you have several options:
Use XCOPY in the Post Build Event.
flexible
somewhat easy to find in your project (on one of the project designer tabs)
not integrated well with the build system
Add the folder and files to your project folder, include them in your project and set the Copy to Output Directory on each file. Note: you can't set that property on a folder. The copying will preserve the folder structure but you have set the property on each file you want copied.
inflexible
very easy to find in your project (solution explorer and properties window)
Open the project file in a text editor and add MSBuild tasks such as Copy to the AfterBuild or other target. Note: To use VS to edit the project file, right click, select Unload Project, then right click and select Edit.
flexible
hard to find in your project (XML in the project file)
uses the build system
In the last case, I sometimes put a REM comment in the Post Build event to clue people into the fact that the project file has been customized.
My program adds files to a VB.NET solution. What I want is that the project, when files are added to it, is refreshes or prompted to refresh. Now what I am currently doing is unloading and reloading the project. This is fine, but I noticed that my newly added files are not included in the project, and I have to manually include them by clicking them.
How can I make my project add all files that are not included and refresh when new ones are added?
Thanks
My code to add.
A lot of files can exist in folders and subfolders under the solution (sln file). not all of these files are required to participate in projects. each project file (vbproj / csproj) maintains the inventory of files included in the project. you need to both place your files at appropriate places and update the vbproj file appropriately.
As it happens, the vbproj files are not simple indexes, they are full blown build scripts. they have a pretty intricate file format (XML) and a convoluted semantics. Appending nodes in that file works fine if you follow the existing pattern. but i suggest you look up MSBUILD first.
Please note that if the project you are mutating programmatically, is open in visual studio, then there are strong chances of inconsistency. make sure the project is not open in any visual studio. programmatically altering the program itself (or the same project) is not advisable.