As I am pretty new to Visual Studio, this question may sound kinda dumb:
How do I install DotNetZip library? I am using Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop.
There is no setup for DotNetZip.
Simply download the package from its site, decompress the library somewhere in your disk and set the reference from your project to the release folder appropriate for your project type. Remember to distribute the DLL with your application.
Another simple way would be to use nuget extension to install the library.
There are many ways to add DotNetZip file in your project. I have mention only two ways below:
Way 1:
1. In Visual Studio go to- Tools->NuGet Package Manager -> Package Manager Console
2. Select your project from Default Project drop-down in Package Manager Console.
3. Type Install-Package DotNetZip and press enter.
Automatically the package will be included in your project.
Note: Sometime it does not work as expected.
Way 2:
1. In Solution Explorer go to your Project, then References folder.
2. Right click on References folder -> Manage NuGet Packages.
3. On the pop up window select Online from left menu.
4. Type DotNetZip on Seach text box.
5. From loaded list click Install button.
Manage NugGet Package PopUp window
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I downloaded two DLLs (libgit2sharp.dll and git2.dll) from this site.
After that I successfully added Libgit2sharp.dll by add reference in my .NET Windows application. Now when I add git2.dll by add reference in my .NET Windows Application, it gives an error:
a reference to 'C:\User\nitesh\git2.dll' could not be added please make sure that the file is accessible and that it is a valid assembly or COM component
Can anyone please help me understand the problem?
I downloaded two DLLs (libgit2sharp.dll and git2.dll) from this site.
First off, this is not a distribution channel that the libgit2/libgit2sharp team has anything to do with.
Install as a NuGet package:
Official releases are available as a NuGet package if you prefer to download pre-built sources. See this post which explains how to install the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio.
This is the easiest way to make LibGit2Sharp available to your project.
Build from the source code:
You can download the source code and build the C# code into LibGit2Sharp.dll from https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2sharp, which includes the pre-built version of git2.dll which works for the particular version of the C# code.
Easiest way to build the assembly is by launching the build.libgit2sharp.cmd. This will create a Build folder into which you'll find the LibGit2Sharp.dll and a NativeBinaries folder with the native binaries.
Now when I add git2.dll by add reference in my .NET Windows Application, it gives an error
As for the error message, it sounds like you're trying to add the git2.dll to the project as though it were a CLR/.NET assembly. It is however built from C and isn't something VS is going to do anything useful with. You do not need to add it to your project.
It does need to be available for libgit2sharp to load. The following graph depicts the folder hierarchy that libgit2sharp expects
NativeBinaries+
|___amd64+
|___git2-{shortsha}.dll
|___git2-{shortsha}.pdb
|_____x86+
|___git2-{shortsha}.dll
|___git2-{shortsha}.pdb
Note: This folder structure will be dynamically created in your project output folder if you installed LibGit2Sharp as a NuGet package. However, if you built the project from the source code, you'll have to copy this folder structure as part of your project build process yourself.
I have been looking for a solution to upgrade a current MVC 4 app that i have to use the new MVC 5 binaries. I cannot find a solution anywhere.
Anyone have any ideas?
Visual Studio 2013 will automatically upgrade a project simply by allowing the Nuget Package Manager to run Updates.
Steps:
In Visual Studio 2013, open the project and right click on the project name to open the Properties window. Change the Target Framework to at least 4.5.
Then, on the project right click on the References item, and select Manage NuGet Packages. On the right side of the window select "Updates", and underneath select "All". This should begin a search for all packages needing to be updated. When the search completes an "Update All" button will appear which if clicked, will update all packages.
Note, my project had the UpgradeMvc3ToMvc4 package. It could not upgrade this so I uninstalled it first, but allowed the dll's to remain when asked.
See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/mvc/overview/releases/how-to-upgrade-an-aspnet-mvc-4-and-web-api-project-to-aspnet-mvc-5-and-web-api-2
Microsoft info.
It works for me ...
I just added an existing MVC project to VS 2012 that i downloaded from Codeplex. The problem is when i'm trying to build or run the project i get a lot of errors that VS can not find references and namespaces. If i open a new MVC project then i'm not getting this errors and everything runs fine. So it only occurs when i try to open an existing project.
Can someone help me with this please?
From the VS 2012 menu select Tools->Library Package Manager->Package Manager Settings. A window will appear. Check the checkbox labeled "Allow NuGet to download missing packages during build" under the Package Manager->General heading. Click the OK button to apply the setting.
Next in the Solution Explorer right-click the Solution node and select Enable NuGet Package Restore. Perform a Clean Solution and then a Build Solution. A .nuget folder should be downloaded into your solution and all compile errors related to missing references should be resolved.
This is what worked for me.
I've created my first Office Add-in using Visual Studio. It targets the 4.0 .Net framework and was created using the new VS 2012. I need to distribute/install this project on various 32-bit XP and 64-bit Windows 7 computers around the office. So I configured the project to be installed on XP (which was my first speed bump because I didn't realize VS 2012 needed an update in order to make a solution that was XP compatible). Now that I have a valid win32 application, I am getting another error:
The following error occurred attempting to install 'C:\filepath...\Import Contacts.vsto':
"No application is associated with the specified file for this operation."
After doing some digging, I think I need to install the Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime on the client computer. To do this, I would like to use the prerequisites properties for the project. So I read up on creating custom prerequisites using some noteworthy sites (e.g, Creating Bootstrapper Packages, Application Deployment Prerequisites, Adding Custom Prerequisites, and Creating a Bootstrapper package for Office 2013 in Visual Studio 2012). I created the files according to that last URL (even though I'm not sure it pertains to the package I need just yet), but it is not appearing in the dialog box under Project > Properties > Publish > Prerequisites
If you read the article, it says the VS prerequisites dialog box should automatically update once I restart VS 2012, which I did but to no avail. I know I'll need to use this feature again in the future, so I would really like to know what I'm doing wrong and fix this. Please help! And I promise to quickly give the ACCEPT to whoever helps me fix this problem! Thank you in advance.
I didn't have any problems following the directions given in the web page and got the bootstrapper added to the Prerequisites dialog. However, there are plenty of possible ways to get it wrong. Some possibilities:
Triple-check the folder you added these files to. Be sure that you picked Program Files (x86) on a 64-bit version of Windows and not Program Files. And be sure that you now see the added VSTOR40 folder along with the other existing bootstrapper folders, like ReportViewer and VBPowerPacks.
You do not have write permission to this folder, UAC prevents copying files there. Be sure that you managed to copy them from, say, an elevated command prompt. Right-click the Command Prompt shortcut and click "Run as Administrator".
If you created the .xml files with Notepad then make sure you didn't accidentally saved them with the .txt extension. If necessary, put Explorer in "programmer mode" so you can see the filename extensions. Control Panel + Folder Options, View tab, untick the "Hide extensions for known file types" checkbox. If you now see product.xml.txt then rename the file to product.xml, same for package.xml.txt
If you created the .xml files with Notepad then be sure to save the file in UTF-8 encoding. File + Save As, Encoding combobox.
For all those who still may face similar issue I think that I found the cause of this issue. It seems that copying folder with custom bootstrapper package (and all necessary files in it) does not "refreshes" the list of available packages. Only when i went through this walkthrough and manually created folder in %Programfiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages\ for sample package from this walkthrough my package has shown
I want to distribute the installer package to my clients. Please anybody provide me details information about how can I make setup.exe file for my visual studio 2008 projects. If I am failed to provide any necessary info please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Though this is written for C#, the tutorial should work fine in VB.NET as well, if that's what you're using.
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/showtopic58021.htm
In VS2008, add a new project. Then click "Other Project Types" and Setup and Deployment underneath that. You can then pick "Setup Wizard" this will guide you through creating a setup.exe and an MSI installer. This can then be built just like any other project, so when you make a change to your project, you can rebuild the setup.
In order to create an installer package, do the following:
Go to File -> Add New Project
Select Setup Project from "Setup and Deployment Projects"
From here you can add your files and when you compile it will generate an MSI file.
If you have access to a web server, i would publish your file using clickonce. This way anytime you make a change your users will automatically get the updates. To do so, right click the main project that you want to expose and click on the publish tab.