Visual Basic 2008 Express "Exclude From Project" ...

[Joe Duchtel]

Hello -

I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this question but I could
not find a better one.

It seems like the Exclude From Project option in the context menu of
the Solution Explorer was removed for the Express edition of Visual
Basic 2008. I also have the Professional edition and can see that
option just fine. Is there any workaround for Express? Many people
who are using Express here need to swap in and out file from a
solution without deleting the files.

Thanks!
Joe

 

[Gregory A. Beamer]

Hello -

I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this question but I could
not find a better one.

It seems like the Exclude From Project option in the context menu of
the Solution Explorer was removed for the Express edition of Visual
Basic 2008. I also have the Professional edition and can see that
option just fine. Is there any workaround for Express? Many people
who are using Express here need to swap in and out file from a
solution without deleting the files.

Thanks!
Joe

Get a source control repository and this is not a big issue. You then
check out the file and actually physically swap (copy on top of) and
then check in. You can then revert back if someone bozos things.

Also consider continuous integration, like Team Foundation Server
(expensive) or Cruise Control .NET, etc.(TeamCity, Anthill Pro, etc.)
which are much cheaper if not free. CI allows you to see broken builds
instantly on check in. With "seat of the pants" development, it is
necessary.

If you are running a project with multiple devs without any source
control, you are asking for trouble.

Once you move to source control, you will find the exclude copy model is
obsolete.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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[Joe Duchtel]

Get a source control repository and this is not a big issue. You then
check out the file and actually physically swap (copy on top of) and
then check in. You can then revert back if someone bozos things.

Also consider continuous integration, like Team Foundation Server
(expensive) or Cruise Control .NET, etc.(TeamCity, Anthill Pro, etc.)
which are much cheaper if not free. CI allows you to see broken builds
instantly on check in. With "seat of the pants" development, it is
necessary.

If you are running a project with multiple devs without any source
control, you are asking for trouble.

Once you move to source control, you will find the exclude copy model is
obsolete.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog:http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

*******************************************
|      Think outside the box!             |
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Hello -

I understand what you are saying but here is our scenario: We have
hundreds of Visual Basic files that are run for testing. Those are
under configuration management. Developers generally only set up a
single solution to work on these files since creating identical
solutions for every single one would get out of control. So they want
to be able to take files out of configuration management and work on
them in that solution. Sometimes it helps to have multiple files in
that folder but you can only include one into the solution at the time
due to namespace issues. That is why they want to add items and then
exclude them.

So there is no way of doing that in the Express version?

Thanks!
Joe

 

[Onur Güzel]

Hello -

I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this question but I could
not find a better one.

It seems like the Exclude From Project option in the context menu of
the Solution Explorer was removed for the Express edition of Visual
Basic 2008.  I also have the Professional edition and can see that
option just fine.  Is there any workaround for Express?  Many people
who are using Express here need to swap in and out file from a
solution without deleting the files.

Thanks!
Joe

Well, i found out that VB 2005 Express doesn't have "Exclude From
Project" on solution's context menu, whereas VC# 2005 has it.
Interesting.

Onur