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KenPalmer
Visual Studio 2008 abruptly closes when I try to build an Outlook 2007 Add In.
My workstation is configured as follows:
* Windows XP Professional
* Outlook 2007 SP1
* Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition
* Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5
Originally I thought this was a code problem in my add-in, or that perhaps
my PC needed to be rebooted. This morning I powered off and rebooted. Here
are the steps to replicate my problem. Additionally, I read that Outlook
needed to be closed before building an add-in. I also tried that, but it
still did not work.
I suspect that this may be related to the registry settings that VS 2008
attempts to make when it builds an Add-In. Here is an excerpt from
Professional C# 2008 that lead me to this hypothesis.
Managing Application-Level Add-Ins
One of the first things you will find when you create an application-level
add-in is that VS carries out all the steps necessary to register the add-in
with the Office application. This means that registry entries are added so
that when the Office application starts, it will automatically locate and
load your assembly. If you subsequently want to add or remove add-ins, then
you must either navigate through Office application settings or manipulate
the registry manually.
Steps to replicate my problem.
1. Boot computer and do not open Outlook.
2. Open VS 2008
3. Select File > New Project > Visual C# > Office > 2007 > Outlook 2007
Add-In.
4. Choose the default name and then OK.
5. Select Build > Build OutlookAddIn1.
The build output window briefly appears and displays the following. Note
this is from a screen shot, and I was unable to read all the contents of this.
Build started: Project OutlookAddIn1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU
c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Csc.exe /noconfig /nowarn:1701,1702
/warn:4 /define
EBUG;TRACE
/reference:c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Accessibility.dll
/reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9
After that Visual Studio 2008 abruptly closes.
This problem also occurs if VB.Net is selected in Step 3. And it occurs if
Outlook 2007 is opened before opening VS 2008.
Some relevant project properties are below (Project > OutlookAddIn1
Properties). If you need something else from this let me know and I can
respond.
Target Framework: .NET Framework 3.5
Build Config: Active (Debug)
Platform: Active (Any CPU)
Define DEBUG Constant: Checked
Define TRACE Constant: Checked
Warning Level: 4
Treat warnings as errors: None
Output Path: bin\Debug\
Generate serialization assembly: Auto
Perhaps there is something else I need to install in VS, like a patch or
plug in.
Thanks for your help.
My workstation is configured as follows:
* Windows XP Professional
* Outlook 2007 SP1
* Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition
* Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5
Originally I thought this was a code problem in my add-in, or that perhaps
my PC needed to be rebooted. This morning I powered off and rebooted. Here
are the steps to replicate my problem. Additionally, I read that Outlook
needed to be closed before building an add-in. I also tried that, but it
still did not work.
I suspect that this may be related to the registry settings that VS 2008
attempts to make when it builds an Add-In. Here is an excerpt from
Professional C# 2008 that lead me to this hypothesis.
Managing Application-Level Add-Ins
One of the first things you will find when you create an application-level
add-in is that VS carries out all the steps necessary to register the add-in
with the Office application. This means that registry entries are added so
that when the Office application starts, it will automatically locate and
load your assembly. If you subsequently want to add or remove add-ins, then
you must either navigate through Office application settings or manipulate
the registry manually.
Steps to replicate my problem.
1. Boot computer and do not open Outlook.
2. Open VS 2008
3. Select File > New Project > Visual C# > Office > 2007 > Outlook 2007
Add-In.
4. Choose the default name and then OK.
5. Select Build > Build OutlookAddIn1.
The build output window briefly appears and displays the following. Note
this is from a screen shot, and I was unable to read all the contents of this.
Build started: Project OutlookAddIn1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU
c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Csc.exe /noconfig /nowarn:1701,1702
/warn:4 /define
EBUG;TRACE/reference:c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Accessibility.dll
/reference:"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9
After that Visual Studio 2008 abruptly closes.
This problem also occurs if VB.Net is selected in Step 3. And it occurs if
Outlook 2007 is opened before opening VS 2008.
Some relevant project properties are below (Project > OutlookAddIn1
Properties). If you need something else from this let me know and I can
respond.
Target Framework: .NET Framework 3.5
Build Config: Active (Debug)
Platform: Active (Any CPU)
Define DEBUG Constant: Checked
Define TRACE Constant: Checked
Warning Level: 4
Treat warnings as errors: None
Output Path: bin\Debug\
Generate serialization assembly: Auto
Perhaps there is something else I need to install in VS, like a patch or
plug in.
Thanks for your help.