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param@community.nospam - 03 Mar 2005 15:26 GMT

Hi all, I am new to vsnet 2003 professional. I just installed it the other
day. I used to work with vb6 earlier and liked the features such as where
the ide tries to auto fill your code etc. e.g. if i type in "object." it
automatically gives me the methods and properties to choose from etc. I dont
see this in vsnet. Is it not available anymore? Additionally I have several
asp.net projects and some custom dlls that were developed using the sdk and
command line compilers. But now when I open the .vb files in the vsnet ide I
dont see any compile options. Am I missing something? Finally, what kind of
permissions and setup do I need to work with web services? IIS is installed
on a different computer on the network and when I try to create a new
webservice project and give the url as
http://computername/services/service1.amx I get back some sort of error like
\\computername\wwwroot\services is not accessible. IIS on the remote
computer is configured to store its web files on d:\website files.. Please
help!

thanks!

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Peter van der Goes - 03 Mar 2005 16:07 GMT

> Hi all, I am new to vsnet 2003 professional. I just installed it the other
> day. I used to work with vb6 earlier and liked the features such as where
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>
> thanks!

You've got a lot of learning to do. VB was dramatically changes in the
transition to .NET.
As far as your question about the lists provided in the intellisense editor,
that functionality is there in VB.NET, so we'd need details on the code you
are editing and the project, etc. to address your issue. However, if you are
attempting to use things from your VB 6 experience, it may be a case of lack
of recognition.
I would suggest that you prepare for your journey into VB.NET by reading
some of the many articles available on the subject. Here are just a few:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcripts/vstudio/vstudio_012704.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/c
reatingclasses.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbor
iUpgradingFromVisualBasic60.asp

As far as your question about IIS, I'd recommending posting in:

microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet

or

microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb (as you're interested in Visual Basic)

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param@community.nospam - 03 Mar 2005 17:17 GMT

Peter, thanks for the reply. I know I have a lot of learning to do in moving
from VB6 to VB.net. That aside, I opened a .vb file that another developer
had created and I tried a line like:-

a = Math.abs(...)

Shouldnt intellisense give me options on Math.. ?

TIA!

>> Hi all, I am new to vsnet 2003 professional. I just installed it the
>> other day. I used to work with vb6 earlier and liked the features such as
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> microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb (as you're interested in Visual
> Basic)

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param@community.nospam - 03 Mar 2005 17:20 GMT

I just noticed something, if I create a new class library solution then it
adds a bunch of supporting files such as assemblyinfo.vb, .sln etc. With
this setup intellisense works. But if I just open a .vb file by itself it
doesnt. The vb file has all the imports statements at the top...

thanks!

> Peter, thanks for the reply. I know I have a lot of learning to do in
> moving from VB6 to VB.net. That aside, I opened a .vb file that another
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>> microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb (as you're interested in Visual
>> Basic)

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Peter van der Goes - 03 Mar 2005 18:00 GMT

>I just noticed something, if I create a new class library solution then it
>adds a bunch of supporting files such as assemblyinfo.vb, .sln etc. With
>this setup intellisense works. But if I just open a .vb file by itself it
>doesnt. The vb file has all the imports statements at the top...
>
> thanks!

OK, you've discovered that VS.NET works on a solution basis, not an
individual file basis.
Same thing with C++ source code files. I *used* to be able to open a C++
source code file in VS 6 and get a project automatically built around it
when I compiled. No more in VS .NET. Must create a project first, then add
the source code file to the project to work with it. Win some lose some, I
guess. I find all the plusses in Visual Studio .NET 2003 greatly outweigh
any minuses, so I adapt and move on.
Have fun!

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red floyd - 03 Mar 2005 18:28 GMT

>>I just noticed something, if I create a new class library solution then it
>>adds a bunch of supporting files such as assemblyinfo.vb, .sln etc. With
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> any minuses, so I adapt and move on.
> Have fun!

What I'd really love to see is the VS6 IDE with the VC++7.1 compiler
back-ending it.

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Michael Viking - 03 Mar 2005 19:12 GMT

<SNIP>

> What I'd really love to see is the VS6 IDE with the VC++7.1 compiler
> back-ending it.

No question! Add in some bug fixes and this would be something I'd pay good
money for.
-Michael Viking

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param@community.nospam - 04 Mar 2005 16:56 GMT

Ok agreed I have a lot of learning to do as far as how vs.net works. But in
my situation I already have a bunch of code developed by another developer
using notepad and the sdk compilers. I am just trying to find the best way
to continue where he left of by opening his files (mostly aspx pages with
.vb dlls in bin folders) in vs.net and make use of some of the features of
vs.net like intellisense, compiling without having to launch command line
compilers etc.

thanks!

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Peter van der Goes - 04 Mar 2005 18:51 GMT

> Ok agreed I have a lot of learning to do as far as how vs.net works. But
> in my situation I already have a bunch of code developed by another
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>
> thanks!

From what you've said about the files left to you. it sounds like the other
developer was creating web applications using VB.NET and ASP.NET.
In Visual Studio terms, that would be Project Type = Visual Basic Projects,
Template = ASP.NET Web Application.
In your shoes, I'd be tempted to try creating a VB Web application, then try
substituting the files you have for the files created by the application
wizard. I hope the other developer left a little documentation and organized
the files into project groups for you?

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param@community.nospam - 05 Mar 2005 17:10 GMT

Correct VB.Net & Asp.Net. The only thing he didnt use VS.Net. No
documentation unfortunately, but he did organize the files by website. So I
have a main folder c:\website files on the IIS server and within that 1
folder for each website.

I have tried File-->New-->VB Projects-->Asp.Net Web Application, but
apparently that wizard has some frills to it e.g. it tries to connect to the
iis server, create vdirs, .config files and permissions etc. Granted all
these are cool for a newbie and maybe even good for starting a new project,
but in my case I just want to open the files already there without jumping
through too many hoops! lol! I may try your idea of creating a new web app
and then moving the other files over, but that would mean I would have to
setup new vdirs & websites under IIS instead of using the ones already
there. Oh well I will give it a shot

Thanks!

>> Ok agreed I have a lot of learning to do as far as how vs.net works. But
>> in my situation I already have a bunch of code developed by another
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> application wizard. I hope the other developer left a little documentation
> and organized the files into project groups for you?

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Gary Chang[MSFT] - 04 Mar 2005 07:11 GMT

Hi,

>IIS is installed on a different computer on the network and when I try to
>create a new webservice project and give the url as
>http://computername/services/service1.amx I get back some sort of
>error like \\computername\wwwroot\services is not accessible.
>...

On this scenario, you should confirm you can access that web server
first(e.g. visit that server's html page in the Internet Explorer), if it
is no problemn, the url(which your webservice needed) would be like the
address you specified in the IE...

Thanks for your understanding!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Community Support
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