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• How do I specify the location of referenced assemblies to Visual Studio when building a project from the command line?

  There are a couple of ways to specify where VS.Net looks for the assemblies that you reference in your project when building from the command line. One way is to specify the "HintPath" for the reference: <Reference Name = "MyAssembly...

• How do I invoke a macro as part of a Visual Studio command line build?

  Use the following syntax: devenv.exe {Solution Name} /command {Macro name} Example: devenv.exe "myproject.sln" /command "Macros.Syncfusion.Utils.FormatProjectAndClose" Visual Studio will start up, load the solution, run the macro and...

• Where do I find the command line options for Visual Studio .NET?

  Type devenv.exe /? to get a full list of options. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I start Visual Studio from the command line?

  Simply type devenv.exe from the command line. If you get a message like this, then you do not have devenv.exe in your path. >>> 'devenv.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. >>>...

• What are some good books on getting the most out of Visual Studio?

  Mastering Visual Studio .NET Ian Griffiths, Jon Flanders & Chris Sells, 2003, O'Reilly. ISBN: 0-596-00360-9. Every page of this book is packed with useful information on getting the most out of Visual Studio .NET 2003. Written by experienced developers...

• How do I configure an assembly so that Visual Studio's Add dialogs will display it and its components?

  If I create an assembly, how can I see the assembly/components from with the VS.Net "Add..." dialogs? There are two ways in which this can be done. The first way is to use the provided Public assembly folder that is installed with VS.Net. This...

• How do I drag and drop code snippets in Visual Studio?

  Yes, in Code View you can select and drag code to a Tab (General Tab) in the ToolBox and then you can drag the code from the Tab to the desired location. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I manage code snippets that I use often in Visual Studio?

  I have code snippets that I use often. How can I manage them so I can easily used them? In Visual Studio, you can store commonly used code snippets on a tab (other than the Clipboard ring) in your Toolbox. You use drag and drop techniques to move the...

• How do I specify to use the Main method in Class2 instead of Class1 in Visual Studio?

  In the project's General Properities, specify Class2 as the "Startup Object". The dropdown contains all classes with a Main method specified. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I compile unsafe code in Visual Studio?

  Click "Project | Properties" from the menus. Select "Configuration Properties" folder and the "Build" item under that. Switch "Allow unsafe code blocks" from "False" to "True". Ryan LaNeve

• How do I override a virtual member of a base class using Visual Studio?

  In the ClassView window, expand the base class under your derived class. Then right-click the desired method, and select Add. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I reformat all Visual Basic code in all files in a project in Visual Studio?

  VB.NET can perform decent auto-formatting for code. Here is a macro that can call this Auto Formatting command for all the files in a project. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I get the default namespace of a C# project in Visual Studio?

  How do I get the default namespace of a C# project in Visual Studio? To get the default namespace of a C# project developed using VS.NET, you need to right-click on the project in the Solution Explorer and then choose Properties | Common Properties |...

• How do I graphically set the tab order for controls on a form using Visual Studio?

  To display tab orders on the active design mode Form, select the View | Tab Order menu item. Then click the numbers on each control to reset their tab order. Contributed from George Shepherd's Windows Forms FAQ

• How do I move a docked control around in a form or change the dock order?

  You cannot move it via drag-and-drop. But you change its position or dock order by selecting the "Bring To Front" or "Send To Back" verbs in its context menu. "Bring To Front" will move it to the top of the children list...