Visual Studio 2003 is a version of Microsoft Visual Studio. Do not use this tag unless you have a specific question about Visual Studio -- not just a coding issue.
Questions tagged [visual-studio-2003]
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I can't get my debugger to stop breaking on first-chance exceptions
I'm using Visual C++ 2003 to debug a program remotely via TCP/IP.
I had set the Win32 exception c00000005, "Access violation," to break into the debugger when thrown. Then, I set it back to "Use parent setting." The setting for the parent, Win32…

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Why is the compiler saying a field is never used when it is?
Pursuing perfection so as to catch beaudaciousness (paraphrasing Vince Lombardi), I tried to rid a project of its sole warning, which was:
c:\project\nrps\PoisonFoot\releases\6-4-0\hhs\frmPlatypus.cs(103,16): warning CS0169: The private field…

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MFC's GetClientRect and MoveWindow don't preserve size?
I'm using MFC for Visual Studio 2003. I have an Edit Control with ID IDC_COMMENT_EDIT.
In the following code, after my first call to GetClientRect, I don't expect the value of rc to change.
CWnd* pWnd = GetDlgItem(IDC_COMMENT_EDIT);
if (pWnd !=…

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Error Message: "Access to the path c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\(version)\Temporary ASP.NET Files\(blah) is denied." - what causes this?
Every so often when I'm debugging, I get this message in nice brown text on an ASP.NET error page:
Access to the path
"c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\(version)\Temporary ASP.NET Files\(blah)"
is denied.
I've never been able to…

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How to setup non-admin development in Visual Studio 2005 and 2003
We have been given the directive to make sure that when we develop we are running out of the administrator and poweruser groups to prevent security holes. What are the steps to take to make this possible, but still be able to debug, code, and…

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Why would a .lib compiled in VS2003 fail to link with code compiled with VS2008?
We just had an interesting experience in trying to link a set of code compiled using Visual Studio Express 2008 with a .lib compiled with Visual Studio 2003. All in C++. To be precise, it was the SystemC 2.2.0 kernel that was compiled in VS2003…

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Visual Studio 2003 pre build script can't find 'svn' command
I'm using a script to get the subversion head revision number from a subversion repository derived from the script found at http://blog.guymahieu.com/2008/06/09/getting-the-svn-head-revision-number-from-a-windows-batch-file/. The script works fine…
Norbert
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How to build native Python 2.5 extensions on Windows without Visual Studio 2003?
If you are unlucky and you are forced to use the ancient Python 2.5 on Windows you may encounter another issue: native extensions have to be build with Visual Studio 2003, something you'll not be able to find anymore.
Is there any workaround for…

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How to create a folder under %allusersprofile% during Setup with VS 2003 Setup Project?
I need to create a folder under "%allusersprofile%/Program Data" during the install process.
The Setup file is created with VS 2003 setup project, and in it you can use several Known Folders... but as I see none maps to %allusersprofile% or…

Romias
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"Open with" - C# program shows just icon in Windows "Open With" context menu
I have a program, MyApp, where I can open a text file, which works great.
The application is created in C# with Visual Studio 2003, .NET 1.1.
But under the [right-click on file context-menu in Explorer -> "Open With"] just the icon is shown, not the…

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Can I use VS2005 to build extensions for a Python system built with VS2003
RDFLib needs C extensions to be compiled to install on ActiveState Python 2.5; as far as I can tell, there's no binary installer anywhere obvious on the web. On attempting to install with python setup.py install, it produces the following…

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Is there a way to import/export Visual Studio .NET 2003 settings?
Is there a way to import/export Visual Studio .NET 2003 settings? Especially the IDE level include, reference, library and source files' settings accessible from the Tools/Options/Projects/VC++ Directories menu.

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VB.NET - Alternative to "Continue For" for Visual Studio 2003
I'm trying to skip to the next entry in a for loop.
For Each i As Item In Items
If i = x Then
Continue For
End If
' Do something
Next
In Visual Studio 2008, I can use "Continue For". But in VS Visual Studio 2003, this doesn't…

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How to target higher .net framework from visual studio 2003
I am a java developer and know very little about .Net. I am working on project which has some screens built using the .Net FrameWork. Recently, client updated to IE11 and now they are facing some .net exception related to Systems.Windows.Form while…

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Form Inheritance in Visual Studios designer implementations
I'm in the process of moving a project from Visual Studio 2003 to 2005 and have just seen the
The event Click is read-only and cannot be changed
when using inherited forms regardless of the Modifier on the Base Forms Controls will make all the…

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