Questions tagged [visual-studio]
Recommendations for software, extensions and tools related to Microsoft's Visual Studio IDE.
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Visual Studio Plugin to check the C++ Rule of 0 / Rule of 5
I am looking for a Visual Studio (2019 and/or 2022) extension that identifies classes for me that do not adhere to the Rule of 0 or Rule of 5.
The extension may be a Resharper extension, since I own a ...
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Partner Center Analytics App for Power BI alternative
It's very frustrating to have an overview of the Microsoft Licensing in Partner Center.
To fix this Microsoft created Partner Center Analytics App for Power BI.
The last time someone blogged about it ...
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Tool for suggesting C++ precompiled headers
I am working on 5 legacy C++ code bases with ~1M lines of code each. Build times are about 30 minutes per project. The projects are already configured to use precompiled headers, but the pch.h file is ...
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Is there an Visual Studio extension to display **Bold** and *italics* text in comments?
I find it hard to believe that such an useful feature wouldn't be available somewhere.
Basically we use doxygen-based comments with markdown-like syntax when exporting, so any string **like this** ...
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Easy-to-setup/use Source Control for VS2022
We're currently using VS2019 with QVCSPro for source control. We've been using QVCS for more than 20 years and Microsoft has abandoned support for 32-bit source control providers, so we need ...
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WPF set tab order dialog or extension
I have a .NET WPF window with a lot of controls and I want to redo the entire tab order. The problem is setting TabIndex for each one is very painful and absolutely not user friendly.
There is any ...
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VS code extension for rubocop quick fixes
I'm having a surprisingly hard time getting VS Code setup for modern Ruby development. I guess I've been spoiled by all of the extensions (and native support) for Node, JavaScript, and TypeScript...
I'...
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Search code lines grayed out by compiler directives
How to search code lines grayed out by compiler directives in Visual studio?
I have tried below methods:
Find all reference - will not load the code lines grayed out by
compiler directives
Find all ...
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Query XML in C++ Visual Studio 2019
The ability to query XML with tools like LINQ and XQuery/XPath seem to have been around at least as far back as 2010. However, I haven't found anything that works well (or at all) in C++ with Visual ...
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Code Summarizer, inline comments generator for already written c# code
I am reviewing a huge code base written in C# and aspx(*.aspx and .aspx.cs) and realize that I may end up using tools like CodeMap, Dependency diagrams, etc. to understand the flow. I was wondering if ...
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Converting a REG file to code
I have a Windows Registry file (.REG), which is entered into the Registry when being double clicked.
Now I want to achieve the same result in code with C#. Is there a tool which could convert the REG ...
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Visual Studio extension to detect similar C++ code
I have inherited a large code base, which I would like to refactor.
I notice lost of code which is obviously copy, paste & tweak, which is an obvious candidate for a parametrized function.
Is ...
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Spell checker for MS Visual Studio with autocorrect option
I just started using Visual Studio, after many years of using Eclipse.
I am looking for a Spell Checker extension, especially for text in comments (a bonus if it only works in comments, and doesn't ...
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Is there a Visual Studio batch editor extension?
I am working on a large Visual Studio project where the the build script is a .cmd file.
When opened using the Visual Studio's editor the file is recognized just like a normal text file - parenthesis ...
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C++ library to read Excel Spreadsheets
I've got a language phrase translation table in Excel.
I would like to write, in C++, a program that creates C++ source data tables from the Excel Spreadsheet.
Is there are recommended library for ...
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Free and easy to use C/C++ static code analyser and memory debugger for absolute beginners on Windows
There are tools like Valgrind, which are available on Linux, Paid PVS Studio, but nothing I know or have used is easy to use. IDEs like VS Code come with support for debugging, but I specifically want ...
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anyone can recommend a good code coverage tool for visual studio?
C++ Code
integrate with Visual Studio (2017+)
has the option to generate a report (with results and etc)
doesnt need anything beside a visual studio solution with my source files compiled and run by ...
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Collaborative Code Review, not Commit Review Tool
Recently, I reiterated over some code review tools that I used back in the days and also looked at some new players in this field.
Top candidates were review-board, Phabricator and GitHub.
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HTTP request with C++
I need to send an HTTP request to the server (www.google.com) and get a response. All this I implement in C ++, and I need a library of minimum size. I tried connecting curl, cpr in Visual Studio, but ...
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Replacement for MS Access Front End
I manage the IT Operations for a UK based Recruitment Agency. We have about 40 employees. Our main business system/CRM runs on a MS Access front-end connecting to on-prem MS SQL Server. The front-...
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C++ library for laying out graphs
I am looking for a C++ library to layout graphs (directed and undirected).
I know that I can google for them and I did but all I found are Boost libraries and ones that are compatible with Qt only. I ...
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Extension for Visual Studio Community 2019 to move class into a separate file
I need an extension for MS Visual Studio Community 2019, that allows me to mark a block of C#-code and move it to a separate file. For example a class that is declared in the main method of my ...
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Own symbol server for C++ Visual Studio
I am trying to find a step-by-step instruction how to setup my own symbol server for Visual Studio but only end up finding how to setup the IDE. Can anyone point me to which symbol server I can ...
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How to achieve virtual clicks on an android app
I am thinking of making an application or service or an extension that works on top of a game on android. It is required to generate a virtual touch/click on the game screen.
I thought of multiple ...
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Generate uml diagram from Visual Studio C # Code
I have a C # solution in Visual Studio 2017. It is a solution with several child projects, at least 6, and within these projects there is a hierarchy of folders and subfolders and classes.
I need a ...
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I want to know about the best free tutorial about making games in unity3D through C#
So, I just completed learning the basics of C#, and want to continue with learning C# coding patterns for unity3D.
Is there any good complete tutorial out there that teaches game design in unity ...
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MS visual studio 17 , ASP.NET Core Web Application
When opening a new project, i don't have the below option available to me
new project -->Web--> ASP.NET Core Web Application (.net framework)
Can you please advise
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Looking for a syntax evaluater for expressions constructed for use in SSRS reporting
My company currently uses the report-building suite in Microsoft's Visual Studio 2010 to construct report templates in .rdlc format based on data drawn from an SQL server. This has been working OK for ...
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Visual Studio 2017 / 2019 offline
We want to use Visual Studio for development of plain Windows desktop applications within a restricted environment (i.e. at no time we have an internet connection). We have been working with 2017 ...
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Intellisense for LESS in Visual Studio 2017, Is there a way?
I am beginning to use LESS for my CSS in my Visual Studio 2017 environment.
Thus far I have downloaded LessCompile, which does a great job of automatically compiling my .less files into .css & ....
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Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise OR Visual Studio 2019 Community? [closed]
I'm getting the Enterprise version by the school, but I'm not sure if I should stick with it or upgrade to 2019 but only the community version. I'm currently using visual studio for simple coding in ...
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A good Tool for Desktop Test Automation
As intern Student, I am starting software testing in a company where the most of testing is manually.
My manager want to include the test automation in the testing process and ask me if I can look for ...
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Can I debug my C# Visual Studio program in Mac?
I have a Mac and I download Visual Studio. I write my code but the VS is want to use terminal for debugging. But terminal of course can't open and debug the file as a CMD can. (I only got an error ...
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RPA C# - Process developments in C #
In my company, we are developing a process to pass data from Siebel and from Topace; the processing of the data that we extract is complex and we want to use our bespoke library written in C#.
Can ...
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Borland/Embarcadero convert DFM form to MS Visual studio form
I have been handed a Borland C++Builder v5 project and told to convert it so MS Visual studio 2105. Is there any tool which can help me? It doesn’t have to do it all, just “as much as possible” to ...
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Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise C++ Connect to to Postgressql Server
What is the best way to connect from C++ to a postgressql server? An important limitation is that there can't be any additional software installations (some .exe or .misi files that install the driver)...
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Free embedded database for VBA/VB.NET billing desktop application
This is mt first post, so any mistakes pls excuse.
I have created a excel based billing system using forms and VBA. Basically when i open the excel file and select the customer name, his details are ...
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Is there an extension for Visual Studio that creates a table on the fly from a class?
I want to be able to generate a table from a class object from a short-code. Is there any available extension in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 that does that?
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Read CAD files in C++ program
I am currently looking for a library which allows me to read CAD files. The type of the file does not matter (.STL, .DWG, etc). The goal is to extract the maximum height, widht and depth of the object....
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C++ on Mac: Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code?
I am used to Visual Studio Code for Python and Javascript. I work on a Mac machine, and I am learning C++, and I don't know if Visual Studio Code is a good choice, or if Visual Studio Community would ...
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Persisting objects from memory during debug session
During a debugging session in .NET code, I identified a bug that occurs in seldom situations only. I was able to identify an object that can reproduce the behavior.
Now, I'd like to persist that .NET ...
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Running unit tests automatically
In software development, we have code + unit tests. Sometimes I forget to the run unit tests, or maybe I'm too lazy to run them.
I'm looking for a tool that runs unit tests automatically when I have ...
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Visual Studio Plugin for writing Arduino Code
I am programming stuff for Arduino, most often it's just a small project, so the official Arduino IDE is sufficient.
However, sometimes I have larger projects and I need features which are not ...
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Code standard enforcer for Visual C++
I am looking for a tool to enforce our C++ coding standards. We work in Visual C++ on MS Windows.
Must run on MS Windows on Visual C++ source code
Must flag deviations from our standard
Must be ...
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Tool for Automatic Removal of `using namespace`
Is there any tool to convert:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
using namespace foo;
using namespace bar;
namespace foo
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int foo_value() { return 5; }
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Subversion (SVN) plugin for Microsoft Visual Studio
I am in search for an alternative SVN client plugin for Visual Studio 2017.
I am using AnkhSVN since many years AnkhSVN but it seems to be lesser supported years after years (max 1 release per year, ...
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Graphical tool for avoiding header hell
I'm trying to modify an existing C++ application, and I end up in header hell:
In my newly created *.h file, I need to add an attribute to my new class, this new attribute being of the type "Timer", ...
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Which Software to take, when creating a database diagram
We are using a MS SQL Server database and we want to create a database diagram for an existing database.
There were several options on how to do this: In Microsoft Visio 2010, Visual Studio 2013 or ...
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What is a good replacement for Visual Studio for developing Xamarin.Forms?
I wanted to dive in to Xamarin.Forms for cross-platform developing with C# but I am using my PC for development for the time being and Visual Studio turned out to be requiring much more space than I ...
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The best Code Contracts alternative for VS 2017/2019 and .net core projects?
I was using Code Contracts in several projects and I was really satisfied with its static checker and propagated it across other developers.
With new Visual Studio 2017 and .NET Core projects, I found ...
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