Why Solution file is not created?

I have just installed Visual Web Developer 2005 Express. My problem is that when
I create a new website, it does not creates a new solution.

Also I am not able to Open solution files created in Visual Stdio 2005
Professional.




Is this because of Express edition, i.e. does Express editions do not create
Solution file.

Will this be solved if I install VS2005 Express SP1. 

Thanks in advance

Pawan

ppuniversal:

 I have just installed Visual Web Developer 2005 Express. My problem is that
when I create a new website, it does not creates a new solution.

Also I am not able to Open solution files created in Visual Stdio 2005
Professional.

Is this because of Express edition, i.e. does Express editions do not create
Solution file.

Will this be solved if I install VS2005 Express SP1. 



Hi Pawan,

There is an option controls whether show the solution file or not. You can check
it to show the solution file in the “Solution Explorer”: Tools | Options |
Projects and Solutions | Always show solution. (if you cannot find this the
“Projects and Solutions” node, check the “Show all settings” checkbox on
the buttom).

For the issue that you cannot open the copied VS.NET 2005 project, I think it is
a web application project (not the website project) which is not supported in
Express edition. I’m sure that install SP1 for other VS.NET 2005 editions can
support web application project. However, I cannot confirm whether it works for
Express edition, because the “Web Application Projects” add-in is not
supported in Visual Web Developer Express (by design). Following is the SP1 for
VS. NET Express edition, you can have a try.

Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Express Editions Service Pack 1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7B0B0339-613A-46E6-AB4D
-080D4D4A8C4E&displaylang=en

Thanks Benson,

I am now able to see Solution file in the Solution explorer in VWD(Visual Web
Developer).

But the problem is that the solution file is not getting created in the website
folder. Instead it is getting created in the default lacation(somewhere in
vsprojects\ in My Documents). How can make it default to be always getting
created into my respective web site folder.

 Thanks once again.

Pawan

Hi Pawan,

That is the default folder for storing the solution file and user option file
belongs to website project. You can change the default folder setting in Visual
Studio IDE. Alternativelly you can save the special soltuion file to another
folder via: "File | Save *.sln as…”. For more information, please refer
to my reply in the following thread.

Creating New Project Issue
http://forums.asp.net/p/1105744/2200472.aspx

Thanks Benson,

Now I understands that it is not possible to create the solution file directly
in the website folder for every new website. And I have to manually create the
solution file using Save as .... .sln option. 

Still this will do.

 I have one more query. When I open a solution made in VS2005 Professional
edition, in Visual Web Developer Express 2005, it gives an error while opening
the projects .vbproj file.

 

Can you help me in this also.

 

Thanks in advance.

Pawan