VB.NET and project imports

Posted on by

Much to my displeasure, I’ve recently inherited an ASP.NET 1.1 website. After a bit of a wrestle they eventually handed over the source code (Why are .NET developers so precious over their code?). Unfortunately they didn’t hand over the Visual Studio project or solution files as well.

Fair enough, I can easily create a new solution and import all the code…no problem. Except there were problems, 104 of them. If you’ve used Visual Studio before you’re likely to know what that means. It means: a shit load of errors, except I’m only going to show you 104 of them.

The kind of stuff I was getting was:

Type 'Control' is not defined.

…and there were no error messages for missing imports. I scratched my head for ages until I thought of the notion of “automatic imports”. What if, these guys have somehow specified a set of imports that get appended automatically to each file…which I haven’t defined?

Turns out, you friggin can do exactly that. In Visual Studio 2003 it is: Right click on project > properties > project properties > imports.

Who the hell thought of that? Surely it is a completely ludicrous idea! It means that if the code gets separated from the project (which is exactly what happened) it won’t work correctly. Not only that, but how the hell am I supposed to know if MyClassName belongs to com.companyX.package or com.companyY.package???

So I’m just totally guessing at the moment, and I’m down to 18 errors. Man I hope it eventually runs.

2,538 thoughts on “VB.NET and project imports”

  3. La machine a sous en ligne zeus vs hades gods of war 250 slot review demo propose une ambiance olympienne des symboles thematiques et un format dynamique. Decouvrez les regles et les fonctionnalites du jeu.

  5. мелбет официальный сайт скачать мелбет официальный сайт скачать .

  6. Having read this I thought it was very informative. I appreciate you spending some time and effort to put this informative article together.
    I once again find myself personally spending a
    lot of time both reading and posting comments.
    But so what, it was still worth it!

  7. I seriously love your site.. Pleasant colors & theme.
    Did you build this amazing site yourself? Please reply back as I’m wanting to create my very own blog and would like
    to know where you got this from or exactly what the theme is called.
    Many thanks!

  8. You’re so interesting! I do not believe I’ve read through
    anything like this before. So nice to find somebody with original thoughts on this subject.
    Really.. thanks for starting this up. This web
    site is one thing that is needed on the internet,
    someone with a little originality!

  10. Excellent blog right here! Also your web site a lot up very fast!
    What web host are you using? Can I am getting your associate link on your host?
    I desire my web site loaded up as quickly
    as yours lol

  11. We absolutely love your blog and find a lot of your post’s to be what precisely I’m looking for. Does one offer guest writers to write content in your case? I wouldn’t mind writing a post or elaborating on many of the subjects you write concerning here. Again, awesome weblog!

  13. Every weekend i used to pay a visit this web site, because i wish for enjoyment, as this this web site conations actually nice funny information too.

  14. Un sito web https://www.sopicks.it per trovare abbigliamento accessori e prodotti alla moda con un motore di ricerca intelligente. Trova articoli per foto marca stile o tendenza confronta le offerte dei negozi e crea look personalizzati in modo rapido e semplice.

  15. Нужно быстрое и недорогое такси https://taxi-aeroport.su в Москве? Делюсь находкой — сервис Taxi-Aeroport. Удобный онлайн-заказ за пару кликов фиксированная цена без сюрпризов чистые машины и вежливые водители. Проверил сам: в аэропорт подали вовремя довезли спокойно без переплат и лишней суеты. Отличный вариант для поездок по городу и комфортных трансферов.

  16. Dzisiejsze mecze mecze-dzis aktualny harmonogram z dokladnymi godzinami rozpoczecia. Dowiedz sie jakie mecze pilki noznej hokeja i koszykowki odbeda sie dzisiaj i sledz turnieje ligi i druzyny w jednym wygodnym kalendarzu.

  18. A convenient car catalog auto ae catalog brands models specifications and current prices. Compare engines fuel consumption trim levels and equipment to find the car that meets your needs.

  19. Wiadomosci tenisowe https://teniswiadomosci.pl z Polski i ze swiata: najnowsze wyniki meczow rankingi zawodniczek analizy turniejow i wywiady z zawodniczkami. Sledz wydarzenia ATP i WTA dowiedz sie o zwyciestwach niespodziankach i najwazniejszych meczach sezonu.

  20. Hello there! I know this is kinda off topic however I’d figured I’d ask.
    Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest writing a blog
    post or vice-versa? My site covers a lot of the
    same subjects as yours and I think we could greatly benefit from each other.

    If you are interested feel free to shoot me an email.

    I look forward to hearing from you! Terrific blog by the way!

  21. Dzisiejsze mecze https://mecze-dzis.pl/ aktualny harmonogram z dokladnymi godzinami rozpoczecia. Dowiedz sie jakie mecze pilki noznej hokeja i koszykowki odbeda sie dzisiaj i sledz turnieje ligi i druzyny w jednym wygodnym kalendarzu.

  22. Wiadomosci tenisowe https://www.teniswiadomosci.pl z Polski i ze swiata: najnowsze wyniki meczow rankingi zawodniczek analizy turniejow i wywiady z zawodniczkami. Sledz wydarzenia ATP i WTA dowiedz sie o zwyciestwach niespodziankach i najwazniejszych meczach sezonu.

  23. Hey There. I discovered your weblog the use of msn. That is a really smartly written article.
    I’ll be sure to bookmark it and return to learn more of your helpful information. Thanks
    for the post. I will certainly comeback.

  24. If some one wants to be updated with hottest technologies
    therefore he must be go to see this web page and be up to date everyday.

  27. Siatkowka w Polsce https://siatkowkanews.pl najnowsze wiadomosci wyniki meczow terminarze i transfery druzyn. Sledz PlusLige wystepy reprezentacji narodowych i najwazniejsze wydarzenia sezonu w jednej wygodnej sekcji sportowej.

  28. Koszykowka https://koszykowkanews.pl najnowsze wiadomosci PLK transfery i wyniki meczow. Sledz polska lige turnieje miedzynarodowe i postepy zawodnikow dowiedz sie o transferach statystykach i najwazniejszych wydarzeniach sezonu.

  30. Jan Blachowicz janblachowicz.pl to polski zawodnik MMA i byly mistrz UFC w wadze polciezkiej. Pelna biografia historia kariery statystyki zwyciestw i porazek najlepsze walki i aktualne wyniki.

  35. Koszykowka koszykowkanews najnowsze wiadomosci PLK transfery i wyniki meczow. Sledz polska lige turnieje miedzynarodowe i postepy zawodnikow dowiedz sie o transferach statystykach i najwazniejszych wydarzeniach sezonu.

  37. Jan Blachowicz https://janblachowicz.pl/ to polski zawodnik MMA i byly mistrz UFC w wadze polciezkiej. Pelna biografia historia kariery statystyki zwyciestw i porazek najlepsze walki i aktualne wyniki.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>