project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties is null

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project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties is null

Hi,

I'm trying to access the properties from

project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties

but it's currently returning null. I've created my own Package type by extending

MSVSIP.Package and Project from ProjectNode. I'm using the September CTP and RC1 of Visual Studio 2005. Does anyone have any insight into this


With regards to the properties, I'm trying to change this property:

project.ConfigurationManager.Item("Debug", "Any CPU").Properties.Item("StartProgram").Value

and

project.ConfigurationManager.Item("Debug", "Any CPU").Properties.Item("StartArguments").Value

(note that project.ConfigurationManager.Item("Debug", "Any CPU").Properties is still returning null... )

Interestingly enough, the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.Project.ProjectConfig code uses the Properties "StartPropram" and "CmdArgs". These values get passed to VsShellUtilities.LaunchDebugger().

To compare my custom project and the one generated by the Visual Studio Integration Package I've investigated the Properties defined in the PropertyGroup within the template file. At runtime, the C# Visual Studio Intergration Package wizard will create a Project with the following properties:
Language ""
RunCodeAnalysis false
NoStdLib false
ErrorReport ""
CodeAnalysisUseTypeNameInSuppression ""
CodeAnalysisInputAssembly ""
GenerateSerializationAssemblies 2
CodeAnalysisModuleSuppressionsFile "GLobalSuppressions.cs"
StartWorkingDirectory ""
Optimize false
DocumentationFile ""
StartPage ""
OutputPath "Debug\\"
TreatWarningsAsErrors false
EnableASPDeubgging false
IncrementalBuild true
CodeAnalysisLogFile ""
DefineCOnstants "DEBUG;TRACE"
UseVSHostingProcess true
StartProgram ""
DefineDebug false
CodeAnalysisRuleAssemblies "C:\\Program FIles\\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\\Team Tools\Static Analysis Tools\\FxCop\\\\rules"
DefineTrace false
DebugSymbols true
NoWarn ""
EnableSQLServerDebugging false
BaseAddress 4194304
RemoteDebugEnabled false
StartURL ""
AllowUnsafeBlocks false
TreatSpecificWarningsAsErrors ""
PlatformTarget "AnyCPU"
EnableUnmanagedDebugging false
StartWithIE false
StartArguments ""
IntermediatePath "obj\\Debug\\"
DebugInfo "none"
CheckForOverflowUnderflow false
RemoteDebugMachine ""
CodeAnalysisSpellCheckLanguages ""
CodeAnalysisRules ""
REgisterForCOmInterop false
FileAlignment 4096
StartAction 0
EnableASPXDebugging false
COnfigurationOVerrideFile ""
WarningLevel 4
RemoveIntegerChecks false

Here's the template file: 

<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <ProjectType>Local</ProjectType>
    <ProductVersion>8.0.40128</ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <ApplicationIcon>
    </ApplicationIcon>
    <AssemblyName>%ProjectName%</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>File</AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>
    <DefaultClientScript>JScript</DefaultClientScript>
    <DefaultHTMLPageLayout>Grid</DefaultHTMLPageLayout>
    <DefaultTargetSchema>IE50</DefaultTargetSchema>
    <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <RootNamespace>Vsip.%ProjectClass%</RootNamespace>
    <RunPostBuildEvent>OnBuildSuccess</RunPostBuildEvent>
    <StartupObject>
    </StartupObject>
    <FileUpgradeFlags>
    </FileUpgradeFlags>
    <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
    <OutputPath>Debug\</OutputPath>
    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>false</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
    <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>false</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
    <ConfigurationOverrideFile>
    </ConfigurationOverrideFile>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <DocumentationFile>
    </DocumentationFile>
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
    <IncrementalBuild>false</IncrementalBuild>
    <NoStdLib>false</NoStdLib>
    <NoWarn>
    </NoWarn>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <RegisterForComInterop>false</RegisterForComInterop>
    <RemoveIntegerChecks>false</RemoveIntegerChecks>
    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
    <OutputPath>Release\</OutputPath>
    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>false</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
    <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>false</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
    <ConfigurationOverrideFile>
    </ConfigurationOverrideFile>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <DocumentationFile>
    </DocumentationFile>
    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
    <FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
    <IncrementalBuild>false</IncrementalBuild>
    <NoStdLib>false</NoStdLib>
    <NoWarn>
    </NoWarn>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <RegisterForComInterop>false</RegisterForComInterop>
    <RemoveIntegerChecks>false</RemoveIntegerChecks>
    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop">
      <Name>Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop">
      <Name>Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0">
      <Name>Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop">
      <Name>Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell">
      <Name>Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System">
      <Name>System</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Data">
      <Name>System.Data</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Design">
      <Name>System.Design</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Drawing">
      <Name>System.Drawing</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms">
      <Name>System.Windows.Forms</Name>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="System.Xml">
      <Name>System.XML</Name>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="AssemblyInfo.cs">
      <SubType>Code</SubType>
    </Compile>
    <Compile Include="Guids.cs">
      <SubType>Code</SubType>
    </Compile>
    <Compile Include="ResourcesId.cs">
      <SubType>Code</SubType>
    </Compile>
    <Compile Include="VsPkg.cs">
      <SubType>Code</SubType>
    </Compile>
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <PropertyGroup>
    <PreBuildEvent>
    </PreBuildEvent>
    <PostBuildEvent>"%InstallDir%\tools\bin\RegPkg" /root:Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0Exp /codebase "$(TargetPath)"</PostBuildEvent>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ProjectExtensions>
    <VisualStudio>
    </VisualStudio>
  </ProjectExtensions>
</Project>


Notice how the "StartProgram" property doesn't exist (and i couldn't find it in the Microsoft.CSharp.targets file either).
Where and how does this property get added


Thanks

Ryan

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project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.Properties is null

  • MosIdiot

    To find the IDispatch that is wrapped for the Properties property, we first get the object implementing IVsCfgProvider2 for the configuration, we QI for IVsExtensibleObject, then we call IVsExtensibleObject::GetAutomationObject passing in the string ConfigurationName|PlatformName. We then wrap the returned IDispatch into a Properties object, and return that to the user.

    Craig

  • Z.Fan

    I wrote a wizard by c++.net in both VS2003 and VS2005,
    And i will come out four folder(html,images,scripts and templates)
    the js file(default.js) is in the scripts folder,you can add the function if you like and also you add some code before the project is save(proj.save()) like following

    proj.ConfigurationManager.Item("Debug","Any CPU").Properties.Item("StartAction").Value =1;

    if(ofso.FileExists("c:\\windows\\notepad.exe"))

    {

    proj.ConfigurationManager.Item("Debug","Any CPU").Properties.Item("StartProgram").Value = "c:\\windows\\nodepade.exe";

    }


    proj.Save();

    ............

    so when you create a project by this wizard,
    the debug mode will be chaged into "Program"(VS2003 ,and different in VS2005)
    and the "StartProgram" will be "nodepade.exe"


  • S Eisenberg

    Hi，
    I think if you want to set the "StartProgram",you must first set the "StartAction",

    The right answer will be set StartAction = 1; and then set the StartProgram to the executable file.

    And

    I think the reason for that the problem happened to you is that you must open anthor project,so the code you wrote can set the opened project
     
     

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