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Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of freeware integrated development environments (IDE) developed by Microsoft as a lightweight version of the Microsoft Visual Studio. Express editions were conceived beginning with Visual Studio 2005. The idea of Express editions is to provide streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for hobbyists and students, rather than professional software developers.

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Visual Web Developer Express offers

  • A rich editor that allows you to work with HTML and CSS in source view, design view or both using split-view
  • Powerful debugging support for ASP.NET, C#, VB as well as JavaScript
  • Support for application frameworks like ASP.NET MVC, AJAX, Silverlight and third party libraries like jQuery
  • Built-in support for FTP-based Web deployment and database deployment
  • Intellisense features such as syntax highlighting and auto-completion that help improve productivity
  • Ability to test your Web applications instantly with the integrated Web server or IIS

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Where is |DataDirectory| defined?

This is a follow up question of Where is that file on my system? Tons of questions and answers all over SO and the internet but I can't find any that gives an answer to this specific question. All is default but I can't find the file itself, IT'S…
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How to exclude web.config when publishing with Visual Web Developer Express?

When using the project publish feature in Visual Web Developer Express Edition 2008. How can you exclude publishing the web.config so that it doesn't overwrite the server web.config? I've tried setting the following in the web.config, which works…
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How do I add NUnit as a test framework option for ASP.NET MVC to Visual Web Developer 2008 Express?

According to Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0, page 8, "If you are using VS 2008 Standard Edition or Visual Web Developer 2008 Express you will need to download and install the NUnit, MBUnit or XUnit extensions for ASP.NET MVC in order for [the Create…
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When to use .mdf and when .sdf?

After seeing a lot of things in the internet I haven't found any explanation between the two file types: .mdf and .sdf. .sdf would be a compact version of SQL Server (.mdf) I believe. Still they appear utterly different. Have followed the two…
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Is it possible to create "Empty Solution" with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express?

s it possible to create an "Empty Solution" with Visual Web Developer 2010 Express? It looks to me like that was possible to do so with VWD 2008 SP1 Express. Anything to configure to get an empty solution? Or something similar, so that I can get…
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How to edit and continue in Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition and ASP.NET MVC?

I've enabled Enable Edit and Continue on the Web Properties page and it's also enabled in my configuration, yet Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition refuses to allow me to edit source files of an ASP.NET MVC project. I can edit the aspx file…
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localhost lookup fails, browser tries www.localhost.com instead

I used to run web applications all the time on my laptop, no problems, I am using VWD 2008 Express, i have the latest framework, Windows Vista Home Basic...etc.. Now, when ever i try to run a website, or even chose to Show a Page in Browser from…
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PHP syntax highlighting in Visual Web Developer?

I recently installed PHP 5 on IIS, however, I am unable to find a PHP syntax highlighting plug-in or extension for VWD. Where can I find a plug-in? I thought there was an official one.
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ASP.NET MVC, MonoDevelop and Windows

According to Miguel de Icaza posts (here and here) and Lluis Sanchez Gual post (here and here) MonoDevelop for Windows will be ready soon. Personally I'm very interesed in using MonoDevelop under Windows for developing open source projects for…
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Using ASP.NET MVC From Visual Web Developer Express 2008

I was wondering if there's a way (even a manual one) to setup an ASP.NET MVC project with unit tests under Visual Web Developer Express 2008 SP1.
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Display the current date in an ASP.NET label with C# and JS

I'm trying to display the current date in an ASP.NET label using JavaScript and C#. Here's what I have: C#: protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Type.GetType("System.String"),…
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OData / WCF Data Service not working with complex type

I'm brand new to OData and WCF data services so this might be an easy problem. I'm using VS Web Developer Express 2010 where I have a very simple WCF Data Service hosted in a console app. It's returning an IQuerable collection of a simple 'Study'…
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Label doesnt exist in the current context

why m i getting this error "The name 'lblHelloWorld' does not exist in the current context"? How do i fix it? <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" Inherits="_Default" Codebehind="Default.aspx.cs" %>
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System.Web.Routing missing in Visual Web Developer

I have installed Visual Web Developer 2008, the .net framework 3.5 but when i try to include System.Web.Routing intellisense can't find it and if i type it by hand it says it does not exist.. any suggestions?
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Compile C# code on server

I am using a remote windows VM to edit/develop a survey system. Using Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express as my IDE. I want to compile this project but the option is disabled. I’m not even sure if it has to be compiled, though. (A) Is it…
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