Configuration Section Designer

New Post: Nested Structures

DLBlanchard — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:47:25 GMT

I'm afraid I'm denser than you: could you elaborate on how you go about "Chaining collections together"? I'm trying to achieve the same effect as you describe in your original post.

Closed Feature: Cut/Copy/Paste between designers [5539]

andym1978 — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:54 GMT

Allow objects in the designers to be cut/copy/pasted between diagrams

Closed Issue: Element name issues with ConfigurationElementCollection using AddRemoveClearMapAlternate in Visual Studio 2010 [8857]

CCPFC — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:47 GMT

The same old problem (closed issue 7458) persists in VS2010 (release 2.0.0 r4).

Closed Issue: I installed but do not see project type [9739]

andym1978 — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:45 GMT

I have selected the Visual C# node in the New Project dialog and don't see it. I have installed and uninstalled it to no avail.

Reviewed: 2.0.1 r0 for Visual Studio 2012 (May 06, 2013)

jamescmonroe — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:25:49 GMT

Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - Thank you very much for saving me some time generating my configuration section. You have managed to make the process easier with this great designer.

Reviewed: 2.0.1 r0 for Visual Studio 2012 (Apr 18, 2013)

skoenigpi — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:23:27 GMT

Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - great release!!! thanks!

New Post: Read configuration element data that is not in an attribute?

AdaskoTheBeAsT — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:34:33 GMT

Ok I missed that this is currently possible by setting flag "Has Custom Child Elements" to true.
If I have for example configuration element named OperationElement with such flag I have to write partial class

public partial class OperationElement
{
    public string Script { get; set; }
    private bool HandleUnrecognizedElement(string elementName, global::System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
    {
        this.Script = reader.ReadString();
        return true;
    }
}

And all works as expected

New Post: Read configuration element data that is not in an attribute?

AdaskoTheBeAsT — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:57:03 GMT

It would be also nice if CSD would allow to use CData elements.

I found sample implementation here
Sample article

New Post: Read configuration element data that is not in an attribute?

jholovacs — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:50:25 GMT

I have an optional element hanging off my configuration called cnfNotes; my intention is to have this node basically be a free text field like so:

<account id="someid" name="somename" ...>
    <bankInfo id="someid" name="somename"... />
    <notes>
        blah blah blah...
    </notes>
</account>

...but I cannot figure out how to access this value programmatically. Is this not supported?

New Post: Sharing items between diagrams

janimatyastct — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:15:26 GMT

First I would like to send a big Thank You for everyone participating in this great tool, because it makes creating configurations a joy. The question I face now is that is it possible to share items (sections, elements, etc.) between diagrams? I think the answer is no, because the code for the diagrams is always re-generated.
I think it would be a nice feature to allow elements and collections be shared among diagrams, because now if I need to have some elements be shared among diagrams (have the same name), it is possible to copy-paste them, but they result in identical generated classes thus collide with each other (not if I put them into different namespaces or rename them). If this tool would allow referring to content in other diagrams, this issue would not arise.

Commented Issue: Inherit from "designer external" base class [6836]

dtroyz — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:40:00 GMT

I need to inherit from a configuration section base class located in a different assembly (referenced by the Configuration section project).

The designer currently only allows for selecting base classes that are part of the same CSD file (e.g. ConfigurationSection.csd).
Comments: ** Comment from web user: dtroyz **

It would also be extremely helpful if you could use the built in .net Elements/Sections as well.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationelement.aspx#inheritanceContinued

Also, support for text within an element as suggested here:
http://csd.codeplex.com/discussions/272087

Would be great.

Created Issue: Export diagram as image [9936]

fdsaasdf — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:46:07 GMT

It would be very useful to be able to export the diagram as an image.
While small diagrams may be captured using a screenshot and then cropped, in case of large diagrams (or small screens!) the diagram may not fit the screen at a zoom level high enough for things to be readable.

This functionality is available in other similar diagrams, e.g. EntityFramework's edmx editor, as a right-click-on-the-canvas menu option.

I'm hoping the actual functionality is provided by Visual Studio's diagramming module, and it just needs to be exposed by CSD.

Source code checked in, #72099

iLMaX — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:26:49 GMT

- Verified fix for Issue 9747 - Added support for Keyless collection using GetHashCode

Commented Issue: Generated XSD does not produce 'Add', 'Remove' or 'Clear' entries [9747]

iLMaX — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:27:16 GMT

This is the same problem reported in issues 7458 and 8857 and has not been fixed by Release 2.0.0 R5.
Comments: ** Comment from web user: iLMaX **

I have verified the fix by @andym1978.
Is fixed in latest VS2012 release

New Post: Cannot find a schema that defines target namespace ..

jgauffin — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:45:53 GMT

I get the following warning:

Warning 1   Cannot find a schema that defines target namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/dsltools/ConfigurationSectionDesigner', schema validation skipped. M:\Dok\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\ServiceBrokerLib\ServiceBrokerLib\ConfigurationDesigner.csd  2   2

I use the latest version of the VS2012 extension.

New Post: ConfigurationElementCollection and the generated XSD

AsherBarak — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:22:08 GMT

Hi,

Has there been any progress on this?

Best,

Asher

New Post: Custom type problem

taicodev — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:46:06 GMT

Hi and thank u again for this brilliant tool. We used to use in when we where using VS 2010. and after moving to VS 2012 it was one of those few extensions we were messing a lot :). I am very glad to see this project is still alive and u added support for VS 2012, but what we can not figure out is, how to add custom types? the only option we have is by right-clicking on designer and selecting import external enum, but even in this case we have to choose external DLL file. what we want to to is to use Types from same project (In our case configuration section designer is part of our Class Library project). can u explain this a little bit?

in VS 2010 we could right-click on Type Definitions root node and select add from there but now there is no menu entry there.

so let me ask u one more time, how to work with custom types in VS2012 and Config Section Designer?

Created Issue: IOException and ArgumentOutOfRangeException when trying to install 2.0.1 r0 for Visual Studio 2012 (alpha) [9851]

MHALottering4 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:05:14 GMT

During first install, I received an IOException, stating that a file with a user section was still open.

After a restart, I now get this error on startup of the installer. I cannot retry to install.

2013/01/21 09:02:13 AM - Microsoft VSIX Installer
2013/01/21 09:02:13 AM - -------------------------------------------
2013/01/21 09:02:13 AM - Initializing Install...
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Extension Details...
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Identifier : 9f16956e-2232-4f80-9ebb-4165929ef3ef
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Name : ConfigurationSectionDesigner
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Author : The Community
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Version : 2.0.1.0
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Description : A Visual Studio add-in that allows you to graphically design .NET Configuration Sections and automatically generates all the required code and a schema definition (XSD) for them.
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Locale : en-US
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - MoreInfoURL : http://csd.codeplex.com/
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - InstalledByMSI : False
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - SupportedFrameworkVersionRange : [4.5]
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM -
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Supported Products :
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Ultimate
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Version : [11.0]
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Premium
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Version : [11.0]
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Version : [11.0]
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM -
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - References :
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM -
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Searching for applicable products...
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Found installed product - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional
2013/01/21 09:02:14 AM - Found installed product - Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012
2013/01/21 09:02:15 AM - System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: zipFileName
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipIOBlockManager.ValidateNormalizeFileName(String zipFileName)
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipIOCentralDirectoryFileHeader.ParseRecord(BinaryReader reader, Encoding encoding)
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipIOCentralDirectoryBlock.ParseRecord(BinaryReader reader, Int64 centralDirectoryOffset, Int32 centralDirectoryCount, Int64 expectedCentralDirectorySize)
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipIOCentralDirectoryBlock.SeekableLoad(ZipIOBlockManager blockManager)
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipIOBlockManager.get_CentralDirectoryBlock()
at MS.Internal.IO.Zip.ZipArchive.GetFiles()
at System.IO.Packaging.ZipPackage.ContentTypeHelper..ctor(ZipArchive zipArchive, IgnoredItemHelper ignoredItemHelper)
at System.IO.Packaging.ZipPackage..ctor(Stream s, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Boolean streaming)
at System.IO.Packaging.Package.Open(Stream stream, FileMode packageMode, FileAccess packageAccess, Boolean streaming)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.CachedInstalledExtensionList.GetOrOpenCache(Boolean readOnly)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.CachedInstalledExtensionList.StopScan(Int64 timestamp)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerService.InitializeList(CachedInstalledExtensionList cachedExtensionsList, IEnumerable`1 enabledExtensions, Boolean safeMode, Boolean isSdkList)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerService.InstalledExtensionListData.<>c__DisplayClass6a.b__69()
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
at System.Lazy`1.LazyInitValue()
at System.Lazy`1.get_Value()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerService.PartitionedInstalledExtensionList.b__6c(InstalledExtensionListData data)
at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectEnumerableIterator`2.MoveNext()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerService.PartitionedInstalledExtensionList.TryGetValue(String identifier, IInstalledExtension& result)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerService.TryGetInstalledExtension(String identifier, IInstalledExtension& result)
at VSIXInstaller.App.GetExtensionManagerForApplicableSKU(SupportedVSSKU supportedSKU, IInstallableExtension installableExtension, List`1 applicableSKUs)
at VSIXInstaller.App.InitializeInstall()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvoke()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

Created Issue: The custom tool 'CsdFileGenerator' failed. Unrecognized Guid format. [9841]

Tamayi — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:51:11 GMT

In VS2012 (VB.NET) I am trying to use this tool with a Class Library project (and eventually also created a Configuration Section Project). I have created my diagram but the tool fails to generate any code. I get the warning "The custom tool 'CsdFileGenerator' failed. Unrecognized Guid format." and then nothing happens.

New Post: ConfigurationElementCollection and the generated XSD

CCPFC — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:56:45 GMT

Has there been a fix for this? (Have been busy and might have missed it.)