PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2008

COMMENTED ISSUE: Solution Opens and Then Immediately Closes

henslecd — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:05:14 GMT

Hey there! I installed PowerCommands, but when I try to open my solution (comprised of two projects: 1 is a web site -- not application -- with over 2000 files in it, the other is a simple class library with 5 files in it) Visual Studio 2008 closes without a warning/error/dialog. I have to uninstall PowerCommands to open my solution again. :(
Comments: I have this problem on all projects. I get the following error in the event viewer. .NET Runtime version 2.0.50727.1433 - Fatal Execution Engine Error (79FEC5F0) (80131506) I uninstalled powercommands and now there is not an issue - other than I don't have powercommands.

CREATED ISSUE: Suggestion: Locate in Source Control Explorer

tomen130 — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:23:29 GMT

Would it be possible to create a command that will locate the selected file (from editor or Solution Explorer) in Source Control Explorer? I've only used source control by TFS in VS2005/2008, so I don't know how it works with other source control systems and if it's possible to create a general solution. But if the command would be limited to TFS, I'm still happy.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Copy reference fails for File References

MatthiasFG — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:53:01 GMT

When I attempt to use "Copy Reference" on a file reference (as in a reference that was added using "Add Reference->Browse Tab->Select File and OK") I get the message

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Microsoft Visual Studio
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Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
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OK
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Just to be clear "Copy Reference" works on both Project and GAC type references, but does not seem to work on File References.
Comments: I've the same problem over here when using "Paste References". No resharper etc. installed.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Unable to modify Visual Studio 2008 web tests with Power Commands installed

Klev — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:34:03 GMT

I am able to create and run web tests without a problem. However, when I attempt to modify an existing test (eg - add a validation/extraction rule) Visual Studio shuts down. When I uninstall Power Commands, I am able to modify the web test happily. An error is written to the event log which is as follows:

.NET Runtime version 2.0.50727.1433 - Fatal Execution Engine Error (79FEC5F0) (80131506)

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Comments: I have the same error in the Eventlog but I'm not using tests (VS 2008 Standard). The problem appears randomly and seems to the same bug as in Resharper4: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=337149 PowerCommands is the only plugin leaved in my installation, so it can't be some other plugin. Thank you

CREATED ISSUE: WCF

spyrrho — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:35:23 GMT

FYI - I installed PowerCommands, Visual Linq, and Source Analysis. After which I opened an existing project in VS 2008 and everything was fine.

After a reboot however, all of my existing WCF services were causing VS2008 to terminate unexpectedly with no error at all when run in debug mode. (I clicked the debug play button in VS and immediately the VS process closed with no error - just brought me back to the desktop.)

I uninstalled source analysis and retried - problem remained.
I uninstalled visual linq - problem remained.
I uninstalled power commands and all my WCF services no longer caused VS2008 to crash on debug run. Problem resolved.

NEW POST: WCF

spyrrho — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:29:58 GMT

(I should have posted this in Issue Tracker)

FYI - I installed PowerCommands, Visual Linq, and Source Analysis. After which I opened an existing project in VS 2008 and everything was fine.

After a reboot however, all of my existing WCF services were causing VS2008 to terminate unexpectedly with no error at all when run in debug mode. (I clicked the debug play button in VS and immediately the VS process closed with no error - just brought me back to the desktop.)

I uninstalled source analysis and retried - problem remained.
I uninstalled visual linq - problem remained.
I uninstalled power commands and all my WCF services no longer caused VS2008 to crash on debug run. Problem resolved.

CREATED ISSUE: Format document on save

mrussell — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:38:22 GMT

I have this option checked, however when I create a new .htm file, improperly format it and save, I do not receive any formatting from PowerCommands? Am I doing something wrong, or is this not supported on .htm files?

COMMENTED ISSUE: Undo Close Tool Window keeps opening

danieldsmith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:30:14 GMT

I went into the Tools -> Options -> PowerCommands -> Commands and unchecked the Enabled checkbox for the Undo Close feature. However, the feature will no go away. The Undo Close Tool Window keep poping up each time I open a project. Is there anything else I should do to disable this specific feature?
Comments: It just started doing this every time for me too. I tried un-checking the check box for "Undo Close" in the options so the feature should be disabled, but it's still coming up every time I start VS. Hope this can be fixed for the next version.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Suggestion: Explorer context menu on right-click

danieldsmith — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:22:31 GMT

I often find myself using the "Open Folder in Windows Explorer" context menu to drop me out of VS and into Windows Explorer so that I can right-click on the folder there and access TortoiseSVN etc from the Windows Explorer context menu. A nice feature for the PowerCommands would be to have this context menu available from within the Visual Studio context menu in the Solution Explorer.

I've done some research and it seems you can get the context menu for a folder through the Win32 API, it would just be a matter of hooking this into the VS context menu system. Whether this is possible or not I don't know as I don't know that much about VSX..
Comments: Good idea. It might clutter the context menu including all the Explorer context menu items too. Maybe if they were displayed in a sub menu of the context menu, that would keep things separate and clear.

CREATED ISSUE: How do you Uninstall PowerCommands?

awykel — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:03:44 GMT

This is causing a conflict with Visual Studio SP1 Beta 1. It crashes when you attempt to add an item to the tool box. I have looked all over the web and not found a way of un installing the PowerCommands once they havve been installed on your system.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Undo Close Tool Window keeps opening

xmlguy74 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:37:53 GMT

I went into the Tools -> Options -> PowerCommands -> Commands and unchecked the Enabled checkbox for the Undo Close feature. However, the feature will no go away. The Undo Close Tool Window keep poping up each time I open a project. Is there anything else I should do to disable this specific feature?
Comments: PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE!!! :-( It has to be the most annoying bug I've seen in quite a while!

COMMENTED ISSUE: Copy reference fails for File References

Mick — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:18:23 GMT

COMMENTED ISSUE: Undo Close Tool Window keeps opening

CommonGenius — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:12:14 GMT

I went into the Tools -> Options -> PowerCommands -> Commands and unchecked the Enabled checkbox for the Undo Close feature. However, the feature will no go away. The Undo Close Tool Window keep poping up each time I open a project. Is there anything else I should do to disable this specific feature?
Comments: This is extremely frustrating. If this issue is not fixed or a workaround provided, I will probably have to uninstall PowerCommands. The features it provides don't offer enough value to be worth this annoyance.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Copy reference fails for File References

Mick — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:07:58 GMT

When I attempt to use "Copy Reference" on a file reference (as in a reference that was added using "Add Reference->Browse Tab->Select File and OK") I get the message

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Microsoft Visual Studio
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Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
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OK
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Just to be clear "Copy Reference" works on both Project and GAC type references, but does not seem to work on File References.
Comments: One other comment... I have resharper installed (however it is disabled) this might be in the mix.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Copy reference fails for File References

Mick — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:07:08 GMT

When I attempt to use "Copy Reference" on a file reference (as in a reference that was added using "Add Reference->Browse Tab->Select File and OK") I get the message

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Microsoft Visual Studio
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Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
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OK
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Just to be clear "Copy Reference" works on both Project and GAC type references, but does not seem to work on File References.
Comments: Sorry, correction. The error actually occurs when you attempt to paste the copied reference not straight after selecting "Copy Reference"

CREATED ISSUE: Copy reference fails for File References

Mick — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:04:55 GMT

CREATED ISSUE: Feature: Autoformat on save by file extension.

kbrimington — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:09:26 GMT

Hello, MSDN folk,

This is quite the product! Thanks for demonstrating VSX in such a complete way.

One feature I would like to see is the ability to enable/disable the Format on Save feature by file extension. I write ASP.NET code. I love what the auto-formatter does to C# code, but I write carefully handcrafted XHTML that I don't want formatted.

At any rate, integrating this into a future release, I think, would make this great product better.

NEW POST: DOCX?

kbrimington — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:04:54 GMT

quantum00 wrote:
What the heck am I supposed to do with a 2007 file? Please provide a format that common text editors can ACTUALLY open (i.e. TXT or DOC!).

I don't mean to cause strife, but Microsoft gives away a 2007 reader for free. Besides, a common text editor can't do squat with .doc files. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, my friend.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Undo Close Tool Window keeps opening

RoryBecker — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:03:57 GMT

COMMENTED ISSUE: Undo Close Tool Window keeps opening

Mikewo — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:36:09 GMT