I want to use Slow Cheetah for transform .config file. Currently I am using Visual Studio 2017 and for this I have installed Slow Cheetah 2.5.48 from nuget but 'Add Transform' does not appear when I right-click on config file.
The issue is, only adding nugget would not suffice. You need to install slowcheetah from visual studio marketplace. Following are the steps:
Install SlowCheetah from Tools > Extensions and Updates
Restart VS, allowing for the VSIX installer to run
Create new C# App (.NET Framework). (In my case, it started to work on existing app also.)
GitHub Reference
As a work-around you could do this by hand.
Make a copy in the _Solution Explorer* of your Web.config and rename it to Web.Debug.config or whatever you like.
Unload the project and then Edit the project.
Find the ItemGroup element that contains your newly created config file and add the <DependentUpon>Web.config</DependentUpon> element there, like so:
After that, it will look like this in the Solution Explorer:
Now you can edit your newly added config file with the required transformations.
I had the same issue. I installed the NuGet package 2.5.48 and then was able to download and install the vsix file from here and it worked:
https://github.com/sayedihashimi/slow-cheetah/releases
Download it here
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WillBuikMSFT.SlowCheetah-XMLTransforms or search for "SlowCheetah" in Visualstudio marketplace,
install it
restart you VS and see.
Good luck
Correct as #Himanshu Singla and many others here are saying, in addition to installing nuget package, you still need to download the Extension from Tools->Extensions and Updates-> Search "Slow Cheetah", install and restart VS.
I had to do the following before it worked:
Install the package from their site instead of from NuGet
List item
Restart VS
Then the Add Transform option started showing up in the drop-down menu.
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I have a .NET 4.5 project with MVC 5 and EF 6, in Visual Studio 2013. I want to have transforms for app.config.
I've installed the SlowCheetah project via NuGet, and (supposedly)[https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/69023d00-a4f9-4a34-a6cd-7e854ba318b5] now I should be able to right-click on App.config and see the option Add Transform. But I don't.
Does anyone know what are the possible reasons for this?
I've checked that the package is installed in both projects in my solution, restarted, rebuilt, etc.
I had to do the following before it worked:
Install the package from their site instead of from NuGet
Restart VS
Then the Add Transform option started showing up in the drop-down menu.
The above answers did not work for me as it supports only VS2015. but I found the solution for my VS2013.
You need to download it here and install it
Restart VS
My conditions:
Visual Studio Professional 2017
SlowCheetah, v 2.5.48 installed in a C# project
When I selected [Right-Click]-->App.config, there was no
Add Transform option
My solution:
Downloaded and ran this:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=WillBuikMSFT.SlowCheetah-XMLTransforms
Restarted VS 2017 and [Right-Click]--> App.config displayed the Add Transform option
When I add a reference in a Visual Studio 2010 project via NuGet for Specflow 1.9, I cannot add any features no matter what I do. I've restarted VS, restarted my PC, created new projects, etc. Nothing I do allows me to actually use SpecFlow. I.e. when I go to Project > Add New Item, I do not see any SpecFlow files in the Add New Item dialog.
It is worth noting that I do not have the "ItemTemplates" directory that should supposedly exist in the
"C:\Program Files (x86)\TechTalk\SpecFlow\" directory.
It is also worth noting that I had Visual Studio 2012 Web Express installed, but I'm not sure why that would prevent feature files from showing up under Add > New Item in a VS 2010 project!
Any help is much appreciated.
You need to also install SpecFlow via the Visual Studio Extension Manager.
Tools > Extension Manager
Installing via Nuget only gives you the reference to the SpecFlow dlls - it doesn't install the files for feature templates etc into Visual Studio.
Try to install SpecFlow using Package Manager Console like
PM> Install-Package SpecFlow
More about Package Manager Console
Just to add to ngm's answer.
The NuGet package gives you everything you need to run SpecFlow, for example on a build server.
The VSIX gives you what you need to edit scenarios.
If I'm not mistaken, I got both SpecFlow scenario creation and running of NUnit-based tests working after installing both SpecFlow AND NUnit packages, both via NuGet and also via "Tools > Extension Manager" menu. Until I installed NUnit via "Tools > Extension Manager" I was unable to see execution and reports of any tests/scenarios.
For VS 2013, after I added SpecFlow via nuget, I wasn't able to see the templates as well. I fixed this by:
Downloading a file from
SpecFlow for Visual Studio 2013.
Click Download.
After you download the file (e.g. TechTalk.SpecFlow.Vs2013Integration.vsix), double click it and it will start the installation process.
Close VS 2013. After you start it back up again, you'll be able to see the templates.
Hope this might help other folks too.
After using the package manager to install the .dlls, you need to use tools->"Add-in Manager" to add in the Specflow templates.
How do I start writing TypeScript projects in Visual Studio? There's no option for it when I create a new project. I have Visual Studio 2012 installed along with the TypeScript add on
I just found the solution: Manual installation of the VS-Extension.
In some way, the VS-Extension is not getting installed. You can do it manually. There is a .vsix file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0 called TypeScriptLanguageService.vsix.
Try to run this file. It should install the TypeScript extension.
If you are running an x86-based system, try to look at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0.
Worked for me. Now I can create TypeScript projects and it is listed in the Visual Studio extension list.
Note that the newer versions of TypeScript dropped the folder 0.8.0.0. You may find the .vsix file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript.
You can add TypeScript files to an existing project using the Add > New Item dialog.
You can also create a project of type HTML Application with TypeScript using the Add > New Project dialog. This project type is under Installed->(Templates)->Visual C#.
If these options are missing from Visual Studio, you should try re-installing the TypeScript Visual Studio plugin.
If you use Visual Studio 2017, the template 'HTML Application with TypeScript' has been removed from the templates.
But you can install the extension made by rich-newman on Github: https://github.com/rich-newman/typescript-html-application-vs2017-template
To install it do the following:
Go to the 'Add New Project' window
At the left go to 'online' in the left tree view
Search for 'TypeScript HTML Application Template'
Install the extension and the template should be available under 'installed --> TypeScript'
Followed the other answers but could not locate TypeScriptLanguageService.vsix after installing TypeScriptSetup.0.8.0.msi on Win7 64 w/ VS 2010.
To install on VS 2010, use 7zip to open the above msi and extract "TypeScriptLS.vsix_File", remove the trailing _File, and run as usual.
This gives a new TypeScript project template (but not a file template mysteriously), intellisense, code highlighting, etc.
I didn't have the project and ts file templates also, tried reinstalling it(just by running vsix file) that didn't help, so I
1. uninstalled(from the VS2012 manager) the extension
2. closed VS2012 and then installed it again and voila-
the Project and file template magically appeared. Thank god it worked- I can start playing with the language without having to run transcompilation manually every time.
Installing typescript adds a new project type as well as adds a file type for existing projects. After installing typescript, you can try searching "typescript" in the new project window. It shows "HTML Application with TypeScript" to me.
Every .ts file typescript file will add a dependent .js file.
Hope this helps!
Old post, new suggestion:
I've spent a few hours on this issue on Win8/VS2012. After multiple install/reinstall (of Typescript plugin v 0.8.3), the one thing that worked, was to run VS2012 in Administrator mode and (re)install Web Essentials 2012. That did the trick for me and I got Typescript as it's own section in Add New Project... (and all the other goodies mentioned above).
What reminded me of the run in admin mode was the process to update documentation (if you want to install documentation locally) where it too had an annoying cryptic error. Running in admin mode was also the answer.
You don't have to run in admin mode all the time, just probably a good practice when updating the IDE itself (new plugins, etc.).
For version 0.9.1.1 I was able to make it work following the instructions here: http://typescript.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Compile-on-Save.
Support for Typescript was just disabled on Web Essentials 2012 3.0: http://vswebessentials.com/changelog
Another tip - you need to install Visual Studio for Web. It will not work with just VS for Desktop. Also, you need to install the plugin after VS, so if you installed the plugin first, uninstall it then reinstall.
I spent days on this issue too. Eventually found this (very old) answer. Didn't quite help. I have VS 2022 and under Extensions/ Manage Extensions, searched for Typescript and found 'Typescript HTML Application Template'. Downloaded it, created project from it, set the start page and it all seems to work :-)
It was also a simple matter to add a tsconfig.json file. (Not forgetting to put a "dom" in the "lib" line: Mine was
"lib": [ "es6", "dom" ],
How do I start writing TypeScript projects in Visual Studio? There's no option for it when I create a new project. I have Visual Studio 2012 installed along with the TypeScript add on
I just found the solution: Manual installation of the VS-Extension.
In some way, the VS-Extension is not getting installed. You can do it manually. There is a .vsix file located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0 called TypeScriptLanguageService.vsix.
Try to run this file. It should install the TypeScript extension.
If you are running an x86-based system, try to look at C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0.
Worked for me. Now I can create TypeScript projects and it is listed in the Visual Studio extension list.
Note that the newer versions of TypeScript dropped the folder 0.8.0.0. You may find the .vsix file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript.
You can add TypeScript files to an existing project using the Add > New Item dialog.
You can also create a project of type HTML Application with TypeScript using the Add > New Project dialog. This project type is under Installed->(Templates)->Visual C#.
If these options are missing from Visual Studio, you should try re-installing the TypeScript Visual Studio plugin.
If you use Visual Studio 2017, the template 'HTML Application with TypeScript' has been removed from the templates.
But you can install the extension made by rich-newman on Github: https://github.com/rich-newman/typescript-html-application-vs2017-template
To install it do the following:
Go to the 'Add New Project' window
At the left go to 'online' in the left tree view
Search for 'TypeScript HTML Application Template'
Install the extension and the template should be available under 'installed --> TypeScript'
Followed the other answers but could not locate TypeScriptLanguageService.vsix after installing TypeScriptSetup.0.8.0.msi on Win7 64 w/ VS 2010.
To install on VS 2010, use 7zip to open the above msi and extract "TypeScriptLS.vsix_File", remove the trailing _File, and run as usual.
This gives a new TypeScript project template (but not a file template mysteriously), intellisense, code highlighting, etc.
I didn't have the project and ts file templates also, tried reinstalling it(just by running vsix file) that didn't help, so I
1. uninstalled(from the VS2012 manager) the extension
2. closed VS2012 and then installed it again and voila-
the Project and file template magically appeared. Thank god it worked- I can start playing with the language without having to run transcompilation manually every time.
Installing typescript adds a new project type as well as adds a file type for existing projects. After installing typescript, you can try searching "typescript" in the new project window. It shows "HTML Application with TypeScript" to me.
Every .ts file typescript file will add a dependent .js file.
Hope this helps!
Old post, new suggestion:
I've spent a few hours on this issue on Win8/VS2012. After multiple install/reinstall (of Typescript plugin v 0.8.3), the one thing that worked, was to run VS2012 in Administrator mode and (re)install Web Essentials 2012. That did the trick for me and I got Typescript as it's own section in Add New Project... (and all the other goodies mentioned above).
What reminded me of the run in admin mode was the process to update documentation (if you want to install documentation locally) where it too had an annoying cryptic error. Running in admin mode was also the answer.
You don't have to run in admin mode all the time, just probably a good practice when updating the IDE itself (new plugins, etc.).
For version 0.9.1.1 I was able to make it work following the instructions here: http://typescript.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Compile-on-Save.
Support for Typescript was just disabled on Web Essentials 2012 3.0: http://vswebessentials.com/changelog
Another tip - you need to install Visual Studio for Web. It will not work with just VS for Desktop. Also, you need to install the plugin after VS, so if you installed the plugin first, uninstall it then reinstall.
I spent days on this issue too. Eventually found this (very old) answer. Didn't quite help. I have VS 2022 and under Extensions/ Manage Extensions, searched for Typescript and found 'Typescript HTML Application Template'. Downloaded it, created project from it, set the start page and it all seems to work :-)
It was also a simple matter to add a tsconfig.json file. (Not forgetting to put a "dom" in the "lib" line: Mine was
"lib": [ "es6", "dom" ],
I have a simple Web Setup project that reads from a Deployable Project.
Even though I have set the Setup to DetectNewerInstalledVersion to false I always get that annoying alert box that a previous installation exists and I need to go to the Control Panel and find the software to remove it...
Is there a way to add a script in a new new installation Dialog that could say A previous version was found, press NEXT to uninstall it. ?
Older versions are uninstalled automatically if you increase your Product Version and change the Package Code. This needs to be done each time you modify the setup project and build a new package.
If you keep the same version and Product Code, older builds cannot be uninstalled automatically. They are detected by Windows Installer before your new package is actually launched. So you need to uninstall them manually.
In my case I found out that the setup project wasn't part of the configuration manager.
Therefore, it wasn't rebuld on solution rebuilds and setup file with the new version and ProductCode wasn't generated.
The solution is simply to right click on the setup project and click rebuild.
Hope this help to future readers :)
The answer is not to use the Visual Studio setup project that's already integrated. I'm having the exact same problem: it won't remove previous versions even though I up the version, set it to remove previous version, check for previous version and rebuild, I can install but the files aren't updated. There are some good tools for this out there, check out bitrock, inno setup or wix.
Also Visual Studio 2010 was the last version with setup project support. It's not included in 2012.
I struggled with this for a long time but it is very simple.
Go to manage VS Extensions (VS2019) and install 'Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Project' v0.9.9
Right click on your installer project and go to properties. Keep the UpgradeCode variable in the properties window the same for different versions of the same product.
Change your ProductCode variable between different builds.
Now when you install the product with the same UpgradeCode already on the system, the installer will upgrade your existing product and you will only have one program in the Add/Remove window.
Create a .bat file
Write this code:
wmic product where name="SetupProgramName" call uninstall /nointeractive
cd Debug
setup.exe
Put this file in installer directory.