my team is creating an Azure Service Fabric application using ASP.NET/Dotnet Core. Whenever I try to import the project into my Visual Studio 2017 for Mac I get the error
Error while trying to load the project '.../Project.sfproj: Unknown solution item type'
The solution contains several projects, some with a csproj (which I can open just fine), and some with a sfproj, that cause the problems. I can't even browse them in VS2017:
I can run msbuild from the shell (get some Compiler errors, but that's fine), but cannot manage to load the project into my IDE. I guess I'm missing the Service Fabric SDK, but that is not available for mac afaik. I managed to pull some jars from the vagrant image, as described here but that doesn't help me in a ASP.NET/Dotnet Core application.
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I am trying to deploy a simple unity app to the Hololens v2 emulator. I followed some tutorials to build the unity files according to the Hololens build framework. The tutorials on Microsoft show there being an option in visual studio 2019 to connect the debugger to the hololens v2 emulator application, but no such option exists on my installation of Visual Studio, despite it being within the stated requirements, version 19.2 or later. Mine is 19.11
My version of Visual studio is 19.11, which should meet the requirement of 19.2 or later
here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/develop/platform-capabilities-and-apis/using-visual-studio?tabs=hl2
It is shown having an option to target the emulator directly, and an option to target a remote device if using a physical hololens. I have neither option in my debug settings.
What the tutorials show
What my visual studio shows
I attempted to set it up like the remote machine setup shown in the tutorial, getting the correct hololens machine name by accessing the ip address of the emulator, but to no avail, it refuses to connect
It compiles properly, but then comes up with this error when run with those settings (with the correct machine name rather than a filler like I have in the image)
Does anyone have any ideas as to how to fix this? I have updated visual studio multiple times already.
Please make sure the correct project has been selected for the startup project. To change the startup project, you should navigate to Solution Explorer, right-click the desired project and choose Set as StartUp Project from the context-sensitive menu that is displayed.
Working with VS2017 Community I have written a service that works on my local machine. I followed the instruction here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/windows-services/walkthrough-creating-a-windows-service-application-in-the-component-designer
and installed it successfully using Installutil.exe (as per instructions in above link). All good.
I now want to deploy that across six servers in our organisation. In Microsoft's documentation about installing services (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/windows-services/how-to-install-and-uninstall-services) it says:
If you’re a developer who wants to release a Windows Service that users can install and uninstall you should use InstallShield
and links to a page that applies to VS2012 (can't post any more links as my reputation<10)
I have downloaded and installed the "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects" package, which allows me to create a Setup Project. When I run it, it installs the project output correctly (i.e. copies the exe & dll files to the correct folder in Program Files) but does not create the service.
There's a detailed post about deploying services on this site (question 9021075) but when I follow those instructions I get a 1001 error on Install.
All the documentation I can find refers to earlier versions of VS or the previous Installer package, so I'm not even certain if I can do it with the software I am using.
So, with VS2017 Community using Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects, how to I create a stand-alone Installer to deploy a service that works correctly when installed locally using InstallUtil?
Or can I use InstallUtil on the target machines? I think I'd need to install Visual Studio on them for that, which I'd prefer not to. Is there a quicker way?
I only have 6 servers to install this on, so even some manual work-around might do.
Thank you for the responses. I now have a solution. I found InstallUtil on the Target Server (in my case it was in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319 but search will find it). I copied and added that to my project as content so when I now deploy it, I have InstallUtil in the same folder as my EXE.
To install, I run CMD as admin, cd to project folder and issue command:
installutil.exe myService.exe
This is a one-off task. Once the service is working, to update it I just need to stop it, upload the new myService.exe (& any DLLs) to overwrite the old ones and restart it again.
Further information about settings you're using for the serviceProcessInstaller1 and serviceInstaller1 files will be needed to debug this issue, as the 1001 error raised by the installer is a generic error.
An alternative way of doing this is to use Topshelf, which is a framework for hosting services written using the .NET framework. It simplifies the creation of services, allowing developers to create a simple console application that can be installed as a service using Topshelf. The reason for this is simple: It is far easier to debug a console application than a service. And once the application is tested and ready for production, Topshelf makes it easy to install the application as a service.
Alternatively, you could use InstallUtil.exe. It is part of the .NET Framework, so no need to install Visual Studio.
I am trying to run the Xamarin.Android app from Microsoft Azure Guides.
According to the guide I am supposed to right-click on the Service project and Rebuild, after that on clicking Publish I get the Publish Target window but there is no target of Azure App Service. I only get Target of Azure Web Apps
Updating the Azure SDK was the solution for me. The following page has all the downloads, select your visual studio version to the left
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/
VS2015 Direct link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=518003&clcid=0x409
I'm assuming the project to which you refer is the "QuickStart" server-side project that is downloaded and named yoursite-Runtime.zip. When unpacked, you get a folder yoursite_AppService and yoursite.sln in the file.
When you right-click and select Publish, you should see the following picture as the pop-up:
If this is not the case, then there is something at issue with your install of Visual Studio 2015 - perhaps an additional plugin or an older version of Azure SDK? Try updating the Azure SDK as a starting point.
I've just installed the April 2015 release of the Azure SDK. It is version 2.6 and previously I was on 2.5. Now one of my projects will not load. It is the shared project in a Windows Universal application.
When I right-click the project and choose 'reload' I get the pop-up error
The method or operation is not implemented
The output window gives more detail:
Things.Shared.shproj : error : The composition produced a single
composition error. The root cause is provided below. Review the
CompositionException.Errors property for more detailed information.
1) No exports were found that match the constraint:
ContractName Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.References.IBuildDependencyProjectReferencesService
RequiredTypeIdentity Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.References.IBuildDependencyProjectReferencesService
Resulting in: Cannot set import
'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService.ProjectReferencesService
(ContractName="Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.References.IBuildDependencyProjectReferencesService")'
on part
'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService'.
Element:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService.ProjectReferencesService
(ContractName="Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.References.IBuildDependencyProjectReferencesService")
--> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService
Resulting in: Cannot get export
'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService.WireUp
(ContractName="Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ConfiguredProject.AutoLoad")'
from part
'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService'.
Element:
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService.WireUp
(ContractName="Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ConfiguredProject.AutoLoad")
--> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Deployment.ProjectReferenceMaintenanceService
The other parts to the Windows Universal app (the Windows 8.1 project and the Windows Phone 8.1 project) have two Azure NuGet packages installed: Windows Azure Mobile Services 1.3.2 and Windows Azure Storage 4.3.0. (N.B. Those two projects load without issue.)
This is not a show stopper for me since uninstalling the Azure SDK 2.6 removes the load failure. To uninstall I go via the Control Panel to 'uninstall or change a program' and then uninstall Microsoft Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 - v2.6
I would like to know how to fix this without uninstalling the Azure SDK 4.6.
Over on the Azure Mobile Services forum Chuck Weininger has posted the following answer:
The [fixed] build of Azure SDK 2.6 is now available, but it may not have
propagated to all download servers yet.
You can run the Web Platform Installer and if you don’t have the new
build installed, it should allow you to install 2.6 again. But it
might not if you are accessing a download server that doesn’t have the
new bits yet. If WebPI doesn't allow you to install 2.6 again, then
wait a few hours and try again.
The build number for the version with the fixes is build
2.6.30508.1601. You can identify the build of the SDK from Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Microsoft Azure Tools for Microsoft
Visual Studio 2013 – v 2.6. The Version column will display the build
number
I have followed Chuck's instructions and have the new build and the shared project now loads without issue.
We have been able to reproduce the issue, but don't have a workaround at this time. If you want to use the Universal App projects with VS 2013, you will have to uninstall Azure SDK for VS 2.6. The issue does not happen on VS 2015 RC if you would like to give that a try. We hope to have news soon about how we can get a fix for this issue on VS 2013.
Chuck Weininger, Dev Lead, Microsoft
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e8123821-dcb1-477f-a746-f6f016a724ea/cannot-load-shared-project-in-windows-universal-app-after-upgrading-to-azure-sdk-26?forum=azuremobile&prof=required#de621720-3afc-458c-ba85-f691be9e74c1
I just got a new machine, and upon installing VS2013 (and I also tried VS2015 preview), one of our projects would not open.
The application which this project type is based on was not found.
Please try this link for further information:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=441332&projecttype=CC5FD16D-436D-48AD-A40C-5A424C6E3E79
The output windows, gives this link, which is useless, and searching online for the GUID {CC5FD16D-436D-48AD-A40C-5A424C6E3E79} didn't bring anything up.
Any ideas what this could be? I have used Web Platform Installer to install the Latest Azure SDK.
It turns out that our project is based on Azure SDK 2.4, and I had incorrectly installed Azure SDK 2.5
Hopefully the GUID {CC5FD16D-436D-48AD-A40C-5A424C6E3E79} will show up in searches, if others have this same problem.