Hi,
I have a project developed in VB.NET 1.1 (using VS 2003). The project has forms developed using the DataForm wizard (Connecting to Access Database, having a dataset and couple of adapter as automatically generated through the wizard - See attached screenprint "Original Form In VS 2003.PNG").
I converted the project to VB.NET 2.0 using VS2005 Express Edition.
Now when I tried to open the form from the converted project in Designer mode in VS2005 Express Edition, the form is not displayed, instead a text line similar to below (also see the screenprint "Converted Form To VS2005 Express Edition.png" attached below) is shown
<html><head><META HTTP-EQUIV=
"Content-Type" CONTENT=
"text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title></title><style>.
ErrorStyle { font-family: tahoma; font-size:
11 pt; text-align:
left}.
DetailsStyle { font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt; text-align:
left;text-indent:
0; word-spacing:
0; line-height:
100%; float:
left; margin-top:
0; margin-bottom:
0}.
StackStyleVisible { font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt; text-align:
left; margin-
left:
20; text-indent:
0}.
StackStyleHidden { display:none; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 10pt; text-align:
left; margin-
left:
20; text-indent:
0}</style></head><body><DIV
class=
"DetailsStyle" width=
"100%"><table border=
"0" width=
"100%" id=
"table1" height=
"100%" cellspacing=
"0" cellpadding=
"0"><tr><td height=
"40" bgcolor=
"#FF9999" width=
"8%" style=
"letter-spacing: 0" align=
"center"><img border=
"0" src=
"C:\Documents and Settings\Umesh\Local Settings\Temp\13622E.tmp" width=
"35" height=
"35" alt=
"ErrorImage" ></td><td height=
"40" bgcolor=
"#FF9999" width=
"91%" style=
"vertical-align: top; letter-spacing: 0" align=
"left"><b><font size=
"2" face=
"Arial" fontsize=
"70%">One or more errors encountered
while loading the designer.
The errors are listed below.
Some errors can be
fixed by rebuilding your project,
while others may require code changes.</font><font size=
"2" face=
"Arial"></font></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan=
"2" align=
"left" valign=
"top"><DIV id=
"div1" class=
"ErrorStyle" width=
"100%"><span style=
"font-weight: 600"><br>Object reference
not set to an instance of an
object. </span><br><a href=
"" id=
"details0">Hide</a><font color=
"#0000FF">  </font></DIV> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=
"2" align=
"left" valign=
"top"><DIV id=
"div20" class=
"StackStyleVisible" width=
"100%"><br> at CustomBaseForm.
CommonFunctions.
GetApplicationFont(OleDbConnection OleDbConnection1
)<br> at CustomBaseForm.
BaseForm.
frmSupplierDetails_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Form.
OnLoad(EventArgs e
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Form.
OnCreateControl()<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Control.
CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Control.
CreateControl()<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Control.
SetVisibleCore(Boolean value
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Form.
SetVisibleCore(Boolean value
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Control.
set_Visible(Boolean value
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Design.
DesignerFrame.
Initialize(Control view
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Design.
DocumentDesigner.
Initialize(IComponent component
)<br> at System.
Windows.
Forms.
Design.
FormDocumentDesigner.
Initialize(IComponent component
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
DesignerHost.
AddToContainerPostProcess(IComponent component,
String name, IContainer containerToAddTo
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
DesignerHost.
Add(IComponent component,
String name
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
DesignerHost.
System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
IDesignerHost.
CreateComponent(Type componentType,
String name
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
Serialization.
DesignerSerializationManager.
CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments,
String name,
Boolean addToContainer
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
Serialization.
DesignerSerializationManager.
System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
Serialization.
IDesignerSerializationManager.
CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments,
String name,
Boolean addToContainer
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
Serialization.
TypeCodeDomSerializer.
Deserialize(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeTypeDeclaration declaration
)<br> at System.
ComponentModel.
Design.
Serialization.
CodeDomDesignerLoader.
PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager manager
)<br> at Microsoft.
VisualStudio.
Design.
Serialization.
CodeDom.
VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.
PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager
)<br> at Microsoft.
VisualStudio.
Design.
Serialization.
CodeDom.
VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.
DeferredLoadHandler.
Microsoft.
VisualStudio.
TextManager.
Interop.
IVsTextBufferDataEvents.
OnLoadCompleted(Int32 fReload
)</DIV></td></tr></table></div></body></html>
When I execute the converted project (Application), it executes perfectly and the form is also shown correctly.
How can I open the form in the designer so that I can modify the same?
Thanks in advance!!
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