Designer Mode Problem in Visual Studio .NET 2003

Monday, April 11, 2005

.NET

I got a trouble in opening a ASP.NET Web app in VB.NET developed by another team today. An error message showing "... blah blah </body> is missing...." (of course, an intact <body></body> tag exist in the ASPX file), where no designer mode and no code declaration and event wiring in the code behind file.. :(

Finally, a teammate suggest me to add a line in the <head> section of the ASPX file:
<meta name="CODE_LANGUAGE" content="Visual Basic 7.0">

Yes, that's it. I haven't seen this kind of problem in the past, it's so strange.

Colt Kwong

Its probably a good idea not to use the VS 2003 designer at all. In the long run it will destroy more of your code than it helps you create. Sad but true.

dave - Monday, April 11, 2005 3:23:00 PM

You're right Dave! I'm waiting for the VS 2005 or I have to shout "DON'T TOUCH MY CODE!" :o)

Colt - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:54:00 AM

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