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Hi, the MSBee installed 'MSBuildExtras.Fx1_1.*.targets.' files in the Program Files/MSBuild/MSBee directory, and not the CrossCompile files

Also, i am using Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition and under Build menu, the only options are for Build and Publish, there is no Configuration Manager.

Under Solution properties -> Compile -> Advanced Compile options -> Target Framework only lists 2.0/3.0/3.5 even after the editing the project file to:

<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MSBee\MSBuildExtras.Fx1_1.VisualBasic.targets" />

Thanks,

-srinivas

ZIP file download says it's corrupt, and I've tried to get it from multiple machines.  Any problems with the file?

Thanks!

Hi , firstly thanks for the great post. I have followed your directions and have .NET 1.1 Project loaded in VS2008 / TFS and it works fine, I can build no problem. I have tried adding to the TFSBuild.proj but I get there some strange errors such as C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Microsoft.Common.targets : warning MSB3106: Assembly strong name "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\System" is badly formed. It may contain characters that need to be escaped with backslash(\). Those characters are Equals(=), Comma(,), Quote("), Apostrophe('), Backslash(\).

for each of the net 1.1 references.

If  I run this command in command prompt I get the same exceptions

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"  "E:\Drop\Sources\Common.sln" /build "Debug|.NET 1.1"

Any ideas what can be wrong ?

Will this work for vb.net applications as well?

Thanks for a awesom post. I have a 1.1 web app i'm trying to compile in VS2008. Followed all your steps, but trying to open the proj in VS2008 gives me

'CrossCompile.CSharpWeb.targets' missing. I guess i need the attachment. The one attached is CrossCompile.csharp

Cheers

thank you!

Hi!

I think you don't get an answer by Joe. I tried yesterday evening with VB.NET 1.1. Sadly I have to tell that it doesn't work with your CrossCompile-Files.

Then I took for example the file CrossCompile.CSharp.targets and copied it into the same folder with the name CrossCompile.VisualBasic.targets.

Afer that, I edited the file like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<!--

Use of included script samples are subject to the terms specified at www.microsoft.com/.../cpyright.htm

Written by Jomo Fisher

-->

<Project

DefaultTargets="Build"

xmlns="schemas.microsoft.com/.../2003">

<!--

These two property groups inform VS that there is a Platform called .NET 1.1 Web.

-->

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|.NET 1.1 Web' ">

<DebugSymbols Condition="'$(DebugSymbols)'==''">true</DebugSymbols>

<DebugType Condition="'$(DebugType)'==''">full</DebugType>

<Optimize Condition="'$(Optimize)'==''">false</Optimize>

<OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'==''">bin\</OutputPath>

<DefineConstants Condition="'$(DefineConstants)'==''">DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>

<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);TARGETTING_FX_1_1</DefineConstants>

<ErrorReport></ErrorReport>

<WarningLevel Condition="'$(WarningLevel)'==''">4</WarningLevel>

<UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>false</UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>

<VbcToolPath>$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322</VbcToolPath>

<TargetFrameworkVersion>v1.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>

</PropertyGroup>

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|.NET 1.1 Web' ">

<DebugType Condition="'$(DebugType)'==''">pdbonly</DebugType>

<Optimize Condition="'$(Optimize)'==''">true</Optimize>

<OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'==''">bin\</OutputPath>

<DefineConstants Condition="'$(DefineConstants)'==''">TRACE</DefineConstants>

<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);TARGETTING_FX_1_1</DefineConstants>

<ErrorReport></ErrorReport>

<WarningLevel Condition="'$(WarningLevel)'==''">4</WarningLevel>

<UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>false</UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>

<VbcToolPath>$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322</VbcToolPath>

<TargetFrameworkVersion>v1.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>

</PropertyGroup>

<!--

Import the standard C# targets

-->

<Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.VisualBasic.targets" />

<!--

Now that the standard targets have been brought in. Override some properties

and items it created.

-->

<PropertyGroup>

<AvailablePlatforms>$(AvailablePlatforms),.NET 1.1 Web</AvailablePlatforms>

<AssemblySearchPaths Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1 Web' ">

{CandidateAssemblyFiles};

$(ReferencePath);

{HintPathFromItem};

{TargetFrameworkDirectory};

{AssemblyFolders};

$(OutputPath);

{GAC}

</AssemblySearchPaths>

<TargetFrameworkDirectory Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1 Web'">

$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322

</TargetFrameworkDirectory>

</PropertyGroup>

<ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1 Web'">

<TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem Include="$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322">

<InProject>false</InProject>

</TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem>

</ItemGroup>

<!--

Override this target from Microsoft.Common.Targets so that we can supply our own

value for $(TargetFrameworkDirectory). This controls where assembly resolution

logic finds FX assemblies.

-->

<Target

Name="GetFrameworkPaths"

DependsOnTargets="$(GetFrameworkPathsDependsOn)">

<!-- Get the path to the target .NET framework directory. -->

<GetFrameworkPath

Condition=" '$(Platform)' != '.NET 1.1 Web' ">

<Output TaskParameter="Path" PropertyName="TargetFrameworkDirectory"/>

<Output TaskParameter="Path" ItemName="TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem"/>

</GetFrameworkPath>

<!-- Get the path to the target .NET framework SDK directory. -->

<GetFrameworkSDKPath

Condition=" '$(Platform)' != '.NET 1.1 Web' ">

<Output TaskParameter="Path" PropertyName="TargetFrameworkSDKDirectory"/>

<Output TaskParameter="Path" ItemName="TargetFrameworkSDKDirectoryItem"/>

</GetFrameworkSDKPath>

</Target>

<!--

For 1.1 builds, intercept the call to CorResGen target (which generates 2.0 resources) and

slip in a call to our own CoreResGen_1_1.

Handily, the devices version of the ResGen task is able to call the 1.1 version of

ResGen directly.

-->

<UsingTask TaskName="GenerateResource" AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\MSBee\MSBee.dll"/>

<Target Name="CoreResGen" DependsOnTargets="$(CoreResGenDependsOn)">

<GenerateResource

Sources="@(ResxWithNoCulture)"

References="@(ReferencePath)"

OutputResources="@(ManifestResourceWithNoCultureName->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Identity).resources')"

Condition=" '@(ResxWithNoCulture)' != '' ">

<Output TaskParameter="OutputResources" ItemName="ManifestResourceWithNoCulture"/>

<Output TaskParameter="OutputResources" ItemName="FileWrites"/>

</GenerateResource>

<GenerateResource

     Sources="@(ResxWithCulture)"

     References="@(ReferencePath)"

     OutputResources="@(ManifestResourceWithCultureName->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Identity).resources')"

     Condition=" '@(ResxWithCulture)' != '' ">

<Output TaskParameter="OutputResources" ItemName="ManifestResourceWithCulture"/>

<Output TaskParameter="OutputResources" ItemName="FileWrites"/>

</GenerateResource>

</Target>

</Project>

And again. It doesn't work without failure when compiling my project. I take it that, VS 2008 thinks that this is a C#-Project, because the IDE fails by comment lines in VB style (')??

Do you or anyone else have an idea?

Hello,

I am having the same problem that liviner has. The .zip file "CrossCompile.CSharp.zip" cannot be extracted as it seems to be corrupt.

Would you be able to email it to me please?

email: sami_islam@hotmail.com

many thanks!

Hi Jimmy,

I am having the same problem. The .zip file "CrossCompile.CSharp.zip" cannot be extracted as it seems to be corrupt.

Could you send to me the file by email?

email: ferradiego@gmail.com

many thanks!

Gestire un progetto .Net v1.1 in VS2008

please clarify what do you mean by open your project in 2008? I have a solution (.sln) that has 4 projects in it (csproj).  I updated teh TFSBuild created for this solution to include crosscompile.. but I do not understand what do you mean by project.  Is this my solution? if yes, when I try to open it in VS2008, I get convertion wizard but I am not sure if I want to do that.  Please let me know.

Thank you for this great article - it was a major help to us!

I'd also like to post a resolution to a related problem that wound up causing us a lot of grief while using this solution. Hopefully it will help others making use of your article.

Cause and Resolution for build errors like the ones below:

Unrecognized command-line option: '/platform:".NET 1.1"'

Unrecognized command-line option: '/platform:x86'

Unrecognized command-line option: '/platform:AnyCPU'

Cause:

This occurs when you select a different platform from 'Platform target' dropdown on the build tab of the project properties. Switching it back to the original selection does NOT resolve the error.

Resolution:

1) Open the project's .csproj file in notepad and search for (all one word): PlatformTarget

2) You should find one of the following that corresponds to your error:

<PlatformTarget>.NET 1.1</PlatformTarget>

<PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>

<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>

3) Just delete that line and save and you'll be able to build again.

Hope this helps others and thanks again!

-Mike

Hey, great post.

An item I don't fully understand. I have a web project with a couple of C# class libraries in net 1.1.

I could edit the project files as described in your post with no issues, and they compile good.

But on the Web project file I have a different format with everything inside a <VisualStudioProject> tag and no <Import> tag.

What did I do wrong, or what am I missing?

thanks!

Esteban

Hi everybody, I did all the steps described (I have Windows 2008, IIS7 and VS2008). I can compile my web app,  but when I hit  the url of the web app in the browser I get a runtime error saying "Can not load the type .Global", which usually means that framework version in AppPool in IIS needs to be 2.0. When I switch the AppPool to 2.0 my web app runs (with other issues, but the pages are loading). But the point is to run the web app in .net 1.1. I do not understand what went wrong and what I might be missing.  If anybody have any ideas I would greatly appreciate the help.

-Tanya

This works great.  It took me a bit to finally realize what was needed, but other than that, glad I could get it to go.

Because I didn't have any .NET 1.1 projects kicking around, I created a new one in VS 2008, and had to do the following:

1.   .NET 1.1 doesn't like partial classes, so copy the contents of the partial class in the Form1.Designer.cs into the Form1.cs file and delete the Form1.Designer.cs file.  Remember to remove 'partial' from the Form1 class definition.

2.  Remove 'static' from the class Program definition.

3. Delete the Resources.resx and Settings.settings elements from the project.  

4. Remove all references from the project and add the right ones from c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322 (System.dll, System.Data.dll, System.Drawing.dll, System.Windows.Forms.dll)

5. Remove 'using System.Collections.Generic' from Form1.cs

6. Remove 'this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;' from Form1.cs

7. Remove 'Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);' from Form1.cs

This builds a basic Windows Form application with nothing else in it.  When you add buttons, etc. you'll need to remove some non-1.1 elements that the designer puts in for you (like 'UseVisualStyleBackColor').

Thanks for a awesom post. I have a 1.1 web app i'm trying to compile in VS2008. Followed all your steps, but trying to open the proj in VS2008 gives me

'CrossCompile.CSharpWeb.targets' missing. I guess i need the attachment. The one attached is CrossCompile.csharp