Deleting configurations

17 Feb 2006 9:51 AM

NickP

Hi there,

I have a solution that I have created quite a few different
configurations for through it's lifetime. Even though I have removed them
from the solution they get left in the individual projects, this is fine and
understandable, but how do I get rid of the ones I don't want any more?
This includes VB.NET / C++ projects...

Nick.

17 Feb 2006 10:23 AM

Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]

Hi Nick,

Open the Configuration Manager (Build \ Configuration Manager). Now:

- To delete a solution configuration, dropdown the "Active Solution

Configuration" combobox and select "<Edit>...", select the desired solution

configuration and click the Remove button.

- To delete a project configuration, in the Configuration column of the
grid, dropdown the combobox of the desired project, select "<Edit>..."
select the desired project configuration and click the Remove button.

It's not your fault, this is what happens when you put actions in a combobox
(a bad idea) along with values (a much worse idea), and you do it twice (a
double bad idea) in the same dialog box (Configuration manager) but you
don´t do it (a bad idea not to be consistent with the bad idea) in the
Configuration combobox of the Project Properties dialog box...

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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"NickP" <a@a.com> escribió en el mensaje
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> Hi there,
>
> I have a solution that I have created quite a few different
> configurations for through it's lifetime. Even though I have removed them
> from the solution they get left in the individual projects, this is fine
> and understandable, but how do I get rid of the ones I don't want any
> more? This includes VB.NET / C++ projects...
>
> Nick.
>

17 Feb 2006 2:28 PM

NickP

Hi Carlos,

Thanks a million! I've been wanting to do that for ages as I've had
configurations sitting there that I stopped using over 8 months ago! Much
tidier now. Cheers.

And I agree with you about the combo box thing, I suppose they crammed
it in there to save space as opposed to making a whole new dialog, which
would have been much more user friendly of course. Cheers again.

Nick.

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"Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]" <carlosq@NOSPAMsogecable.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Nick,
>
> Open the Configuration Manager (Build \ Configuration Manager). Now:
>
> - To delete a solution configuration, dropdown the "Active Solution
> Configuration" combobox and select "<Edit>...", select the desired
> solution configuration and click the Remove button.
>
> - To delete a project configuration, in the Configuration column of the
> grid, dropdown the combobox of the desired project, select "<Edit>..."
> select the desired project configuration and click the Remove button.
>
> It's not your fault, this is what happens when you put actions in a
> combobox (a bad idea) along with values (a much worse idea), and you do it
> twice (a double bad idea) in the same dialog box (Configuration manager)
> but you don´t do it (a bad idea not to be consistent with the bad idea) in
> the Configuration combobox of the Project Properties dialog box...
>
> --
>
> Best regards,
>
> Carlos J. Quintero
>
> MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio
> You can code, design and document much faster:
> http://www.mztools.com
>
>
>
>
> "NickP" <a@a.com> escribió en el mensaje
> news:eh4LNf6MGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have a solution that I have created quite a few different
>> configurations for through it's lifetime. Even though I have removed
>> them from the solution they get left in the individual projects, this is
>> fine and understandable, but how do I get rid of the ones I don't want
>> any more? This includes VB.NET / C++ projects...
>>
>> Nick.
>>
>
>