Re: Project level "Type not defined" error messsage.

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bill_at_sempf.net.nospam
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:35:01 -0700

I did know that, yes. I have always had a problem with that in VB.NET, and
I just decided was the day that I was gonna start scrapping the default root
namespace for ASP.NET apps, anyway. Hey, it solved the problem.

"Greg Burns" wrote:

> good to hear
>
> You are aware that C# and VB differ when it comes to namespaces?
>
> VB has an implied root namespace and C# does not.
>
> So if you wrap every class in namespace ProjectName in VB and keep
> ProjectName as your root namespace your effective namespace will look like:
>
> ProjectName.ProjectName.Agents
>
> I assume you are going to leave the rootnamepsace empty if you are planning
> on manually wrapping every class?
>
> Trying to find a good link that deals with this topic...
>
> Greg
>
>
> "bill@sempf.net.nospam" <billsempfnetnospam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message news:6F484EBB-4369-417C-A5AB-1BDCA852899F@microsoft.com...
> > Ok, problem solved, thanks to Greg for his help.
> >
> > As it turns out, something DID happen to my root namespace. Must have
> > occurred when I tried to open the project on another machine.
> >
> > What I ended up doing is putting the Namespace / End Namespace around
> every
> > class, like I do in C#. I like that better anyway, because I can
> > heirarchically structure pages in folders with the same name. Nothing
> worse
> > than About, About1, About2 ...
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > S
> >
> > "bill@sempf.net.nospam" wrote:
> >
> > > > "The Intellisense knows that ProjectName is a class"
> > > > What makes you say that, if when you press a dot you get nothing?
> > >
> > > If I type "Dim dal as " the project shows up, and the intellisense knows
> it
> > > is a class.
> > >
> > > > I would try deleting all the files in you obj\debug folder and bin
> folder
> > > > and recompile.
> > >
> > > Hmm, get this. There IS no obj folder!!! What's up with THAT???
> > >
> > > Deleted bin contents and vsweb cache and no dice.
> > >
> > > Really, really weird.
> > >
> > > Working on a remote server. I do that so I can work from my desktop or
> my
> > > laptop, using Open Project From Web. Do it all the time. Didn't work
> with
> > > THIS project though!
> > >
> > > Thanks for help so far, other thoughts? Where is my obj folder?
> WEIRD!!
> > >
> > > S
> > >
> > > "Greg Burns" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I would try deleting all the files in you obj\debug folder and bin
> folder
> > > > and recompile.
> > > >
> > > > Last ditch effort maybe also try deleting the files in:
> > > > C:\Documents and
> Settings\<username>\VSWebCache\<computername>\<projectname>
> > > > folder also.
> > > >
> > > > Is this project something you are developing locally, with a local
> copy of
> > > > IIS running and then post to your hosting server when complete?
> Trying to
> > > > understand your enviroment...
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "bill@sempf.net.nospam" <billsempfnetnospam@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote
> > > > in message news:0CE36FA3-7D52-474B-B593-35D60DCDEBCD@microsoft.com...
> > > > >
> > > > > No, intellisense still works. The default namespace and the project
> name
> > > > > are still the same. The Intellisense knows that ProjectName is a
> class,
> > > > > but
> > > > > if I press a dot after ProjectName, I get nothing. It is like the
> project
> > > > > forgot its own references! Even the pages, which make a codebehind
> with a
> > > > > seperate class by default, don;t show up in the intellisense!
> > > > >
> > > > > No reporting services project, but I did hear about that bug I
> think.
> > > > >
> > > > > S
> > > > >
> > > > > "Greg Burns" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Are you saying intellisense has stopped working altogether? Or just
> for
> > > > >> your
> > > > >> project's classes?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> (If not the first then ignore) Out of curiosity, does your solution
> have
> > > > >> a
> > > > >> Reporting Services project in it? I had a web app & aRS project in
> a
> > > > >> solution that intellisense suddenly stopped working. Turned out to
> be
> > > > >> related to an Add-In Manager from PeterBlum.com conflicting with
> RS. (He
> > > > >> has
> > > > >> a patch)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> If it is just one class, do you perhaps have it wrapped in a
> namespace
> > > > >> that
> > > > >> you are not prefixing with?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Dim agentsDal As New ProjectName.NamespaceName.Agents ?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Although I wouldn't bother with the ProjectName prefix since that
> is
> > > > >> imported by default.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Last thought, since did you maybe change your rootnamespace so that
> it is
> > > > >> no
> > > > >> longer same as ProjectName? Right-click
> > > > >> Project->Properites->General->Root
> > > > >> Namespace.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> HTH,
> > > > >> Greg
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "bill@sempf.net.nospam"
> <billsempfnetnospam@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > > >> wrote
> > > > >> in message
> news:7A6C186F-847E-4E5D-AF9D-2A6747882740@microsoft.com...
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > There is no data layer DLL, the class files are part of the
> project.
> > > > >> > There
> > > > >> > is just a folder called "Classes" and it has VB files in it.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Though I guess I could move them to a DLL and reference them from
> there
> > > > >> > and
> > > > >> > see if that solves the problem. It might be a workaround.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > No, though, it is al though the project lost a reference to
> itself! Is
> > > > >> > that
> > > > >> > possible in VB.NET?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > "Greg Burns" wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >> Sounds like you need to add a reference to your data layer .dll
> file
> > > > >> >> within
> > > > >> >> your project.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Greg
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> "bill@sempf.net.nospam"
> > > > >> >> <bill@sempf.net.nospam@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > > >> >> wrote in message
> > > > >> >> news:9CB6AFB9-3FE8-4E51-9A4F-22BB1278F505@microsoft.com...
> > > > >> >> >I have a traditional VB.NET ASP.NET application. I have it
> done, and
> > > > >> >> >have
> > > > >> >> > been working with no problems for three weeks. I tried to
> open the
> > > > >> >> > project
> > > > >> >> > (hosted on a remote server) on a different machine from which
> I did
> > > > >> >> > the
> > > > >> >> > development, and now it will not compile. It says that all of
> the
> > > > >> >> > types I
> > > > >> >> > defined for the project itself (class files built into the
> project)
> > > > >> >> > are
> > > > >> >> > "not
> > > > >> >> > defined"
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > So for instance, I want to instantiate a part of my data
> layer, and
> > > > >> >> > I
> > > > >> >> > have
> > > > >> >> > the line of code
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > Dim agentsDal As New ProjectName.Agents
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > And it says "Type ProjectName.Agents not Defined". Lo and
> behold,
> > > > >> >> > if I
> > > > >> >> > try
> > > > >> >> > to write a line of code and type "ProjectName." the
> intellisense
> > > > >> >> > can't
> > > > >> >> > find
> > > > >> >> > anything.
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > I have more experience with C# webs frankly, so I am thrown
> for a
> > > > >> >> > loop.
> > > > >> >> > I
> > > > >> >> > deleted and recreated the propject file, no dice. I went back
> to
> > > > >> >> > the
> > > > >> >> > old
> > > > >> >> > machine, no dice. I did notice that the binary for the
> project is
> > > > >> >> > missing
> > > > >> >> > (!) but that's what a compile is for, right?
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > I have tried several searches online, and just get too much
> data
> > > > >> >> > back -
> > > > >> >> > "Type is not dfined" is a pretty common error message.
> Anyway, and
> > > > >> >> > help
> > > > >> >> > is
> > > > >> >> > much appreciated.
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > S
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
>
>
>

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