How to convert VS 2008 solution to VS 2010 solution

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I have a C#/C++ project that was built with VS 2008 .NET 3.5. The project builds and runs fine on the machine that it was designed on but on my machine which is running VS 2010 .NET 4.0. it's generating all types build errors i.e. (unable to locate .dll, no such path, target framework incorrect, etc...)

This solution has two C++ projects that create .dll's and places them in the appropriate folders which are used by 4 other C# projects.

I was under the impression that the VS conversion wizard would handle the conversion but seems that i was wrong!

Can someone please tell me what I need to get this project built and running.

Thanks in advance,
-DA

Posted 20-Aug-12 13:22pm

d.allen101

Updated 20-Aug-12 13:34pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 20-Aug-12 19:26pm

What makes you thinking it's wrong? Some facts, please.
--SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2012-08-20T13:25:00

Solution 1

Just open the solution using VS 2010. You will be offered to convert it. Just give your permission to do so.

Compatibility issues are of course possible, but they are mostly related to parts of API documented (or marked by the attribute in case of .NET) as obsolete. And if you use some undocumented, potentially incompatible or questionable techniques (discussing of those would go well beyond the format of this forum), correct run-time behavior is not guaranteed, but in such cases such behavior is not really guaranteed even for an existing product.

Good luck, stay compatible,

—SA

Posted 20-Aug-12 13:25pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 20-Aug-12 13:30pm

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d.allen101 20-Aug-12 19:40pm

I've been searching the internet reading about debugging with VS 2010 and trying to learn as much as I can about the build/compile process for the last 2 wks but I'm not making enough progress. Do you know of any threads that address the build/compile process of Visual Studio? Actually not even sure if that's what I need. Do you have any other suggestions?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 20-Aug-12 20:18pm

Your existing application can be as bad as it can in terms of compatibility. Instead of looking for a thread, you should do exactly what I advised and then address your problems one by one. There is no other way. If you are not sure what you need, first make sure you know it, otherwise all further activity does not make much sense. This is my suggestion, I think -- final.
Time to accept this answer (green button) -- will you?
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 20-Aug-12 20:41pm

Did you just down-voted this answer?
Well... people can see who is who...
--SA