XNA & Beyond: The Path to VS 2008

Pedro Güida

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The article shows how to embed a XNA-based game into a WinForms control with ease. Also, it explains how to integrate an XNA GS project into VS2008 (this IDE is not currently supported by XNA GS), and in turn, to be able to use WPF with your XNA-based creation.

xnaonawebsite_src.zip
- XnaOnAWebSite_src
  - Extras
    - Default.html
    - RegisterComInteropAssembly.reg
  - WindowsGameLibrary1.sln
  - WindowsGameLibrary1
    - Content
      - bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Release
      - Content.contentproj
      - MyFont.spritefont
      - obj
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        TempPE
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - WindowsGameLibrary1.csproj
    - WindowsGameLibrary1.csproj.user
  - XnaGameControl
    - Game1.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - XnaGame.csproj
    - XnaGame.csproj.user
    - XnaGameKeyFile.snk
    - XnaPanel.cs
    - XnaPanel.Designer.cs
    - XnaPanel.resx
  - XnaOnWebSite.sln
  - XnaOnWebSite
    - App_Data
    - Content
      - MyFont.xnb
    - Default.aspx
    - Default.aspx.cs
    - Default.aspx.designer.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - Web.config
    - WindowsGameLibrary1.dll
    - WindowsGameLibrary1.pdb
    - XnaOnWebSite.csproj
    - XnaOnWebSite.csproj.user
xnaandbeyond_src.zip
- XnaAndBeyond_src
  - XNA GS and VS2008
    - Compilation
    - SharedXnaGameLibrary
      - Content
        
        bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Release
        
        Content.contentproj
        
        MyFont.spritefont
        
        obj
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        Refactor
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        Release
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        Refactor
        
        TempPE
      - Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
      - SharedGameLibrary.csproj
      - SharedGameLibrary.csproj.user
    - XnaGameInControlSample.sln
    - XnaGameInControlSample.suo
    - XnaGameInWinForm
      - Form1.cs
      - Form1.designer.cs
      - Form1.resx
      - Game.ico
      - Program.cs
      - Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
        
        Resources.Designer.cs
        
        Resources.resx
        
        Settings.Designer.cs
        
        Settings.settings
      - SampleGameInWinForm.cs
      - XnaGameInWinForm.csproj
      - XnaGameInWinForm.csproj.user
    - XnaGameInWinWpfWindow
      - App.xaml
      - App.xaml.cs
      - Game.ico
      - Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
        
        Resources.Designer.cs
        
        Resources.resx
        
        Settings.Designer.cs
        
        Settings.settings
      - SampleGameInWpfWindow.cs
      - WpfWindow.xaml
      - WpfWindow.xaml.cs
      - XnaGameInWinWpfWindow.csproj
      - XnaGameInWinWpfWindow.csproj.user
  - XNA GS and WinForms (VS2005)
    - WindowsGame1.sln
    - WindowsGame1
      - Content
        
        bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Release
        
        Content.contentproj
        
        MyFont.spritefont
        
        obj
        
        Content.contentproj.FileList.txt
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        Release
        
        TempPE
      - Form1.cs
      - Form1.Designer.cs
      - Form1.resx
      - Game.ico
      - Game1.cs
      - GameThumbnail.png
      - Program.cs
      - Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
      - WindowsGame1.csproj
      - WindowsGame1.csproj.user
xnaandbeyond_src.zip.zip
- XNA GS and VS2008
  - WindowsGame1.sln
  - WindowsGame1.suo
  - WindowsGame1
    - bin
      - Debug
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        Content
        
        MyFont.xnb
        
        WindowsGame1.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.pdb
        
        WindowsGame1.vshost.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.vshost.exe.manifest
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.exe
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.pdb
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.vshost.exe
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.dll
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.pdb
        
        Release
        
        WindowsGame1.vshost.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.vshost.exe.manifest
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.vshost.exe
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.vshost.exe.manifest
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Game.ico
    - Game1.cs
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        WindowsGame1.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        WindowsGame1.csproj.GenerateResource.Cache
        
        WindowsGame1.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.Form1.resources
        
        WindowsGame1.pdb
        
        WindowsGame1.Properties.Resources.resources
        
        Release
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
    - WindowsGame1.csproj
    - WindowsGame1.csproj.user
  - WindowsGame1_WPF
    - App.xaml
    - App.xaml.cs
    - Game.ico
    - Game1.cs
    - obj
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        App.g.cs
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        Properties.Resources.Designer.cs.dll
        
        Window1.baml
        
        Window1.g.cs
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.csproj.GenerateResource.Cache
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.exe
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.g.resources
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF.Properties.Resources.resources
        
        WindowsGame1_WPF_MarkupCompile.cache
    - Properties
    - Window1.xaml
    - Window1.xaml.cs
    - WindowsGame1_WPF.csproj
  - WindowsGameLibrary1.sln
  - WindowsGameLibrary1.suo
  - WindowsGameLibrary1
    - Content
      - bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Release
      - Content.contentproj
      - MyFont.spritefont
      - obj
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        TempPE
        
        Release
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        TempPE
    - obj
      - WindowsGameLibrary1.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        TempPE
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.dll
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.obj.x86.Debug.Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.pdb
        
        Release
        
        Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        TempPE
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.dll
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.obj.x86.Release.Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        WindowsGameLibrary1.pdb
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - WindowsGameLibrary1.csproj
  - WpfApplication1
    - App.xaml
    - App.xaml.cs
    - bin
      - Debug
        
        WpfApplication1.vshost.exe
        
        WpfApplication1.vshost.exe.manifest
    - obj
      - Debug
        
        TempPE
    - Properties
    - Window1.xaml
    - Window1.xaml.cs
    - WpfApplication1.csproj
- XNA GS and WinForms (VS2005)
  - WindowsGame1.sln
  - WindowsGame1.suo
  - WindowsGame1
    - bin
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        Content
        
        MyFont.xnb
        
        WindowsGame1.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.pdb
        
        Release
    - Content
      - bin
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        Release
      - Content.contentproj
      - MyFont.spritefont
      - obj
        
        Content.contentproj.FileList.txt
        
        Content.contentproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
        
        x86
        
        Debug
        
        ContentPipeline.xml
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        Release
        
        TempPE
    - Form1.cs
    - Form1.Designer.cs
    - Form1.resx
    - Game.ico
    - Game1.cs
    - GameThumbnail.png
    - obj
      - WindowsGame1.csproj.FileList.txt
      - WindowsGame1.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
      - x86
        
        Debug
        
        Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        Refactor
        
        ResolveAssemblyReference.cache
        
        TempPE
        
        WindowsGame1.csproj.GenerateResource.Cache
        
        WindowsGame1.exe
        
        WindowsGame1.Form1.resources
        
        WindowsGame1.obj.x86.Debug.Microsoft.Xna.Framework.RuntimeProfile.txt
        
        WindowsGame1.pdb
        
        Release
        
        TempPE
    - Program.cs
    - Properties
      - AssemblyInfo.cs
    - WindowsGame1.csproj
    - WindowsGame1.csproj.user


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
# Visual Studio 2008
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SharedGameLibrary", "SharedXnaGameLibrary\SharedGameLibrary.csproj", "{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}"
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "XnaGameInWinWpfWindow", "XnaGameInWinWpfWindow\XnaGameInWinWpfWindow.csproj", "{E7CC62B0-D58C-42D1-83E3-F5CE11434118}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1} = {B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "XnaGameInWinForm", "XnaGameInWinForm\XnaGameInWinForm.csproj", "{8DE5F723-D70C-417F-BFEF-430CAA4683C8}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1} = {B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
		Release|x86 = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{B76F7C56-7D88-44A6-9C4D-A1AA17B339F1}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{E7CC62B0-D58C-42D1-83E3-F5CE11434118}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{E7CC62B0-D58C-42D1-83E3-F5CE11434118}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{E7CC62B0-D58C-42D1-83E3-F5CE11434118}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{E7CC62B0-D58C-42D1-83E3-F5CE11434118}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{8DE5F723-D70C-417F-BFEF-430CAA4683C8}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{8DE5F723-D70C-417F-BFEF-430CAA4683C8}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
		{8DE5F723-D70C-417F-BFEF-430CAA4683C8}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
		{8DE5F723-D70C-417F-BFEF-430CAA4683C8}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
		{35B81AD5-6075-45D7-8848-658A98E70F02}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
		{35B81AD5-6075-45D7-8848-658A98E70F02}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Pedro Güida

Software Developer (Senior) Free-lance Developer

Uruguay

Microsoft MVP for DirectX/XNA

XNA & Beyond: The Path to VS 2008

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