Compiling, debugging or creating new projects in VS doesn't work with latest Elements (.2735)

tkautz · May 17, 2022, 6:31am

After installing latest elements (.2735), i can’t compile or debug my projects with Visual Studio 17.2.

The ContextMenuItems “Build” and “Rebuild” are not there in .2735

Invoking “Build” via MainMenu or Keyboard-Shortcut starts “something” (Build started…), but nothing really happens and there seem to be no end and you have to kill VS via Task-Manager.

Also creating new (Elements-)projects from template fails with a “file not found error” - but i can’t say what is missing.

Snippet from ActivityLog.xml:

  <entry>
    <record>1254</record>
    <time>2022/05/17 06:19:03.809</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>Template provider aggregator</source>
    <description>System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Interop.IVsNativeEnvironmentInternal.WizLoadAndRunFile(String pwszWizard, String pwszDestination, Boolean bCloseSolution, Boolean bRunSilent, Array psaCustomParams, String pwszFrameworkVersion)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Dte.DteSolution.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass256_0.&lt;AddFromTemplateEx&gt;b__0()&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.HResultExtensions.ExToHr(Action action)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommonIDE.Solutions.Dte.DteSolution.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass25_0.&lt;EnvDTE100.Solution4.AddFromTemplateEx&gt;b__0()&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.NewProjectDialog.LegacyVsTemplateProvider.GetInstantiationResult(CreateProjectResult result)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.NewProjectDialog.LegacyProjectTemplateProvider.&lt;InstantiateTemplateAsync&gt;d__7.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TemplateProviders.TemplateProviderSupport.ExceptionLoggingTemplateProviderDecorator.&lt;InstantiateTemplateAsync&gt;d__9.MoveNext()</description>
  </entry>

Maybe this is a hint:

  <entry>
    <record>523</record>
    <time>2022/05/17 06:18:42.592</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentModelHost.VsShellComponentModelHost</source>
    <description>Still unable to load MEF component DLL: Die Datei oder Assembly &quot;Microsoft.VisualStudio.ReferenceManager.Contracts, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&quot; oder eine Abh&#x00E4;ngigkeit davon wurde nicht gefunden. Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.</description>
    <path>C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT VISUAL STUDIO\2022\COMMUNITY\COMMON7\IDE\EXTENSIONS\REMOBJECTS SOFTWARE\REMOBJECTS ELEMENTS EDITOR\1.0\RemObjects.Elements.VisualStudio.Editor.17.dll</path>
  </entry>

Patrick · May 17, 2022, 7:41am

Hello,
On my side, I only have problems with old ASP.NET web site: Debugging an old ASP.NET web site
I think the problem is related to VS 17.2.

tkautz · May 17, 2022, 8:18am

Hello Patrick,

i downgraded Elements to version .2731 on VS 17.2. after that and everything seem to work “as expected” then.
As i don’t have ASP.NET projects i can’t say anything about that.

mh · May 17, 2022, 2:26pm

does this persist with 2739?

tkautz · May 18, 2022, 6:05am

Had to try out, but yes, it does.

Meanwhile VS is updated to 17.2.1 but the problem is all the same.

ck · May 18, 2022, 12:19pm

can you remove: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\17.0_… ? and start vs again? That often helps cleaning up a broken VS (the build works fine for viktoria and myself).

tkautz · May 18, 2022, 12:30pm

Unfortunately, that didn’t help.

viktoriad · May 18, 2022, 1:03pm

Hello,
I think we have found what the problem was and fixed it. We uploaded a new build with the fix on your personal downloads. Could you please try it and let us know if it fixes your issue.
Best regards.

tkautz · May 18, 2022, 1:21pm

Hi,

sorry to say that - but that didn’t fix it, too

viktoriad · May 18, 2022, 2:19pm

Does the problem appears for some newly created project, e.g. for newly created Oxygene Console app? Or a particular one?
Can I teamview on your machine tomorrow at any time that suits you? I cannot reproduce the issue here but it looks like the Editor extension was cached somehow and uses an old dll.

tkautz · May 18, 2022, 2:49pm

I can’t create new projects (any Elements-language and project-type, as far as i know), if i try i get a file not found error from VS.
Some files are created despite it, but some things don’t seem to be valid (sln-File?)
ConsoleApplication1.zip (32.5 KB)

And the cache is cleared, every time i install .2731 and dirty for every other tested version?

TeamViewer: Just send me a message tommorow and i will send you my id.

viktoriad · May 19, 2022, 7:39am

Hello. I am ready for a teamview when you have time. You can send me your id via private messages.

RemObjectsSoftware · May 19, 2022, 8:18am

Logged as bugs://E25906.

RemObjectsSoftware · May 20, 2022, 12:40pm

bugs://E25906 was closed as fixed.

tkautz · May 23, 2022, 6:28am

The changelog says that the error(s) should have been fixed with version .2741 - unfortunately I have to say that I still have the same problems after I installed the new version.

viktoriad · May 23, 2022, 7:27am

Do you still have the same error with the same dll? Or maybe it cannot find another dll?

tkautz · May 23, 2022, 7:54am

This exception is thrown if i attach VS to VS like you did recently.

Exception thrown: 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' in RemObjects.Elements.VisualStudio.Project.17.dll
Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Application, Version=17.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.

The same exception is thrown when I start “debugging” or want to create a new project.

mh · May 23, 2022, 12:59pm

Does this .dll exist?

tkautz · May 23, 2022, 1:02pm

Ähm…

if i change my VS installation and add the “ASP.NET and web development”-Workload, everything seem to work as expected in VS with .2741.

Since I don’t do web development, this package was not (never) installed before. Actually I would prefer it to stay that way.

tkautz · May 23, 2022, 1:06pm

Nope.

Because of that i added the ASP.NET-Workload (previous post).

And now it exists…