Solution configurations and solution platforms grayed(disabled)

Question

I Installed VC# Express Beta 2 under Win64. Just started the IDE and then I removed some buttons from the main toolbar, set font colors, etc.... Created a few projects and wondered how could I change from Debug to Release configuration.... Then I saw I removed the Cconfiguration Manager", "Solution configurations " and "Solution platforms" from the Standard toolbar... I put them back... but now are BOTH GRAYED AND DISABLED, so I can't change configurations...

Of course, tryed to selected the .suo, bin/obj directories, etc etc without any good result...

why this happens?

thx in advance.

Answer 1

Make sure you have checked "Show advanced build configurations" in Tools->Options->Projects and solutions

See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/8919d7f2(en-us,vs.80).aspx

Best regards,
Johan Stenberg

Answer 2

Ouch THX, I was wondering where was that option... the trick was to CHECK "Show all settings" in the Tools->Options in the bottom of the dialog... Then do what you said :D

Answer 3

Well, I am working with Web project. Even following these steps don't show me Debug and Release Build. All I see is Debug Build.

I am using Enterprise Library 1.1 for managing Database Configuration Etc.

In Debug mode, I want to connect to DB server 1 and in Release Mode I want to Convert to DB server 2. Without Debug/Release configuration I can't make this happen programatically.

Anyhelp with be appriciated