Solution to the "Could not find file 'Microsoft.Windows.CommonLanguageRuntime error" for testprojects

February 28, 2008

Here is the solution to my previous posting Could not find file ‘Microsoft.Windows.CommonLanguageRuntime error for testprojects.

As always it is simple when you know how. You simply uncheck the Enable ClickOnce security settings-checkbox under Projects->Properties->Security.

A better solution is the extract the code that is to be tested to an own project, but I’ll use the above for now. We’re only using ClickOnce for testing environments.

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TypeMock - an introduction

February 28, 2008

I my next project (which is mega-cool, I’ll get back) I will start using TDD from the outset, which seems to be the only way to get it to work. To do that we’ll need a mocking framework and the flavor of the month seems to be TypeMock.

There are not many very good introductions on the net but here are some that are the best so far:

PS Following a really fast answer (ca 4 hours after my posting) from the TypeMock-team (this Internet thingy is so cool, isn’t it) I want to add two movies:

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Whose line is it anyway?

February 26, 2008

I ran into an old friend during the weekend. This is an old (80s?) show with improvisation theatre as game between four comedians. It is hilarious!

I met this program again on YouTube. There are loads of clips there. Start here.

Here is one of them that made me laugh out loud.

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Could not find file 'Microsoft.Windows.CommonLanguageRuntime error for testprojects

February 26, 2008

We have encountered a quite annoying bug when creating a test project that references a Windows application. The Windows application have been deployed via ClickOnce and that when the test project stopped compiling.

In the test project we got the “Could not find file ‘Microsoft.Windows.CommonLanguageRuntime’” error message on compilation.

Here is an article describing that problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907757. No very good solution though. I’ll post out solution in a while.

The solution seems to be to set a reference to the .exe instead of the project file. However we ran into some trouble with that also - a better solution is on it’s way…

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Moving items in a CheckedListBox

February 20, 2008

This is a very common requirement in applications and one that I always need to think a few extra minutes (hours, if you want) before I get it.

The GUI contains a CheckedListBox (or any other list) and the user want to be able to move the items up and down in the list. Yes I know - it seems trivial at first…

Here is one solution that uses a single method that is called with a parameter to indicate if the item is to be moved up or down.

''' ''' Moves an item in the listbox ''' Private Sub MoveItemInListbox(ByVal up As Boolean) ' Check that something is selected If checklistItems.SelectedItem Is Nothing Then MessageBox.Show("Nothing selected") Exit...
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Recording with the Vasa Band

February 17, 2008

Phew - the weekend has really been intense with a CD-recording as the major happening. Also our prayer group was in charge of the Sunday morning meeting which was a success but quite different from an ordinary Salvation Army meeting.

The band has performed at a very high and consistent level through out the weekend. I am so proud of the band! This is very much an amateur band and still we manage to play very well and to record quite a lot of material during the weekend. These pieces were recorded:

  • Herren vår Gud - fanfare prelude by Andreas Holmlund
  • Onward - disco upbeat song by Andreas
  • Låt din Altarglöd beröra mig - meditative piece by Andreas
  • O hur Saligt - short song arrangement by Hans Nordin
  • Take up thy cross - another meditative piece by Erik Leidzén. Very hard to pull off.
  • Este es el Dia -...
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New life!

February 5, 2008

Things are settling down over here again… After a week at home with Albert (the most probable name of our son) we are now actually thinking that we might make it. ;)

There are so many clichés about becoming a parent but it is really something that you can’t imagine. You are tossed between loving the child - sometimes too much even - to becoming very frustrated because you can’t understand him.

Abbe

I am really surprised that this is not talked about more. From a small empirical investigation it seems that most children have this problem.

Well this “problem” is small in comparison to the joy of having the child. We love him! It’s quite amazing how you can feel so much about a child that you just met 10 days ago… But he is really the apple of our eye.

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A son is born!

January 29, 2008

Finally - after 9 months our baby has arrived. It is the most wonderful little boy you can imagine and we are so grateful for having him into our life.

Here are some pictures of him.

Right now we are quite tired also, so I’ll get back with details later on. A very quick thank you to all the people that have prayed for, warm thought.

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Rhetorics - a good start

January 21, 2008

I’ve always been fascinating on how to do a good presentation or how to persuade an audience. My usual way to do this is to study the subject and to get a good feel about it - I know that I am much better on topics i really have a passion for. And then I often spoils the whole thing by taking to much or to fast.

But here are, in Swedish, a very good site for people like me, who might need a brushing in the theoretical way of how to construct a good presentation: http://www.falkman.se/

Note the guide under “Retoriska Verktyg”

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Time to come down?

January 19, 2008

It seems like our baby is on it’s way. Elin has become sick (nothing too serious) in way that usually leads to the labour is started in a artificial way. We are not too worried but it is really exciting that the nine months are closing in to an end.

So perhaps the next time I write anything here I will be a father! Amazing to think about. We hope that everything will go well and that i soon can report any pictures on the little wonder.

Until then - or …

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