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I can't upgrade. I can't even create folders on the freakin C drive. It's part of the lets-make-programmers-life-a-living-hell security policies on DoD networks.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Lol, you work for the DoD?
i cri evry tiem
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Could using a virtual folder (mklink) get around the issue with the network share?
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I cannot change ANYTHING on my system. I tried using a folder on my local drive for the project, and it was DELETED during the nightly group policy sweep. Everything I do has to be on the shared network drive, which breaks the designer in VS2013.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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That sucks. We have a domain folder redirection policy here which maps our desktop and documents folders to a nw share and sometimes some of the software doesn't like it and has issues with it.
I was thinking a symlink could map it to a folder on your hdd. Or what if the shared folder is mapped to a drive letter, could that work? Instead of \share\folder it would be z:\ That's if you have permissions to do such a mapping.
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If a directory on my local drive is not part of the original OS image installed by the IT folks, IT IS DELETED. EVERY NIGHT. NO NEGOTIATION. PERIOD.
My work life sucks big hairy donkey testicles...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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And of course, the use of a USB drive is strictly prohibited as well, I'm sure.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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When you insert a USB device that identifies itself as storage, they immediately remove your account from Active Directory, and within 5 minutes, confiscate your machine, and the USB device, and it takes about 30 days to get your machine back. The second time you do it, all of the above happens, and they escort you off the base.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I had a feeling it might be something like that! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Yet, Hillary Clinton is gonna skate on the obvious security violations she's responsible for.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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No words. I thought the bank was bad. Actually, the bank was bad, just not quite this bad.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I cannot change ANYTHING on my system.
You do realize that turning the machine on changes stuff, right?
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I tried using a folder on my local drive for the project, and it was DELETED during the nightly group policy sweep. Everything I do has to be on the shared network drive, which breaks the designer in VS2013.
With the working folder on the network, why can't you use mklink to create a symbolic link to a folder on your local machine that you do have access to and that already exists, such as C:\Users\<john>\AppData or C:\Users\<john>\Documents?
Are you the only developer using VS2013? If not, how are the other developers configured to get their job done? Or are they dead in the water, too?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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DavidCrow wrote: Are you the only developer using VS2013? If not, how are the other developers configured to get their job done? Or are they dead in the water, too?
All of us are working under the same conditions. We can't upgrade to a new version of VS on our own - we have to wait until the IT guys get approval from an approval authority, and then THEY (the IT guys) upgrade us.
MKLINK requires elevated permissions that we do not have, and cannot get.
I had to get MCSA cert just to work on the SQL Server backend, and all developers need Security+ certs to work as developers. It sucks.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I hope like hell they pay you guys very well!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I worked for DoD many moons ago. Left happily after a while for the same reasons. Stupid policies and stupid admins making life unbearable.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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I know it's a PITA - but could you copy everything local in he AM, then checkin to the repo each afternoon? You would get a fresh copy every morning.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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It takes ore time/effort/interest than its worth to try to work around their bullsh|t. In other words, it's easier to bitch and moan about perceived injustices than it is to do anything about it. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Please do not suggest upgrading to VS2015
May I suggest working for a proper software shop, and not Uncle Sam's.
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I'm really not interested in the requisite review process that comes along with looking for work.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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you use the WPF designer?
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Yes. How else are you going to see how stuff lines up (without running the app of course)? We have forms that go half-a-dozen deep at times. It takes a long freakin time to navigate to some forms just to make sure everything lines up the way you want it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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What about using an abstract class instead of an interface? Then you only have to code the method once.
Hogan
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Already answered.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Sounds to me you are at the mercy of your company's IT Gestapo. Time to dust off and refresh your resume? I wouldn't stand for such treatment!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Not interested in going through the process of looking for another job.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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