How can I uncover the Errors preventing a Rebuild in VS?

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I don't think this is limited to VS 2005, but that (2005) is the version of Visual Studio in which this is happening now. I'm trying to Rebuild a project, and it won't build, saying there are 2 errors and 76 warnings. Clicking the "2 Errors" tab in the Error List does not bring up the two errors. Scrolling through the 78, I see only (Yellow !) Warnings, no Errors.

The tabs are:

2 Errors
76 Warnings
0 Messages

So I can't see what the two errors are. Annoying!

Note: If I simply hit F5, the project does run! This is a SSRS project (with which I am unfamiliar). It runs one of the many reports, but I don't know why it runs that one. It doesn't seem to be "special" in any way. I can run individual reports (without running the project itself, apparently) by right-clicking the .rdl files in the Solution Explorer and selecting "Run"

Posted 3-Nov-15 11:47am

B. Clay Shannon

Updated 3-Nov-15 11:50am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Nov-15 17:53pm

I don't think you provided enough information. It's impossible to run anything with F5 without building it, because — what would it possibly run? You just have some mess. Did you even try to close VS, clean up all intermediate/output file and build from scratch?
—SA

B. Clay Shannon 3-Nov-15 17:58pm

I normally run apps from VS by mashing F5. That builds and runs the app (normally).

Garth J Lancaster 3-Nov-15 18:44pm

it could be that there are multiple projects in that solution, and a) the 'startup' project is set to the one that runs when you do an 'F5', and b) the errors are in one of the other projects (so they dont affect the build/run of the startup project) - I'm not familiar with SSRS projects either, so I cant think of a way to help you find the errors mate

B. Clay Shannon 3-Nov-15 19:00pm

It seems to be only one project, but containing multiple (many dozens) of Reports (*.rdl files); you specify which one is the "Start Item"; so conceptually similar to a multi-project solution. Perhaps that *is* what it is, yes (each report / .rdl corresponds to a "project").

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Nov-15 19:07pm

You still did not answer my question about clean build...
—SA

B. Clay Shannon 3-Nov-15 19:13pm

There is no "clean" option under Build in VS 2005; I don't know which "Intermediate/output" files to 86.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Nov-15 20:57pm

All right, this response makes no sense, because, by definition, you can always build clean. Just exit and remove all non-source files. Isn't it obvious?
So, you answer is "no". Too bad, but then do it now.
—SA

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