jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Jul 11 11:14:53 CDT 2007
Well, the problem is that the filter seems to control whether anything will appear. Given that the only choices are SQL stuff, if I try to search for something specific to VB.net language nothing appears. And since I cannot change the filters to anything else... John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:05 PM To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Visual studio help Oh, that!! The filtering stuff has gotten progressively worse in VS with each version. Mine comes up by default filtered by Infragistics Software, even though the help pane itself amy have brought up the VB Language Reference information for whatever I hit F1 on. You can set the filter and it should remember it next time you hit F1, but I never bother because I rock back and forth between VB.Net and the custom help for the 3rd party tools and SQL Server. The filter seems to be only loosely coupled to the help pane, so I wouldn't depend on it for much unless you like drilling down tree views. The search tab is what I always use. You can type in the word or phrase, set you language, technology and content and see a list of search hits. That usually works best for me, kind of like searching the MSKB. Charlotte -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:51 AM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Visual studio help Yes, but if you hit F1 then it opens a help file of some sort. I can say whether it is going to use the local help or the internet help first etc. As for books online, well... I only know that term in terms of SQL Server. 1) Go into code. 2) Select some something, keyword, whatever. 3) Hit F1. What do you see? I see a help window. On the top blue bar it says "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Documentation". That is a good sign. However on the left hand side there is a Pane (or PAIN depending on your point of view), which has a "filter by" combo. The ONLY CHOICES (for me) are: SQL Server 2005 SQL Server Analysis Service SQL Server... SQL Server... SQL Server... Etc etc. I am locked in to filtering on SQL Server help. I DON'T WANT SQL SERVER HELP, I WANT VB HELP. Actually I want to be able to select VB, C#, Java, SQL Server and whatever else is appropriate in the context I am using. I am flying Visual Studio blind, unless all I am interested in is SQL Server help in which case I am ducky. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:14 AM To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Visual studio help By SQL Server Help, do you mean BOL, John? I don't find the F1 especially usefull in VS 2005 except as a way to open the help window. I usually wind up doing a search once the help window has come up because it never seems to locate what I'm looking for otherwise. Charlotte Foust -----Original Message----- From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 7:20 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com; dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [dba-VB] Visual studio help I am still locked in to the SQL Server help when inside of visual Studio. If I hit F1 at any time, anywhere, with anything selected, help opens but it is SQL Server 2005 help. I need it to be VB.Net help, at least as the default. I cannot for the life of me determine where I can select a different default help file to open when I press F1. Does anyone out there have a clue? John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-VB mailing list dba-VB at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-vb http://www.databaseadvisors.com