Microsoft KB Archive/818423

= PRB: Upgrade Project Dialog Box Does Not Appear When You Add Visual J# .NET 2002 Project to Visual Studio .NET 2003 Project Group =

Article ID: 818423

Article Last Modified on 5/16/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you add your Visual J# .NET 2002 project to a project group in Visual Studio .NET 2003, the Upgrade Project dialog box may not appear. However, if you open your Visual J# .NET 2002 project in Visual Studio .NET 2003, you are prompted to upgrade the project.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 * 2) Open your Visual J# .NET 2002 project in Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 * 3) When you are prompted, click Yes. Follow the instructions to upgrade the project.
 * 4) Start another instance of Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 * 5) Add the upgraded Visual J# .NET 2002 project to the project group.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) Start Visual Studio .NET 2002.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
 * 3) Click Visual J# Projects under Project Types, and then click Class Library under Templates.
 * 4) Type MyJSharpClassLibrary in the Name box, type C:\ in the Location box, and then click OK.
 * 5) On the Build menu, click Build Solution.
 * 6) On the File menu, click Close Solution.
 * 7) On the File menu, click Exit.
 * 8) Start Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 * 9) On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
 * 10) Click Visual J# Projects under Project Types, and then click Console Application under Templates.
 * 11) Type MyJSharpConsoleApplication in the Name box, and then click OK.
 * 12) On the File menu, point to Add Project, and then click Existing Project.
 * 13) Type C:\MyJSharpClassLibrary\MyJSharpClassLibrary.sln, and then click Open.

