Open Software Solutions

On a computer that has Micrososft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed, live semantic analysis incorrectly reports error messages when you perform one of the following actions:

• You open a solution that contains breakpoints in the .aspx.cs files.

  Note If you double-click any error message or open the corresponding .aspx files, the error message disappears.

• You run a project that uses a constant that requires a conversion. When this occurs, the error message resembles the following:
  The operation overflows at compile time in checked mode

  This problem may occur if your code contains the following code:

  class Program {static void Main(string[] args){    ulong x = ulong.MaxValue - 2;}}

• You reference certain constructs that are defined in metadata. This issue occurs if the metadata is produced by a compiler other than the C# compiler.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

To download this hotfix from the MSDN Code Gallery, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Note The MSDN Code Gallery displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language listed, it is because the Code Gallery resource page is not available for that language.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Note This hotfix can be applied to both x86 versions and x64 versions of Visual Studio 2008.

Prerequisites

You must have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer, if Visual Studio is being used when you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the Applies to section.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: