How to avoid getting "Unable to read the project file" error message in Visual Studio 2003?

Once you remove and readd the file, make sure you check in the root of your solution.  Project references are contained in the solution file, and if you are not checking it in and doing a full get in the morning chances are you keep blowing away the fixed references.

Thanks for your reply, Nash2334
You are right.

But, Whenever I try to check in the solution, it prompts

"None of the items in this selection is valid for this operation."

I tried to check out the root solution, and then check in once again.

After that, I closed the solution, opened it once again.

Again it prompts the same error:

"Unable to read the project file...."

I dunno why this happens. I never had this error before.

Hi samtran0331
Many Thanks for your comment.

Yeah you are absolutely right.

The lost projects are the web projects

How do I chk the IIS mapping?

Hey one more thing: Some days back, for these web projects C:\wwwroot\inetpub\ProjectName was the project folder.

and whenever I ran the app, I get HTTP 401 Access Denied error mesgs. So I deleted all these folders and got the latest version from VSS.

Now I have the web projects in the same folder location as the other projects. Now I dont get the HTTP 401 mesgs. But these projects are getting lost everytime I close the solution.

As you said, this could be the reason. Could you please let me know how to solve this.

Thanks again samtran0331.

Hi samtran0331,
Thanks again for your comment!

>><VisualStudioUNCWeb>
>>    <Web URLPath = "http://localhost/projectname/projectname.csproj" />
>></VisualStudioUNCWeb>

This is exactly how I have in my webinfo files in both projects.

>>make sure that your IIS virtual directory is the same name at the same address:

I went into IIS (inetmgr), right clicked the project name, properties, local path points to the correct location of the project

did the same thing for the other project. It also refers to the correct folder location, where the rest of the projects are present.

Is this what you wanted me to do? Or something else, samtran?

Please let me know!

Thanks
DreamChaser

Hi Nash2334,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Actually two of my projects dont get loaded. Not the references. (sorry if I had presented you a wrong picture)

Even if I delete the unloaded projects and add them again, there is no checkmark icon on the Solution.

That's why I am not able to check in.

I tried samtran's solution to check out in VSS, then add the projects, and then check in VSS.

But unfortunately it doesnt work either.

If I edit any file in these projects and then check in the root solution, these changes get saved to the VSS. But if I close the solution, and then open it again, its the same story!

Thanks once again for your reply Nash

Also open your sln file in Notepad, you should see some http:// paths in there also that point to your project....are those pointing to the right place?

Hi Samtran0331,
In the sln file,
All the projects are like this:
Project("{Alpha_Numbers_Here}") = "ProjectName1", "ProjectName1\ProjectName1.csproj", "{Alpha_Numbers_Here}"
      ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
      EndProjectSection
EndProject

All Web Projects are like this:
Project("{Alpha_Numbers_Here}") = "WebProjectName1", "http://localhost/WebProjectName1/WebProjectName1.csproj", "{Alpha_Numbers_Here}"
      ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
      EndProjectSection
EndProject

Does it seem correct to you?


In this section:

Global
      GlobalSection(SourceCodeControl) = preSolution
            SccNumberOfProjects = 7
No of Projects mentioned is 7. Actually I have 9 (The 2 web projects are left out here:((

Should I add the entries here, Samtran?

Thanks again for your comment!

I wouldn't add them manually...what I don't understand is why when you re-add the projects to your solution, they aren't saved to the solution file....and why when you delete/re-add the projects that the file isn't getting checked out by SourceSafe...

you're sure the "working folder" set in SourceSafe is the one you're dealing with on your local machine?

Thanks for the comment, Samtran.
really Sorry for my delayed response.

Well, everytime I get the latest version from SourceSafe, I used to click on "Browse" button and point to

the folder location that I use. By default it doesnt point to the correct location. For eg: it points to

C:\Apps\ProjectName and I have the project in C:\CSharp\Apps\ProjectName.

So everytime I get latest version, I get into C:\CSharp\Apps\ProjectName

Yes you are right, the path in the sourcesafe is $/Apps/ProjectName, while the path that I use is C:\CSharp\Apps\ProjectName

As I told you earlier, before when I was getting HTTP 401 Access Denied Error messages, I had the project files in C:\wwwroot\inetpub

When I removed them and referred to the location where I have other projects, I started getting

this "Unable to ..." error, but stopped getting  HTTP 401 Access Denied Error messages.

I dont use this app everyday, so is it fine if I just remove and add the projects whenever I want to run? I

am able to check in and check out the files in these 2 projects to sourcesafe properly.

What would you recommend, samtran0331?

Please let me know. Thanks again for all your responses.

Correction:::
This line in the previous post:

So everytime I get latest version, I get ALL THE FILES into C:\CSharp\Apps\ProjectName

>>>...then I guess it is ok to remove/re-add them every time (but I'm sure it's quite annoying)

Thanks for the confirmation mate.

Well, its not gonna be more than 3 or 4 times a week. Plus the entire addition process takes around 30 secs. I am gonna bear with it for now.

I really dont know how someone got the project files to C:\wwwroot\inetpub ane managed to sync it to VSS. Sorry but I dont think I can replicate this mate. But many thanks for the offer.

Ok.. Lemme grade your excellent solution guys.
Thanks again Samtran0331 and Nash2334

By any chance, could you please look these questions, guys? provided you get a chance (and time)
Thanks again..
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22912315/How-to-close-a-popup-window-after-Windows-prompts-Do-you-want-to-open-or-save-the-file.html

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22841218/How-to-make-loading-gif-visible-while-data-loads-in-new-page.html