BUG: Unable to Remove Event List from Project (243256)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 6.0
This article was previously published under Q243256

SYMPTOMS

When trying to remove an Event Log from a Visual Studio Analyzer project, the following error occurs:
Visual Studio Analyzer
Unable to remove the file, because it is currently open.

CAUSE

One of the Visual Studio Analyzer views has been opened, made dockable, and then closed.

RESOLUTION

  1. Save the project.
  2. Close and then reopen the project.
  3. Remove the Event Log from the project.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The following views exhibit this behavior:
  • Event
  • Event List
  • Chart
  • Machine Diagram
  • Process Diagram
  • Component Diagram

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a Visual Studio Analyzer project with the Project Wizard accepting all defaults
  2. Collect events.
  3. Stop recording events.
  4. From the View menu, select Analyzer, and click Chart.
  5. From the Window menu, select Dockable (make sure it is checked).
  6. Close the Chart view.
  7. Remove the Event Log from the project.

REFERENCES

For more information, see the following in the MSDN Library:

Visual Studio 6.0 Documentation; Visual Studio Documentation; Component, Analysis and Design Tools; Visual Studio Analyzer Reference; Visual Studio Analyzer Concepts; Using the Visual Studio Analyzer Tools; Understanding Visual Studio Analyzer Views

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbEEdition kbnofix kbVSVisAnalyzer KB243256
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