[c#] System.Collections.Generic.. erm, where'd it go?

Dj_Jestar · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:25

Hi, using VS2008, .NET 3.5 on Win2k3 (I'm on a rdp terminal) and I don't have System.Collections.Generic.. I need to use Dictionary, which is in this namespace. Er.. no idea where to look for it?!

Pho · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:28

It's definately there on mine. (thoguh I'm not on 2K3)

Nothing comes up if you type System.Collections.Generic. ?

Dj_Jestar · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:31

No, only System.Collections (empty), and System.Collections.Specialized.

HTMLHugo · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:32

check the environment settings perhaps its changed for some reasons.

oh now ive seen the image

ROFLCOPTER

Pho · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:37

Missing mscorlib.dll?

edit: that seems to be for .NET 2.0

Assembly mscorlib
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorlib.dll

Dj_Jestar · 12 Jan 2009 at 16:39

Just removed and re-added mscorlib as reference and it's still not there.

hmm.. that's ver 1.5 of mscorlib.dll. Found mscorlib.dll ver2.x and it seems to be corrupt ;/ reinstall time I think :x

Dj_Jestar · 13 Jan 2009 at 09:10

Reinstalled and still no namespace :/

Pho · 13 Jan 2009 at 10:23

Have you tried manually right clicking on the project's references then adding it manually?

Dj_Jestar · 13 Jan 2009 at 10:28

Yeah, it's only v1.5 in the list, and it won't add the v2.x dll manually. I think I found the problem though.. it's not vs2008, it's vs2003

Haircut · 13 Jan 2009 at 10:33

Can you see the namespace if you view mscorlib in Reflector?

That should tell you if it's a problem with the dll being corrupt.

EDIT. Just seen the last post, that would probably explain it

Pho · 13 Jan 2009 at 11:27

Dj_Jestar said:
Yeah, it's only v1.5 in the list, and it won't add the v2.x dll manually. I think I found the problem though.. it's not vs2008, it's vs2003

Take it you don't read the summary page when it starts up then ?

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Dj_Jestar · 13 Jan 2009 at 11:33

nope

first thing I do is alt+shift+enter without even looking