unkown undo/redo error and compiler error

[mskeel]

The background compiler seems to stop working sometimes. When this happens it will not dynamically catch errors, preform syntax highlighting, auto format text, or display functions/properties for a given variable or type when you hit the period key. The code will still compile if you build and run it manually (assuming you put everything in ok)

 

Another related error occurs when you hit undo while the background compiler is not working. It won't let you undo anything and displays the message "unkown undo/redo error" with "Microsoft Development Environment" as the title of the message box.

 

These odd events have been occuring consistently on both mine and a fellow coworker's (who is working on the same project) computer.

 

Does anyone know what is causing these errors?

 

Thank you.

[Robby]

The same thing happened to me a while back, I ported all the files into a new project and all was fine thereafter.

 

I really don't know what caused it and I didn't take the time to research it.

[mskeel]

just curious

 

How large was your project? Were there many files?

 

The only theory I have is that the size of the project has become too much for the background compiler to handle. This would make the background compiler pretty wussy though, as my project really isn't that big....

 

3 dialogs the longest of which is about 3000 loc, the rest are significantly smaller

 

a dozen embedded images for custom buttons

 

a dozen classes which form the abstract data types for the project

[Robby]

Not huge, less than 20 files, I can't remember if it was WinForms or WebForms.

 

At the time I had a theory of what may have caused it, but it slips my mind at this time, sorry.

 

* Seems to me like Robby can't remember much lately. * :)