Hi I am trying to install the GAT Feb 2007 CTP on top of a Vista machine with Orcas Beta1. I get a message that C# Language is not installed. Any pointers on if this is a supported configuration or will I need a VS2005. Appreciate your help.

Hi Suresh,

That it's not supported yet. The GAT Feb07 bits were pre Orcas Beta 1 and thus were not tested against it. Hopefully there should be an updated GAT version soon that should work with Orcas betas. I'll try to get the official word on this.

thanks,

-Victor.

Hi rogper,

VS Express doesn't support extensibility that's the reason why you're seeing that error. You should try to install Standard edition or up.

thanks,
-Victor.

Hi Suresh,

That it's not supported yet. The GAT Feb07 bits were pre Orcas Beta 1 and thus were not tested against it. Hopefully there should be an updated GAT version soon that should work with Orcas betas. I'll try to get the official word on this.

thanks,

-Victor.

Yes, there will be a GAX/GAT port for Orcas available at the end of June.

Grigori Melnik
Product Manager, GAX/GAT/EntLib
Microsoft patterns & practices

I'm getting the same error.

I'm trying to install GAT Feb 2007 CTP on my Windows XP Professional SP2. I get a message C# language is not installed. I'm using Visual Studio C# 2005 Express, and have installed it under custom locationC:\Program\Developer\Microsoft Visual Studio 8.

In addition, I'm trying to install Smart Client Factory - May 2007 on the same machine, and get a similar error in the end of installtion. It reads "The project factory CSharp is not registered, template C:\Program\Developer\Microsoft Smart Clien Factory\Guidance Package\Templates\Projects\Modules.Business.CS\BusinessModuleHandle.vstemplate cannot be installed."

Can I use GAT Feb 2007 with Visual Studio C# 2005 Express?

Thanks for any hints!

Hi rogper,

VS Express doesn't support extensibility that's the reason why you're seeing that error. You should try to install Standard edition or up.

thanks,
-Victor.

Thanks for the hint, that fixed the problem with VS2005.

Hello,all of you who've been anxiously waiting for the Orcas port of GAX/GAT,

GAX 1.3is coming. We are in the final stages of testingand should be releasing it in the next couple of weeks. Besides porting, thefeatures will include:

• New GAX installer (using Wix)
• Experimental hive support
• VB templates support in GAT generated packages

I'll post a download link hereas soon as it becomes available.

Regards,

Grigori

Hello, community!

We have GAX/GAT1.3 ready to ship. However,none of the p&p factories are implemented for Orcas at the moment. So, despite the fact that GAX/GAT is available for Orcas, you can only use it to build your own factories, not to run the ones shipped by p&p (i.e. Web Client Software Factory, Smart Client Software Factory, Web Service Software Factory, Mobile Client Software Factory). Those will only workon GAX 1.3 on VS2005.

It is very important for us to understand how the community uses GAX/GAT before we ship. Please tell us in this 1-question poll.

Thanks!

Grigori

GAT/GAX July 2007 CTP has been released! More info at

http://blogs.msdn.com/agile/archive/2007/08/02/new-gax-gat-july-2007-released.aspx

and

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/aa718949.aspx

-- Grigori

I have the same problem on an XP sp2 system with VSS2008 team system for dev, gax has been installed along with TFC. (CTP versions of July !)

C# is indeed installed as I did a full install of the base VSS.

note: our developers have multiple visual studio versions on their machines, I have seen that the launchcondition of the GAT installation checks a registry value whether or not c# is installed

what's next?

I'm experiencing the same problem on WIN2008 with VS2008 Team System for Architects. C# is installed. Need to know next steps ASAP.

It seems the msi's cannot handle the fact that they are installed with a simple /qb, I changed it to /qr

now it works

Note: the gax installer should detect the installation of VSS 2008 in the registry location: HKLM\software\microsoft\guidance automation extensions\hosts\visualstudio\currenthive should be 9.0 and currentinstalldir should be the folder of VSS 2008.

good luck

There does not appear to be a registry entry matching the one you suggested.