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• Pavol

  Posted on May 23, 2011 (permalink)

  Hello,
  
  I'm working on project in ASP.NET MVC. I want to create module architecture. It means, that I want to create modules, in which I'm using Portable Areas and then with MEF I dynamically load this modules. And I have big problem with this one.
  
  Because each module is Class library project, I cannot add @using statement for Telerik controls in Razor views. So I added reference to Telerik.Web.Mvc in Class library. From normal C# class (from Controllers and so on) I'm able to type using Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI.
  
  But when I try this in Razor view, when I want to type @using Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI, I don't have ability to choose Telerik. The reference is added correctly, because when I create for example Grid in View, when I run app, everything works.
  
  So problem is with the way, how Razor views load information for Intellisense. I added web configs, so Intellisense for Html helpers works, but not for Telerik. Of course, everything works fine, when I use MVC3 web application project, but not with Class library.
  
  Do you know about this problem, or do you know, about some specific steps, which I have to accomplish to turn on intellisense for Telerik ?
  
  Thanks.

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• Mario

  Posted on May 26, 2011 (permalink)

  Hello Pavol,
  i am almost in the same situation.
  Did you find any solution to your problem?
  
  Thanks
  Mario

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• Vir

  Posted on Jul 8, 2011 (permalink)

  Need help with the same. Can anyone from telerik provide solution for intellisense for telerik controls on MVC 3?  Thanks,

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• Gregory

  Posted on Sep 6, 2011 (permalink)

  I am having the exact same issue.  Works fine, until you get into Areas.  Even adding the namespace to the Web.Config in the areas does not help.  Html.Telerik() simply isn't recognized.

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• Georgi Tunev Georgi Tunev

  Posted on Sep 7, 2011 (permalink)

  Hello guys,
  
  Generally speaking, MVC Contrib is an external project and at this point I cannot tell what the reason for the problem is. If you send us a sample project where the problem,  that you refer to, can be reproduced, we will check it and do our best to help you.
  
  
  
  Kind regards,
  Georgi Tunev
  the Telerik team

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• Daniele

  Posted on Oct 6, 2011 (permalink)

  Same problem here.. Intellisense simply doesn't recognize Html.Telerik(), even with @using statements and namespaces registered in web.config.

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• andrew

  Posted on Oct 7, 2011 (permalink)

  i think you need a web.config in the root folder of your portable area.  try using these settings and placing it.
  
  

  <?xml version="1.0"?>

  <configuration>

      <system.web>

          <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0">

              <assemblies>

                  <add assembly="System.Web.Abstractions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />

                  <add assembly="System.Web.Helpers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />

                  <add assembly="System.Web.Routing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />

                  <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />

                  <add assembly="System.Web.WebPages, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />

              </assemblies>

          </compilation>

   

          <pages>

              <namespaces>

                  <add namespace="System.Web.Helpers" />

                  <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />

                  <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />

                  <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />

                  <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />

                  <add namespace="System.Web.WebPages"/>

                  <add namespace="Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI" />

              </namespaces>

          </pages>

      </system.web>

  </configuration>

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• Nathan Smith

  Posted on Jan 30, 2012 (permalink)

  
  I ran into this same problem and managed to get intellisense working by doing the following:
  
  1. Start -> Programs -> Visual Studio -> Visual Studio Tools -> Visual Studio Command Prompt
  
  2. From the command prompt type in
  
  GacUtil /i *PATH_TO_DLL_REFERENCED_IN_PROJECT*\Telerik.Web.Mvc.dll
  
  You should get the message "Assembly successfully added to the cache"
  
  3. At the command prompt type in
  
  GacUtil /l Telerik.Web.Mvc
  
  You should get a message similar to the following:
  
  The Global Assembly Cache contains the following assemblies:
    Telerik.Web.Mvc, Version=2011.3.1306.340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=121f
  ae78165ba3d4, processorArchitecture=MSIL
  
  4. Copy the assembly information from the command line into the VIEWS\Web.Config of your project in the section of
  <system.web>
    <pages ...>
      <controls>
  
  in the form of an <add assembly> line:
  
  <add assembly="Telerik.Web.Mvc, Version=2011.3.1306.340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=121fae78165ba3d4" namespace="Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI" tagPrefix="Tel" />
  
  5. Add the above <add assembly> entry into the PROJECT's Web.Config under the section of
  <system.web>
      <compilation ...>
        <assemblies>
  
  but without the Namespace and tagPrefix attributes
  
  <add assembly="Telerik.Web.Mvc, Version=2011.3.1306.340, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=121fae78165ba3d4" />
  
  6. Make sure both Web.Config files have an entry under the section
  <pages>
    <namespaces>
  
  for
  
  <add namespace="Telerik.Web.Mvc.UI"/>
  
  Build your solution and you should be good to go.

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• Douglas

  Posted on Apr 3, 2012 (permalink)

  I did all of this and Intellisense still doesn't work

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