[Solved] Project creation failed

[RES]

I have recently upgraded from the evaluation version to a commercial license.  However whenever I try to use Telerik MVC 3 Web Application (Razor) template I get the message "project creation failed."  Not sure if this is related to my problem but I also noticed the projects where I had referenced the Telerik.Web.Mvc DLL I had to change them to copy local to get them to run.  I tried uninstalling the MVC commericial license and then reinstalled but the problem still persists.

[Petar]

Hi,

I am sorry for the trouble that you have encountered.

Such problem happens when the Telerik VS extensions that are part of the Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC fail to deploy properly. I suggest you to try reinstalling just the VS extensions (I assume that you use Visual Studio 2010 where reinstalling is really easy). Here are the steps to follow:

1. Open Visual Studio and launch the Extension Manager (it is found under the Tools menu);
2. Locate and remove the Telerik MVC VSExtensions and restart the IDE;
3. Launch again the Extension Manager, switch to the Online Gallery tab and search for Telerik MVC VSExtensions;
4. Install the latest version available in the Online Gallery and restart the IDE;

I hope this will help you to resolve the problem on your side. If not then can you provide more details about the error? A Screenshot will be helpful. You can also specify the steps to reproduce the problem and some details about your operating system and Visual Studio version.

All the best,
Petar
the Telerik team

[RES]

I tried that but still no luck.  Attached is a screenshot of the step where it fails.  I notice that if change the drop down from GAC to InstallFolder it works.  Also I notice after going from the evaluation version to the commercial version that the Telerik.Web.Mvc assembly no longer shows up on my list of .NET assemblies when adding a reference to a project.

[Petar]

Hello,

I am glad that creating new project works when you select 'InstallFolder'.

Actually it is strange why you see GAC option at all. The installer of Telerik Extensions for ASP.NET MVC doesn't add any Telerik assembly to the GAC. Moreover we don't recommend that you add any Telerik assembly to the GAC. I think that this is what have been causing the problem on your side.

Can you ensure that you don't have any Telerik MVC related assemblies in the GAC?

The installer doesn't integrate the Telerik assemblies within the 'Add reference' dialog too. You were able to see Telerik assemblies there because they were in the GAC. Normally you shouldn't see Telerik MVC related assemblies in the 'Add Reference' dialog.

I hope the information clarifies the scenario that you have encountered. If you need any further help, please write us again.

Greetings,
Petar
the Telerik team

[RES]

Okay I notice that I actually have only one Telerik assembly in my GAC, Telerik.Windows.RadUploadHandler from Silverlight Q2 2011.  On my home computer I notice I have a number of evaluation versions of Telerik assemblies in my GAC.  I'm curious why don't the installers typically add the Telerik assemblies to the GAC?  Seems if you are working with other developers within an organization it would make more sense.

[Petar]

Hello,

I am sorry for the late reply.

The reason why the installer doesn't add the Telerik assemblies to the GAC is that we don't think that this is a good practice. It can lead to a various issues. The only assembly of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX that should be in the GAC is the design assembly which ensures the design time support of the controls in Visual Studio.

I suggest you to remove all Telerik assemblies from the GAC.

All the best,
Petar
the Telerik team