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Is Dispatch compatible with Visual Studio 2008?
Yes, Dispatch is compatible with both Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008. During installation, Dispatch will detect which version
of VS is installed and target that version. If both 2005 and 2008 are installed, you will be prompted to choose the targeted version.
Dispatch can be installed for VS2005 and VS2008 side-by-side - just run the installer twice, each time targeting a different version.
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What about MSBuild, NAnt, etc?
Dispatch is a great tool for casual web-app deployment and is NOT an intended replacement for build software or enterprise-level applications
that have numerous steps involved in deploying a single build. Dispatch is geared towards developers and design firms focusing on smaller
web applications, or projects that can be deployed on a per-file basis. Dispatch eliminates the need for a dedicated FTP client application
and helps keep track of the files that need to be uploaded - all from within the comfort of the IDE.
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What FTP server software is Dispatch compatible with?
Currently, Dispatch has only been tested to work with Microsoft FTP that is packaged with Windows Server.
Moderate testing has been performed on PureFTPd for Linux servers. Stronger compatibility with other FTP server software
is in the works.
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What types of web site projects are supported?
Only web projects that are stored locally are supported. This includes File System and Local IIS. Sites that are
not supported include FTP and HTTP.
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What editions of Visual Studio will Dispatch work with?
Dispatch is compatible with all editions of Visual Studio 2005 except the Express versions. This is a limitation
imposed by Microsoft.
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What compilation modes are supported?
Web site projects that use In-Place Compilation are supported as well as Web Application Projects (WAP).
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Does Dispatch support SSL?
At this time, Dispatch does not support secure FTP transfers w/ SSL.
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Does Dispatch support multiple configration modes (i.e. staging, production, etc)?
Yes. Dispatch supports multiple deployment modes allowing you to deploy a single project to multiple
FTP servers. Please see the Deployment Modes topin in the help section.
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Does Dispatch have any keyboard shortcuts?
When I'm editing a file and I press the keyboard shortcut to Upload the file, nothing happens.
In order to use the keyboard shortcut (default: alt + u), Track Active Item in Solution Explorer must be enabled. You
can find this option in Visaul Studio Options: Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions
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Dispatch doesn't seem to be tracking my changed items. What's going on?
Check your Dispatch settings in Tools > Options > Dispatch. Ensure the Track Changed Items checkbox is checked.
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Why does the installation take so long?
Installation can take several minutes to run. The last step in the installation forces Visual Studio to recache the UI
for any installed packages and can take several minutes to complete. Unfortunately, this is a necessary step
when upgrading to a newer version that has UI changes.
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I've lost my key? Is there any way to look it up?
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