[RESOLVED] no "build" option in VB 2010 menu

[mindtrix]

Hey vbforever23,

First off, just wanted to say hello and thanks to all the awesome people on this board. I've been a member for a long time but have never posted anything until now! Also, sorry if I'm reviving a "resolved" thread... just wanted to post the solution in case other people were having this same problem.

I recently installed VB2010 Express and was really confused as to why I my project wasn't being compiled and saved in the project's bin/release folder. After looking all over the place for the solution, I found this thread hoping to find the answer.

Vbforever23, if you're still not able to get your project compiled and output to the Release folder, here's the solution.

When you install VB2010 Express edition, the default IDE settings is set to "Basic Settings." To get the Build menu back, all you have to do is change the IDE settings to "Expert Settings."

To do this, go to Tools --> Settings and then choose Expert Settings.

Even though there is now a "Build" option in the top menu, selecting build will still not solve our problem. You still have to change the project's compile configuration to "Release" so that building your project will output to the project's Release folder.

To set VB Express to do a Release Build of the project, you need to select "Release" from the configuration manager. Do this by going to Build --> Configuration Manager from the top menu, and then choose Release.

Now that you have "Expert Settings" enabled, if you're feeling ambitious, you could customize your standard toolbar to add a Configuration drop down list so you can easily switch from Debug and Release mode.

Hope that helps. Let me know if need anymore help with this.

Cheers.

[Edited: Clarified how to select Release from Configuration Manager]