UI Option missing when adding new item.

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UI Option missing when adding new item.

Kurt Kregger 21

I'm using the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 as of 11/8/22.
I created a winform app for visual c++ cli.
Desktop development with C++ and .NET desktop development workloads are installed.
I have no problem working with the main form, although Visual Studio 2022 is a bit flaky when it comes to displaying the form designer.
When I try to add another form by selecting Project->Add New Item... the UI option is missing.
So, it's impossible to add another form to the app.
My question then, is what do I have to do to make the UI option available?

Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-11-09T05:43:35.333+00:00

I cannot reproduce your problem.
Did you have Project->Add New Item ->CLR option?
Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-11-09T06:24:25.237+00:00

Maybe you did not select the project node in Solution Explorer before executing Add New Item?

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Minxin Yu 13,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-11-09T05:43:35.333+00:00

I cannot reproduce your problem.
Did you have Project->Add New Item ->CLR option?
Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-11-09T06:24:25.237+00:00

Maybe you did not select the project node in Solution Explorer before executing Add New Item?

Answer 1

Minxin Yu 13,501 Microsoft External Staff

Hi, @Kurt Kregger

Try installing C++/CLI in Visual Studio Installer. CppCLR_WinFormsProject looks like a user-defined project template.

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Minxin Yu

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Answer 2

Kurt Kregger 21

@ MinxinYu I did not have Project->Add New Item ->CLR option.
@Viorel Selecting the project node doesn't seem to make any difference.

Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-11-09T17:00:06.223+00:00

I did not have Project->Add New Item ->CLR option.

What options do you have?

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Kurt Kregger 21

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Kurt Kregger 21

I don't know if it makes a difference but, I'm using the community version of vs 2022.

Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-11-09T18:55:51.093+00:00

Windows Forms are not supported by New Project dialog in C++/CLI. How did you create the project? Also check if the problem is reproducible in a new simplest project.
Kurt Kregger 21 Reputation points

2022-11-09T19:03:57.76+00:00

This is the project type that I created.
Kurt Kregger 21 Reputation points

2022-11-09T19:06:46.42+00:00

I have the same problem when I create a new project of the same type.
Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-11-09T19:12:15.257+00:00

I do not think that this kind of projects is included into Visual Studio.

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