Missing Form in solution explorer in visual basic .net

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Missing Form in solution explorer in visual basic .net

Mohamed Wardany 1

Hi

I have a project of vb.net. It includes forms.. Design icons of two forms has disappeared from solution explorer but the code for these forms is available. There is an error message appear when I run the project.

I tried to add a new form with the same name but the error message was "A file with the same name form2.b already exists and is open in an auditor . please give a unique name to the item you are adding, or delete existion item first"

Thank You

Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-09-22T09:47:10.507+00:00

From Visual Studio's menu, select Project, Show all files. Now any missing file that exists will show up in Solution Explorer.
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-09-23T02:34:29.64+00:00

Hi @Mohamed Wardany ,

There is an error message appear when I run the project.

Is the error message still 'A file with the same name form2.b already exists...' ?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-10-06T05:54:43.137+00:00

Hi @Mohamed Wardany ,
Do you still meet this issue? Please let me know if you need further help.

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Karen Payne MVP 35,586 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2021-09-22T09:47:10.507+00:00

From Visual Studio's menu, select Project, Show all files. Now any missing file that exists will show up in Solution Explorer.
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-09-23T02:34:29.64+00:00

Hi @Mohamed Wardany ,

There is an error message appear when I run the project.

Is the error message still 'A file with the same name form2.b already exists...' ?
Xingyu Zhao-MSFT 5,381 Reputation points

2021-10-06T05:54:43.137+00:00

Hi @Mohamed Wardany ,
Do you still meet this issue? Please let me know if you need further help.

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