This visualizer for datasets is created by an MVP Miha Markic in Slovenia. It is distributed freely ( see www.rthand.com - I can't seem to connect at the moment )



The visualizer seems to be compiled with DevExpress controls into dlls but devExpress is not part of the system requirements he says you need to run it and I do not have DevExpress on my system.



He says just unzip all these files into C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers and the RighthandVisualizer will be an additional choice when one pickes the Visualizer in the watch window etc while debugging. Says you shouldn't even need to restart VS in order to see the new visualizer option. ( see the attached jpg for what the files in the folder look like )



I get no errors, but only see the choice of the standard VS data visualizer. Obviously I'm missing something.



This looks like a very cool enhancement ( web page shows it in action ) so if someone could give it a try and see what boneheaded thing I'm missing to get it working we all may benefit.



( I've been trying to upload the zip but for some reason forum times out and the www.rthand.com website seems to be down right now so for right now I guess I'll just show what my folder looks like - probably makes more sense to you than to me - and now the question is more about the principle of adding a visualizer and do I need to register or something any of these components - keep in mind I'm a .NET idiot )



TIA



Charles

This is the correct link to the RightHand Visualizer

http://www.rthand.com/DesktopModules/Articles/ArticlesView.aspx?tabID=0&alias=RightHand&lang=en-US&ItemID=15&mid=10244



I just emailed Miha, so if he straightens me out before somebody here figures it out I'll keep you posted.



Definitely worth a look, in any case.



Charles

Okay, this is the best link to DL the actual zip for the latest version ( first link has the screenshots to show what it does, though )



http://cs.rthand.com/files/folders/righthand_downloads/entry3002.aspx

Great, Charles.

Thanks for the tip!

Ivan - I'm counting on you to figure out how to get it working !

Oh, I knew I should have said that to you first!!! 

I just received an answer from Miha. Bottomline is that the Righthand Visualizer only works with dataset instances not datatable instances



Sooo, unless a devExpress / Strataframe guru who also knew waaaay more than I do about both wanted to look at what Miha has done with the visualizer for datasets and create an enhancement for datatables I guess we are stuck visualizing as Microsoft intended.



( I have to warn everyone in advance, a ploy I often used among my Foxrpro guru friends was to imply I bet nobody was smart enough to ... Got a lot of great code written that way )