Cannot open form with TabControlAdv in designer

[Arild Fines]

When attempting to open a relatively large form (~53KB) containing, among other things, an instance of a TabControlAdv, the Windows Forms designer bails out with the following message:

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This method cannot be invoked because the serialization manager does not have an active serialization session.

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at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializationManager.System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager.GetInstance(String name)
at Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Design.TabControlAdvDesigner.GetExisitingTypeLoader()
at Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Design.TabControlAdvDesigner.DesignerLoadCompleteHandler(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.OnLoadComplete(EventArgs e)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerLoaderHost.EndLoad(String rootClassName, Boolean successful, ICollection errorCollection)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader.OnEndLoad(Boolean successful, ICollection errors)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomDesignerLoader.OnEndLoad(Boolean successful, ICollection errors)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader.System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerLoaderService.DependentLoadComplete(Boolean successful, ICollection errorCollection)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader.BeginLoad(IDesignerLoaderHost host)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.BeginLoad(DesignerLoader loader)
]]

We are using Visual Studio 2005 beta 2. The designer in VS2003 worked fine with this form.

Any help/workarounds would be appreciated.

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Arild

[Mano J]

Hi Arild, This is a known issue Defect#473 which has been completely fixed internally in our latest source code build v3.3 RC due for release shortly. Let me know if you would be interested in receiving a private build of v3.3 containing this fix. Could you please send me the version of Essential Studio you are using? Thanks for your interest in Syncfusion products. Regards, Mano

[Arild Fines]

>Hi Arild,
>
> Let me know if you would be interested in receiving a private build of v3.3 containing this fix.

That would be great, since this is something of a showstopper for us.

> Could you please send me the version of Essential Studio you are using?

We''re using version 3.2.1.0

[Mano J]

Hi Arild,

The latest Essential Studio build (v3.3) will require an unlock key. Could you please create a Direct-Trac incident and request for v3.3?

We appreciate your continued interest in Syncfusion products.

Regards,
Mano

[Arild Fines]

http://www.syncfusion.com/Support/DirectTrac/user/details.aspx?id=20456