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myslex
myslex

Reputation: 184

How do I resolve, "The application which this project type is based on was not found." error?

I'm trying to launch the ServiceStack.AndroidIndie solution to use with the tutorial. I'm trying to enable the ServiceStack Api in my Android app; However, I'm receiving the following error, upon trying to open the project file:

Migration Report -

Overview

Project Path                            Errors  Warnings    Messages
ServiceStack.Client.AndroidIndie.csproj     1       0           0
ServiceStack.Interfaces.AndroidIndie.csproj 1       0           0
ServiceStack.Text.AndroidIndie.csproj       1       0           0
ServiceStack.AndroidIndie.sln               0       0           1

ServiceStack.Client\ServiceStack.Client.AndroidIndie.csproj: The application which this project type is based on was not found. 
ServiceStack.Interfaces\ServiceStack.Interfaces.AndroidIndie.csproj: The application which this project type is based on was not found.
..\..\ServiceStack.Text\src\ServiceStack.Text\ServiceStack.Text.AndroidIndie.csproj: The application which this project type is based on was not found.
ServiceStack.AndroidIndie.sln: The solution file does not require migration.

I am of course using the latest version downloaded of the official GitHub page, also synced with ServiceStack directly through windows GitHub app.

Tried launching projects in both VS 2012 and VS 2013. Same error.

Any ideas?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 13696

Answers (1)

Scott
Scott

Reputation: 21501

The Xamarin plugin for Visual Studio is not free. It is currently only available with a Xamarin Business plan ($999 p/a) or Enterprise plan ($1899 p/a). See the Xamarin Store

You can confirm if the plugin is installed and active by:

  1. Opening Visual Studio
  2. Choose Tools Menu
  3. Choose Extensions & Updates

  4. You should see, under Installed > All

    enter image description here

    Check it's not disabled.

If it's not there then you will need to to this:

  1. Visit xamarin.com/download
  2. Choose Download Xamarin for Windows
  3. Run the installer on windows. Select the Android Components. (add iOS if required). It will probably take about 30 minutes to install.
  4. Launch Visual Studio when the installion completes

  5. Open the project, this dialog should be shown

    Dialog

  6. Create a Xamarin account and activate the 30 day trial or Enter your existing Xamarin Business/Enterprise credentials.

You will be able to open the project in Xamarin Studio (as you have discovered), for free, without any issue.

Upvotes: 5

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