Metadata file … could not be found error when building projects

Question

Every time I start Visual Studio 2008, the first time I try to run the project I get the error CS0006 The metadata file ... could not be found. If I do a rebuild of the comp

Answer 1

Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Visual Studio 2008 SQL Server v2005

I was receiving the same error. And I decided to remove and re-add the project references. I was unable to add them back because the Database reference in each of the referenced projects was blank.

Once I reset the database reference to the correct setting, I was able to build without further issue. Additionally, this was my first attempt to rebuild this project after having branched source code in VSS.

Good Luck