is there a better way to handle RPC_E_CALL_REJECTED exceptions when doing visual studio automation?

Question

this is what I\'m currently doing:

    protected void setupProject()
    {
        bool lbDone = false;
        int liCount = 0;
        while (!lbDone &         


        

Answer 1

First, Hans doesn't want to say so but the best answer to "how to do this" is "don't do this". Just use separate instances of visual studio for your automation and your other work, if at all possible.

You need to take your problem statement out somewhere you can handle the error. You can do this by using in integer index instead of foreach.

// You might also need try/catch for this!
int cProjectItems = pProject.ProjectItems.Length;
for(iProjectItem = 0; iProjectItem < cProjectItems; iProjectItem++)
{
   bool bSucceeded = false;
   while(!bSucceeded)
   {
        try{
            ProjectItem pi = pProject.ProjectItems[iProjectItem];
            // do something with pi
            bSucceeded = true;
        }catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException loE)
        {
            liCount++;
            if ((uint)loE.ErrorCode == 0x80010001)                      {
                // RPC_E_CALL_REJECTED - sleep half sec then try again
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(pDelayBetweenRetry);
            }
        }  
   }

}