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Code being underlined in red - but no compiler errors?
Jan 4th, 2014 at 11:24pm
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Hi there,

I have installed AtmelStudio with the visual micro plugin.  I go to create a new sketch project and much of my code gets underlined in red as if there is an error.  I can upload the sketch to the arduino without error but the code highlighting is bugging me - any ideas:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9apn4f1ii22s0x7/Screenshot%202014-01-04%2023.17.21.png

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Reply #1 - Jan 5th, 2014 at 3:07am
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Hi,

Thanks for the useful image. Couple of things to try initially...

1) Switch to another board such as Mega2560 then back to the Uno again. Did that give the intellisense a bump and make it work?

2) Email or post the contents of the vsarduino.h file in the Visual Micro folder. Email is info [at] visualmicro.com.

3) Close Atmel, run the Visual Micro installer and click uninstall. Then run again and click install.

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Reply #2 - Jan 5th, 2014 at 1:08pm
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OK, I solved it. I had installed the NAGGY extension in order to try and fix another problem (no intellisense for arduino ino files) which had caused the code to be underlines.  I have since fixed the problem by adding .ino to the appropriate registry key. Uninstalled NAGGY and now everything is OK.

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Reply #3 - Jan 5th, 2014 at 4:03pm
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Good to know, thanks for the update. 

Intellisense:- Running the Visual Micro installer should have set the reg keys but it sounds like you are working in expert user mode  Smiley
  
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Reply #4 - Jan 5th, 2014 at 6:14pm
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"Intellisense:- Running the Visual Micro installer should have set the reg keys"

I installed the whole thing twice but it didn't put .ino files in the appropriate regkey either time.  I am right in that only the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Atmel\Whole Tomato\Visual Assist X\AtmelStudio61\ExtSourceAvr

needs modifying?
  
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Reply #5 - Jan 5th, 2014 at 8:44pm
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Hi,

Yes that is the right key and for some reason the installer fails to update it for a few users. Keep meaning to put some time in to work out why. It's not supposed to be rocket science, just a reg key  Angry

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Reply #6 - Jan 28th, 2014 at 3:40pm
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Hello,

I've a similar problem with Syntax-Highligth etc.  - but I know why.
Missing-Regkeys:
It`s related to the fact, I work with an different user (no Adminrights) and switch to a user with admin rights for installing/uninstalling software.
This way, the visual-micro  `current-user` reg-keys are not set for my  other user I normaly work with (visual micro should set it's current-user reg-keys if they are not present).
For that reason, I have to relaunch the visual micro setup - and choose the `repair` when I`m logged on with my working-user  (for some reason the repair doesn`t need admin rights  Kiss )

Maybe you do the same...?


Disapearing Reg-Keys:
When I play with the Atmel-Studio settings, it arived that I lost the VisualMicro reg keys - as if the AtmelStudio would rewrite/overwrite parts of its current-user-settings - without take care of other keys inserted in that branch by other programs...?


... may be...
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Reply #7 - Jan 28th, 2014 at 3:45pm
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Agreed but that would account for a total lack of intellisense. A few days ago I asked the Atmel dev team if they can include our reg keys in their install. They are looking into it for us.
  
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