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Suddenly my MSBuild fails because somebody deleted Reference.cs and there’s only a Reference.map in the Web References\LT folder.

So I try changing the reference’s URL Behavior from Dynamic to Static (just to make any change, to see if Visual Studio regenerates Reference.cs). That yields the error dialog pictured here.

Pop quiz, hotshot: what is the difference between OK and Cancel in this dialog?

None, apparently. I click OK and the property does change to Static. When I repeat the experiment, this time clicking Cancel, the property also changes to Static. Don’t know what else might be happening behind this error dialog …

… and that’s exactly the point. Where, pray tell, should I go to troubleshoot this error?

Well, silly, I’m a tech guy. I should figure it out for myself, rather than expect my tools to make it easy to find. Which brings me to my next question …

… how much did we pay for this IDE again?

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