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Visual Studio WinForms designer unable to display forms exported from VB.NET assembly

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#2,602 opened on Jan 7, 2022

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Description

hi im not sure if this is a bug or something but the it doesn't decompile FormMain.Designer.cs from a compiled exe just testing it with my own code i cant still run and build the project no problem but does not show the designer files

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Research direction
Investigate the decompilation of FormMain.Designer.cs from VB.NET assemblies. Check the code path for designer file generation and identify why it fails to produce a valid designer file for WinForms.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Needs investigation
Prerequisites
.NETWinForms
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30