Summary

Some references may be missing when you open the WebLink 8.2 Visual Studio project file for the first time. These missing references will result in a failure to build the project.

Resolution

1. Open the WebLink8.vbproj file located in the "Web Files" subfolder of the WebLink 8 installation folder in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.
2. In the Solution Explorer Pane (on the right), click the Show All Files button and expand the References folder.
3. Remove the following references by selecting them and hitting Delete:
   
   • DocumentProcessor
   • UsageStatsClient
   • WebLinkCommon
   • WebLinkControls
   • WebLinkEvents
   • WLConfigUtility
4. Re-add the same references by right-clicking on the References folder and selecting Add Reference:
   
   • DocumentProcessor82 (located under the COM tab of the Add Reference dialog)
   • UsageStatsClient (select the Browse tab in the Add Reference dialog and browse to the "bin" folder under the "Web Files" folder of the WebLink 8 installation)
   • WebLinkCommon (select the Browse tab in the Add Reference dialog and browse to the "bin" folder under the "Web Files" folder of the WebLink 8 installation)
   • WebLinkControls (select the Browse tab in the Add Reference dialog and browse to the "bin" folder under the "Web Files" folder of the WebLink 8 installation)
   • WebLinkEvents (select the Browse tab in the Add Reference dialog and browse to the "bin" folder under the "Web Files" folder of the WebLink 8 installation)
   • WLConfigUtility (select the Browse tab in the Add Reference dialog and browse to the "bin" folder under the "Web Files" folder of the WebLink 8 installation)
5. Save the project.