Visual Studio 2008 & Override LanguageService for Existing File Extension

Question

Hi,

I write simple LanguageService for JavaScript language. Target IDE is Visual Studio 2008. I want to run my LanguageService for .js extension file(default extension for JavaScript language). But for this extension my LanguageService don't working. When I run my LanguageService for extension .jsp(could be any extension don't supporting by VS IDE) - LanguageService working well.

My question: how to override existing LanguageService for JavaScript language? How to disable default LanguageService for JS?

Sincerely,

Mykhaylo

Answer 1

Have you tried overriding the extension editor in the Tools menu?

Go to

• Tools -> Options
• Navigate to Text Editor -> File Extension
• Associate .js with your installed language service