I am trying to write a add-in for Visual Studio that, among other things, needs to keep track of every file in a Visual Studio solution. I know what events I need to subscribe to (when a Solution is opened, when a file is added/removed/edited in it, the same for projects, etc), but I don't understand how to actually get a list of files f...
I'm developing an application using C# in .Net Framework 3.5. In the application I create several objects from different dll (also developed in C#) using reflection. All this objects extend an abstract class (AApplication): private AApplication BuildApplication(string path) { Assembly appAssembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(path...
I'm attempting to develop and deploy an in-house add-in for Excel 2003 using Visual Studio 2008. When I first create the project (along with the included Setup project, as well as add a SetSecurity project), everything works and deploys on client machine's flawlessly. I problem starts when I attempt to reopen my solution in Visual Studio...
I'm not sure if what I'm asking for qualifies as a full-fledged add-in, but here goes... I'd like to put an option in one of the menus (Edit, perhaps) that gives me the opportunity to clean my text-- namely, sometimes in the course of business my quotation marks around strings wind up "slanted" instead of straight up and down, a consequ...
I've installed SQLite.NET and during the installation I checked the boxes about design-time support, which should be a Visual Studio add-in I can use to model databases. However, I can't seem to find out how to open/start this designer. Could anyone post a simple instruction please. Thanks. ...
We can't open another Excel file, while first file is blocked by modal window from our Add-in. Closing the dialog window unfreezes all pending file opens. Excel version is 2007. Is there a programmatic work around, that would allow Microsoft Excel 2007 to open the second file in a separate window, while first window is waiting for the A...
I'm writing a VS2008 add-in (using DTE) that needs to be notified after the current solution has finished loading. I've tried using the following code: events = (Events2) applicationObject.Events events.SolutionEvents.Opened += DoSomeWorkEvent; Unfortunately it seems that since VS2005 the event is thrown when the solution starts to l...
Hi There, Does anyone know if it's possible to extend the analyze functionality of Reflector? When you select a type and click "Analyze" and then in that analyze window you get the options of "Depends On", "Used By", "Exposed By" or "Instantiated By". I would like to get that output and send it to a file. Thanks in advance, Allan ...
I have a .NET (C#) addin that uses a COM Shim dll to load itself into Excel. The addin works fine without any problem when Excel is run normally. The addin displays its own custom toolbar in Excel that is used to execute different commands. When I embed Excel into another application (e.g. DSOFramer etc), the addin starts behaving stran...
I need help building a customized Installer using visual studio 2008 to install Office 2007 (add-in) tool bars that I have made. How can I create installers for Add-ins I've made? ...
I'm in the process of developing a Visual Studio add-in for a project at work, and have found debugging and testing it to be pretty tedious. So far, it appears to require the launching of a second instance of Visual Studio and manual execution of the add-in code. What techniques and/or tools are available for automating this sort of ad...
Can anyone pls tell me how to create a button(in CommandBar) like 'New Mail' (with a dropdown list) in Outlook? When one clicks on the button it should do some action and when clicked on the down arrow mark, it should populate a list of items. I am in need of this very much. If anyone know the answer pls let me know. Thanks in advance!...
Several users have reported that if they launch Excel by double-clicking an Excel file, the add-in will not load. But, if they open Excel via the Start menu (or Quick launch toolbar) the add-in loads fine. Some details, in case they help: It is a COM add-in, written in VB6. The problem has been reported on Windows XP/Excel 2003 and Vi...
Hi, guys, I am new to excel add-in prgramming and I am having a existing excel add-in project need to modify. The plug-in has 2 parts, one is programmed in VB and compiled into a ActiveX DLL file, the other part is inside the excel as an add-in. I already modified the source code of the DLL and recompiled a new DLL, but I don't know w...
Hi, I havea a COM Addin for Outlook. Its supposed to work with Outlook 2k-2k3-2K7 and it does. We now are in a process to use new Ribbon UI (.NET based) for Outlook 2k7 and hence do not want the addin to load if we are running Outlook 2k7. I do not have much knowledge about addins, as I have recently started with this project, but what ...
Hi, I'm developing a .NET 3.5 C# desktop application. It should be extensible via plug-ins. Are there any articles etc. discussing the differences between MEF and Mono.AddIn to help me make an informed decision? Or even better have you got experience with both of these frameworks and can comment on them? Thanks, Patrick ...
I created a setup project (not ClickOnce) for VSTO addin for Outlook. I installed setup.exe. Then I build the setup project with increased version, and I installed this version. In Add/Remove programs I see the latest version, but in Outlook I see the previous version of the addin. How can I upgrade the addin in Outlook? Thanks ...
When Word Add-In adds some context menu it is expected to set CustomizationContext (otherwise Normal.dot is affected). There are multiple options to what can be a CustomizationContext. And as the following article states it can be Add-In itself - just scroll to the following list bullet: A component object model (COM) add-in, also k...
How to write an add-in that allows me to right click on the files hierachy tree to do something that will display something? This is exactly what I want (2nd part of the video), but it is in VB, I need C# version. I know little about Visual Studio Add-in and I don't know VB, so I can't use the codes there:( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-...
I have a XLL Addin (Test.xll). I wish to use this in my C# (VS2008/.Net 3.5) application. If anybody can guide me how to use this in my C# application. If anybody could please guide me how to use this XLL in the C# application, it will be great. Any help is appreciated. Regards, Tushar ...