Copy Source Code as HTML Add-In for VS2010?
I've been unable to find such an add-in for VS2010, I only found it for earlier versions. Does anyone know where I can find a newer version? ...
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Any Addin for Visual Studio 2008 which would sort the imports?
I have seen plugins for VS 2005 and also for C# environment in VS2008 but not able to find for VB.NET environment in VS 2008.I want it to sort for each file, is there any addin for this? ...
[VS2008] - Run Add-in from PrebuildEvent
I'm writing an VS 2008 add-in to synchronize Setup project Version with startup project assembly version. It works fine. But I was wondering if it was possible to call add-in from the Prebuild Event of my setup project. It works fine by command line window, but I didn't find any syntax to make it work in prebuildEvent. Is Someone has an...
How do I find and open a file in a Visual Studio 2005 add-in?
I'm making an add-in with Visual Studio 2005 C# to help easily toggle between source and header files, as well as script files that all follow a similar naming structure. However, the directory structure has all of the files in different places, even though they are all in the same project. I've got almost all the pieces in place, but...
How to get notification when a successful build has finished?
I'm writing an VS add-in and I need to run a certain method after a successful build. I've tried using dte.Events.BuildEvents.OnBuildDone but that event happens even if the build failed. Is there a property or some other event I should use? ...
How do you debug a visual studio add-in that throws an exception during loading?
I'm working on an add-in for Visual Studio 2005 in C#, and while everything works if I launch it from the debugger, actually installing it (adding the .addin and .dll to the add-ins directory) results in it not working. When Visual Studio loads it, I get the error "The Add-in "MyAddin" failed to load or caused an exception." With Error ...
Test Strategy for Addins
I was wondering if someone from the forum, can help me in uderstanding the type of Testing that will be performed, I mean a Test Strategy, we need to test things like Add-ins. Also need to know how can I reply to the person who has replied to my question, I kow its a bit not so mature quesiton, but if someone can explain. Regards Amit ...
How do I extend a WPF application using an addin-like architeture?
Lets say I have a WPF application that shows a ListBox with an ArrayList -populated with objects of arbitrary types- as a source, and this application is hosted in an assembly 'A'. By default the ListBox will display the custom object 'ToString' method return value. If a data template for that object type is found, the ListBox will use ...
Excel VBA macro workbook startup - security warning - automatic update of links disabled
I've created an add-in and installed it, but now when I open Excel I get an error pop-up telling me that the add-in file is a security risk and that automatic updating of links is disabled. I've looked it up and it refers to the Windows DDE protocol, but what does that have to do with this add-in? Does anyone know what's happening behin...
How to use a dialog in an Excel shared addin
I'm writing a shared addin for Excel. It adds a CommandBarButton that when clicked opens a WPF window to collect some information from the user. I wanted to keep the same WPF dialog in memory and reuse it so that if the user clicks the CommandBarButton again their previous values would still be there. So I made a reference to my WPF di...
Visio COM Add-in question.
I was installing an Add-in to Microsoft Visio. The Add-in gets installed on the development PC and target PCs. I didn't do anything related to trusting of the Add-in or the CAS related settings as described in some of the VSTO Add-in pages or common Add-in related pages. I was able to see the Add-in listed in the Trust Center with the ty...
A report of refactoring recommendations
Hi, I'm working on an old site that needs to be optimised, I've installed Refactor! and its coming up with lots of recommendations, including lots of instances where objects aren't disposed off. Is there a way to create a report of these recommendations or another tool that I could use? Thanks, Chris. ...
Finding the conflicting add-in
Is there a way except try/error! that I can find which of my add-ins are causing conflict with my CopySourceAsHTML add-in in Visual studio 2008? It used to work but I am not sure which add-in that I installed caused that one to stop working, I also tried uninstalling it, Resetting it through DevEnv command line and installing it again, ...
Open web browser window in VS 2010 via add-in code?
I'm porting a VS Add-in to VS 2010 from VS 2008 and need to be able to open the built-in web browser. In VS 2008, it was possible to get a handle on the web browser window with code like this: var win = _applicationObject.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindWebBrowser); However, the same code does not work in VS 2010 when an instance ...
Smart Paster Add-In for Visual Studio 2010
Does anyone know of any free add-in similar to Smart Paster, but for Visual Studio 2010? Unfortunately, Smart Paster only works for VS2005 and VS2008. For the ones that don't know what I'm talking about, check it out. ...
excel original toolbar buttons event in c#
i want to get excel format cell buttons event in c# add-in to do additional actions after user's click. generally i want catch excel actions when a cell's property is changed like cell's background color or border. i found sheetchange and cellchange events that trigger just for changes of cells content, not cells properties like backgrou...
Visual Studio 2008 crashes when startup with Qt Add-in 1.1.4
I use Windows 7 x64, Qt Add-in 1.1.4, Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition. Does not work on multiple computers ... reinstalling Windows, Qt Add-in or VS2008 does not help( The error report says that an error in msenv.dll Please tell us how to fix it. If possible, of course. Thank you! ...
Why doesn't my CreateRibbonExtensibilityObject method get called?
Hi I've been tinkering around with the two techniques to modify the ribbon with an MS Word addin (Visual Studio 2010, .NET 3.5), a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Ribbon.OfficeRibbon and Microsoft.Office.Core.IRibbonExtensibility. I was hoping to switch between the two in my addin's CreateRibbonExtensibilityObject, but for some reason it is not ...
plug-in architecture based c/c++ application
I need to know how to start writing an application based on plug-in architecture. I mean how to write a base code and let others develop the application by adding the plug-ins they write. I know that there is some problems in doing so in c++. most people use another language such as python to add plug-ins to their c++ application. ...
Word 2007 customisation - template based addins vs. custom dlls written in Visual Studio?
I'm planning an upgrade to Word (Office) 2007 and need to decide now which customisation route to take. The current set-up is Office 2000 with templates acting as addins, loading with Word (from the startup folder) to support a lot of functionality - interface with DMS, interface with CRM, user form behaviour and printing to name but a ...