how do i know that the Type for Visual Studio instance is VisualStudio.DTE.9.0

Question

using

System.Type type = System.Type.GetTypeFromProgID("VisualStudio.DTE.9.0");

i can get hold of the type for an instance of Visual Studio. My question is where was it specified that the type of Visual Studio 2008 instance is "VisualStudio.DTE.9.0".

Can any one direct me how to find it using Ole/Com viewer. I believe the ProgId can be found from there.

Answer 1

Hello Anirudh,

Have you seen the following forum post:

http://msmvps.com/blogs/carlosq/archive/2008/11/27/more-on-visual-studio-and-net-version-numbering.aspx

It might give you an idea