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In my extension I need access to database connection strings. Currently I have my own configuration page to add/edit these but supporting encryption for passwords is turning out to be a real pain. I...
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Hello,I have a lot of files in my current project with a custom internal extension. It would be very helpful for me if the Solution Explorer of visual studio 2012 could show extended information about...
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I have a plugin that uses SendMessage to change the background color of the Solution Explorer and it works fine in VS 2010 but no longer works in VS 2012 due to the switch to WPF (other windows still...
View ArticleHow to customize the default Project properties
Hi,I need to customize my C# project properties. I don't have idea about this. How we achieve this in VS Extensibilty?Thanks,Abbas K- Abbas K
View ArticleDTE build event: notification of succeeded but not built
Q: How do I determine that a project succeeded but did not built (no changes)?I am aware that with a Visual Studio Package that I can tap into build events._dte.Events.BuildEvents.OnBuild* += **;* is...
View ArticleARM Platform Support for Visual Studio 2013
I was trying to build Alljoyn source for arm target machine (windows phone) and met the following error:C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\INCLUDE\crtdefs.h(404) : fatal error...
View Articlehow to change the width of the auto complete drop down list?
Hi,I implemented an autocomplete mechanism, using ICompletionSession and ICompletionSourceProvider. I have an issue with the size of the drop-down list opened when I use this autocomplete mechanism....
View ArticleNo methods of controls to choose in 2008
I was newer to asp.net with visual studio 2012.when I try to add a routin of specificed event, I press space key first to pick an event.Then there will be a list to choose after hiting =, including add...
View ArticleHow to control toolbar visibility from code (Isolated Shell)
Hello everybody, I’m developing an application in Isolated mode and need some fine-grained visual customization. I want to find out how to show/hide toolbars (custom or built-in) from code. An example...
View ArticleSupport for Code Snippets in Visual Studio Lanuage Service
I need to add support for Code Snippets to my Lanuage Service(which I am writing using MPF). I am doing all according to this MSDN article. First I've added attribute to my package class,...
View ArticleHow to use standard VS commands in custom menu (vsct)
Hi,I have a .vsct file which defines a custom menu. I want to add some default Visual Studio commands to this menu as well. I already managed to add some default commands such as copy /...
View ArticleRemove old menu commands
I am currently developing a extension tool for Visual Studio 2013. Before i dive into developing the tool, i play around to familiarize myself. However now whenever i hit the f5 and a Visual Studio...
View ArticleEnable Send a Smile/Frown
Is it possible to enable Send a Smile/Frown to the VS Shell (Isolated)? If so, any docs to show?I noticed there is a link to disable No_HelpSendFeedbackCommand in the vsct file but is commented out...
View ArticleDoes the REST API offer team member capacity?
I would like to get the capacity for all team members in a project for a sprint. The documentation does not say this is available but it may just not be documented. If its possible, which endpoint...
View ArticleLosing programs
I need a simple answerI have a school project, I open it at school, on their pc. Works fine.I get home to continue my work, I can run the program, but the option to write more code disappears. I have...
View ArticleHow to Detect if Project is Up to Date or Not at Start of Build
Updated to ClarifyWhen Visual Studio (VS) performs a build, it determines whether or not to build a project or state that a project is "Up to Date" based on whether the contents of any of the included...
View ArticleWhen node's address change in WatchWindow, node's child nodes will be...
Dear you, I implemented a custom DebugEngine and it can work well. But when watch variables, I get a question...As title said, When program runs and it made some variable's address change, all...
View ArticleHow to loop through all Forms/UserControls and invoke a method on grids at...
Hi,I need to write an Add-In that will loop through all the forms (we use Windows Forms) in a project and then call a certain method on our own custom grid at to perform some task at design time.Can...
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Visual Studio Projects Not Showing FileVesion Leading Zeroes in File Properties
I created a simple Visual Studio 2013 windows form application setting the AssemblyInfo.cs file as show below.// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers // by...
View ArticleError 1 Unable to copy file "obj...
Hi there! I am specifically using Visual Studio 2013:Windows Forms Application version 3.5 and this error log keeps popping up! I keep seeing stuff like visual C#, buthow do I fix this?Error Log:Error...
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