Creating a Modal Dialog for File Properties as it comes in VC++
Hi, I have a visual studio extension which has custom file types. I am working on creating a property page for the file, I am able to create a normal property page by using the NodeProperties class....
View ArticleMacros in Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview
Have macros been stripped from Visual Studio 11 completely? I can't find any reference to them, or panes like Macro Explorer, in the Developer Preview build. Or, is it just that they're not in this...
View ArticleImport of SVsServiceProvider not working in custom editor
Hi all,Now I want to get TFS object in VS 2015. i tried the SVsServiceProvider to get DTE but not working.According to a MSDN article (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee834473(v=vs.110).aspx) I...
View ArticleListening to an ErrorList ToolWindow event
I'm working on an extension that shows ErrorList ToolWindow's errors inside another ToolWindow in another language.I'm almost done, but I only managed to show these errors when the user builds the...
View ArticleRun a bat command file whenever Visual Studio starts
I need to run a bat/cmd file whenever Visual Studio starts up (2008, 2012/13/15). Does VS have a built-in ability to do that? If so, how do I set that up? If not, what would be a simple way to do...
View ArticleWhat is the equivalent of the "C++ buildcustomization" for C#?
What is the equivalent of the "C++ buildcustomization" for C#?I have special files (.mylang) and, they are compiled into C++ or C# code. And then They should be added into the project at compile time....
View ArticleVS 2015 Isolated Shell: Supporting Menu Command Localizing
Hi,I am exploring the example code for WPFToolWindow. I want test menu localizing for "Persisted Window" string text.What I was hoping to do is something like this...<Buttons><!-- An element...
View ArticleHow to Get IEditorFormatMapService in VSIX Menu Command Callback?
i want to get IEditorFormatMapService instance in a menu command callback. is it possible?thanks
View ArticleHelp menu disappears
I am using Visual studio 2015 isolated shell. Created the Isolated shell application. In the "PowerPMACIDE.AboutBoxPackage" I want to implement localized option for AboutApp. When I implement...
View ArticleAftger upgrading to VS 2015 Update 2 my VSIX project does not build.
Here is the output:1> AddRelatedClasses -> C:\Projects\GitRepos\vm\Aspects\Visix\AddRelatedClasses\AddRelatedClasses\bin\Debug\vm.Aspects.Visix.AddRelatedClasses.vsix...
View ArticlePlugin code to gain access to all output window contents
I am writing a plugin for visual studio.I would like to be able to detect and parse the text in all output windows that are created. Some other plugins have a lot of information that is output in these...
View ArticleAccess TFS Rest API but i get "Unauthorized" issue
Hi All, public class BasicAuthenticationFilter : IHttpRequestHeaderFilter { private string _authToken; public BasicAuthenticationFilter(NetworkCredential userCredential) { _authToken =...
View ArticleHow to get list of work items which is tagged under zendesk.
Hi,We need to get list of work items tagged under zendesk using REST APIs. I am not able to find the solution in VSO API documentation. Can anyone please help me out of this.Thanks,Sunil kumar
View ArticleInvoke a Codefix from an IWizard
In Visual Studio 2013 there is a command for implementing an interface called Edit.ImplementInterfaceStubImplicitly.In Visual studio 2015 Update 2 the Edit.ImplementInterfaceStubImplicitly command is...
View ArticleWhy are we getting a 404 server error when trying to navigate to the Coverage...
We used to be able to access our Code Coverage results from the Coverage Results link within a Gated Build summary, but are unable to now. I can see the data.coverage file on the build server after...
View ArticleHow to read contents of Property Window?
I am trying to do something very simple. I want to be able to read the entire contents of the currently shown properties window. I am not talking property pages, and I don't care about project...
View ArticleVS Extension: Toggle a Margin Glyph example
This is in reference to writing a Visual Studio extension or MEF. MS Walkthrough: Creating a Margin Glyph examplehttps://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee361745.aspx How do you toggle a margin glyph...
View ArticleURI-Schema in AuthoringScope::Goto (not documented)
I'm implementing a language service and therefore need to supply the AuthoringScope::Goto method. The documentation only states, that the method returns an URI that '[...] contains the path to the file...
View ArticleI am unable to add a Nuget Package to my VS Multi Project Template
I am creating an update for my open source project RAD Studio Code Generation Toolkit (https://radstudio.codeplex.com ) and I created a new project template along with this update.In the past I had...
View ArticleAre the four messages about the vsixmanifest when building a VS 2015 package...
I have noticed that the generated vsixmanifest file gets four build messages (in the error list window) when building the VSIX project, and wanted to know if these are 'normal' and can be ignored, or...
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