How to create new platform in project configuration
Hello all,I am create C++ project based on make file. However, I have maintain my make file manually. I am trying to create new extension based on Visual Studio SDK. Basically, I want to handle build...
View ArticleVisual Studio Extension shows up in Extensions and Updates but not in Main Menu
Hello,We have an extension which supports Visual Studio 2012 - Visual Studio 2017 versions. The issue is that post installation, the extension works fine on some machines but on certain others , it...
View ArticleIgnore disabled clustered index in Database projects
Hi All,I am new to database projects in visual studio SSDT and i was wondering if there is a way that i can ignore disabled clustered index on some tables through database projects ? I have checked...
View ArticleLeveraging Visual C++ Language Services in a New Project Type for...
I am using the VS2012 SDK and creating a new Project type for Visual Studio 2012-2015 that uses C language files in addition to other proprietary file types. I am looking to enable Intellisense based...
View ArticleHow to pass custom parameter a value
I developed an item template whos's located in: > C:\..\..\Documents\Visual Studio 2017\Templates\ItemTemplates On my code i'm using `AddFromTemplate()` method to load my item template. The item...
View ArticleProblem occurred extracting the vsix to the experimental instance.
I am using VS2017 and I have a new extensibility project based on the latest extensibility templates.When I build my project, a problem is occuring when the VSIX is being extracted to the experimental...
View ArticleHow to generate PLK for Visual Studio extension nowdays?
Hi there, I am planning to create new extension and want to support old Visual Studio versions (2005+). Earlier I was able to generate PLK using vsipprogram.com/external/key that was hidden one day...
View ArticleNeed help connecting to iSeries ODBC Datasource
I don't know what is going on but I cannot link to your odbc server. I am able to link fine with MS Access. I have a Data Source in Windows under User DSN. It is called iSeries Access ODBC Driver. I...
View ArticleHow to get IntelliSense in the Watch Window for a custom Debug Engine?
I'd like to display IntelliSense for my variables in the debugger's Watch window. For example, in C#, I type 'x.' - and after the dot, the member list pops up. So does anyone have any ideas on how to...
View ArticleWinforms TabIndex
Hi,I'd like to develop an extension for VS2017 like this "Visual Studio Win forms tab index extension / add-in"https://codecanyon.net/item/winforms-tab-index-addin/4567358No idea how to do it.Any...
View ArticleVisual Studio Extensibility (VSX) - Get the current branch name
I am developing a Visual Studio extension (VS Package). I am trying to get the Source Control branch name for a project/solution. The only source control service available in the VS SDK is...
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Error on generated resource scripts while creating Visual Studio Shell...
Hi all,I'm not sure what I'm missing in creating a Visual Studio Shell Isolated Project, but I just perform the following steps:1. File -> New -> Project2. Select Visual Studio Shell Isolated...
View Articledte.get_Properties is returning null in Visual Studio 2017 AsyncPackage
I am using Visual Studio 2017 and this is a Visual Studio extension using AsyncPackage. Although the custom property page and properties exist, dte.get_Properties returns null if the custom page is not...
View ArticleVisual Studio Extension & MVVM
I am new to Visual Studio Extension Projects and I was wondering if we could use MVVM when developing Visual Studio Extension Projects(am trying to develop a tool window based extension). I was trying...
View ArticleTeam Foundation Server plus Git as a dev+support+management reports+customers...
I need to make a demo to show how TFS+Git can achieve (I expect the front end to all of it will be in SharePoint, right?)source controlcontinuous buildissue trackingagile dev life cycleprogress monitor...
View ArticleSupport for query Git commits by HistoryMode in the TFS API Client.
Hi,We are currently using the Git repositories API in the latest version of the package Microsoft.TeamFoundationServer.Client (16.139.0-preview).We have encountered that the GitQueryCommitsCriteria...
View ArticleUSqlCompilerTask MSB4018 VS2017 V 2.3.4000.4
VS do not allow to build USQL project or execute scripts in local instance. It show error: The "USqlCompilerTask" task failed unexpectedly. System.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file...
View ArticleVS 2013 Extension - Text Completion sample crashes
Hello, I am trying to make the completion test sample work ( sample https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ee372314.aspx : Walkthrough: Displaying Statement Completion )I installed VS2013...
View ArticleIs MenuButton/SplitDropDown Ever Supported?
Hi,The documentation states there is a "MenuButton" and "SplitDropDown" option for the "type" attribute of "Button" element. However I never get it to work in a tool window toolbar. This Stackoverflow...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2017 VSIXInstaller RunFromEnginePathLocationException
Hello, We have a continuous integration system which does a nightly build and install of our Visual Studio 2017 addin (among other deliverables). This Windows system does only devenv.exe command line...
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