Activate callback in custom visual studio editor
Hi,I have implemented a custom editor. Therefore I have and EditorPane which is derived from WindowPane. Is there a possibility to get notified when the editor gets actived? (e.g. when it is already...
View ArticleCreating a Project template for Windows Phone
Hello,I am creating an project template for Windows Phone, and i want the user can select between 7.1 or 8.0.I try to found the default Project Template for Windows Phone but only found images....How...
View ArticleLock custom editor while debugging
I have created VSPackage (using Visual Studio 2012, 4.5 .NET) that contains custom editor. I have used MPF to develop the package. Everything works fine except one thing: when I start debugging my...
View ArticleWF editor hosted in Isolated Shell
I hosted the Workflow Editor in Isolated Shell in VSIX project. All is working well, I can show the designer surface and drag-drop the activities.Now the problem is that the intellisense is not...
View ArticleHow to: Run Add-ins on the Command Line
I have tried http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms228759(v=vs.90).aspx but I only get VS starting with a message box : Command "MyAddin.Connect.MyAddin" is not valid"C:\Program Files...
View ArticleWindow configuration no longer available after restarting VS 2010/2012
In December I reported an issue on this forum (http://bit.ly/WRYbTL) where I created a layout via EnvDTE.WindowConfigurations.Add, but when I restarted Visual Studio the layout was no longer available....
View ArticleRecommendation to enable an .MSI extension not installed in the Common7 folder
Hi,I have an extension installed by an .MSI. It works fine. It doesn't install in the Visual Studio sub folders, but in its own \program files ... folder. I need to have MEF enabled for this extension...
View Articleadd-ins Adding an entry to a solutions GlobalSection(ExtensibilityAddIns)...
I want to load an addin form a solution but cannot find the correct syntax for entries within the section.My addin is called 'setbuildenv' and I want specific solutions to load it so that tier build...
View ArticleHighlighting code window text from Visual studio tool window using VSPackage
I'm kind off new to the Visual Studio Extensions. Is there a way to interact to code window from Visual Studio 2010 tool window. I have a Datagrid hosted on the VisualStudio tool window. DataGrid...
View ArticleHow to determine the name of the embedded ".resources" file for a ".resx" file
Hi there,This may not be the right forum for this, but I have a Visual Studio add-in that needs to determine the name of the ".resources" file that MSFT embeds in the assembly for any arbitrary ".resx"...
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 ArticleHow to control the project path Visual Studio "new project" wizard creates
When you create a new C# project (say just a standard "Class Library"), Visual Studio combines the "Location" and the project "Name" specified in the wizard dialog as the folder name under which to...
View Article[VS 2012] Output Window Pane not working in production instance of Visual Studio
I have a VSPackage that creates an IVsOutputWindowPane in theInitialize() function. When I set the package to AutoLoad onSolutionExists and NoSolution my output pane is visible when I deploy the the...
View ArticleCS0234: The type or namespace name 'Script' does not exist in the namespace...
Hello Guys,I have completed a application with visual studio 2010. Now I am facing an issue like below when deploy the application on 2.0 framework serverCS0234: The type or namespace name 'Script'...
View ArticleWhere can I download Visual Studio 2005 SDK named VsSDKFebruary2007.exe?
I need Visual Studio 2005 SDK to open a old project.but I can not find the VsSDKFebruary2007.exe in the online. Where can I find it?
View ArticleChange startup project on configuration change (event)
Hi again forum,I have a question not really essential but if I could have a good answer it would be great.I don't know if it's the case for many of you but I like to have/load all my projects when I...
View ArticleHow to generate Pre Compiled views through command line/ MS build in Code...
I want to automate my Publish work through MS build. My project is using code first approach and I need to generate the pre-compiled / pre-Generated views prior to deployment. In visual studio, I was...
View ArticleVSIX project fails on TFS build machine
The project that constructs our VS extension installer (VSIX) fails on a TFS build machineThe "ValidateVsixManifest" task failed unexpectedly. System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer...
View Articleext_ConnectMode.ext_cm_UISetup firing every time an AddIn is loaded (not in...
I'm running VS2010 on Windows 7.I've been creating an Add In following the MZTools articles and I've run into a problem. The ext_ConnectMode.ext_cm_UISetup is being sent to the OnConnection method of...
View ArticlePrevent custom tool from running when I save a file
Visual Studio has a feature called Custom Tools. The Custom Tool will run every time I save a file or, if I click the "Run Custom Tool" menu item. Is there a way to make it run only when I click the...
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