How to deploy an extension to an isolated shell app for debugging.
Hi all,I have a product based on VS2013 isolated shell. I'm developing an extension and I would like to debug it inside the shell.When debugging an extension inside Visual Studio, I would set in the...
View ArticleEvaluating project properties/macros for a VC++ project
Is there a way to get a IVsBuildMacroInfo for a VC++ project in order to evaluate project properties/macros?I know for a C# project you can cast the IVsHierarchy for a project to IVsBuildMacroInfo but...
View ArticleHow to build an item template that makes multiple files across multiple folders?
I need to create a number of item and project templates to implement an MVVM/Unity/Prism project and its supporting classes and constructs. The simple single file item templates are not a problem but...
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Extending the "Start Debugging" menu in custom project type
I created a new project type based on mpf framework for Visual Studio 2012. In the new project type, I was able to customize the "Start Debugging" action to meet new project type needs by implementing...
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vstest.console.exe doesn't list extension
I'm trying to get the GoogleTest Runner extension working in Visual Studio 2013 Pro. (http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/9dd47c21-97a6-4369-b326-c562678066f0)The extension is listed in...
View ArticleEntity Framework Designer Extension loading, but my property doesn't appear
Hi,Entity Framework Designer Extension (vsix) loading, but my property doesn't appear in Property Window when I select Entity in designer. I'm using Visual Studio 2012 Pro. How can I manage it?Thanks...
View ArticleIVsDropdownBar.RefreshCombo freezes UI
Hi all, I have written a plugin for Visual Studio , which among other supports outlining and dropdown bar.The problem is, that when I have huge files, e.g. 100K lines and I make any change to the file,...
View ArticleHow do i enable intellisense in VS 2012
Hi,How do I enable intellisense in VS 2012, I dont see any colors for key words. Everything is in black. Indentation, alignment nothing is working. I have tried all the possible solutions given in...
View Articlesgen.exe tool for multiple types
Hi,I have been trying to use sgen.exe for multiple types but unfortunately it is not supporting multiple types. Is there any other tool which would support multiple types.Regards,Mani.
View ArticleLooking for extension that provides saveable annotations in editor
Hello,When debugging I want to be able to create a note/annotation that is not in the code like a comment but hovers over the code. I would like to be able to manage these annotations i.e. new, edit,...
View Articlevisual studio 2010 isolated shell redistribuatable
I am currently trying to run a program, Civilization V SDK, it claims I am missing (visual studio 2010 isolated shell redistribuatable), I had thought I would need to download visual studio 2010-which...
View ArticleProgrammatically (call) WorkItem Refresh functionality
Good afternoon,is there a way to refresh an open WorkItem (tool)window inside VisualStudio 2012 from another VisualStudio Extension? Basically iterate over the open windows and search for a particular...
View ArticleCreating a class diagram
I'm using the visual studio 2010 SDK and i would like to create from the code a UML diagram. I'm looking for something like: Class class1 = new class(); class1.addParam(new Param("int num"));...
View ArticleHow to get notified when user remove a breakpoint from the breakpoint window
I'm a working on a Visual Studio 2013 package. I need to update some information into a custom graphical editor when the user deletes or deactivate a breakpoint in the usual VS breakpoint window during...
View ArticleAccess to overridden method of base class
Hi,I have an instance of CodeFunction and I know that the function overrides the function of the base class. Is there a way how I can get the instance of the base class?Kind regards, Mike
View ArticleMigration from Visual Studio 2010 shell isolated to VS2013
My company has developed an application using the Visual Studio 2010 Isolated Shell and implemented a custom project using MPF10. We have a need to upgrade the application to use the Visual Studio 2013...
View ArticleCustom start page xaml from network share is not loaded
The directory %USERPROFILE% refers to a network Location, i.e. the StartPages Folder %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\StartPages\ which is supposed to hold the XAML for a customized start...
View ArticlePopulating a NewFile with content from VS add-in
Hi, I would like to be able (from a VS add-in) to create a New unsaved file of type DGML and populate with existing data. In understand that I can use...
View ArticleAdding Solution Items to a Multi-Project Template
Can anyone provide some guidance on how to add a Solution Item to a Visual Studio 2005 Multi-Project Template? The scenario is that in my template, I have several projects that referrence the same...
View ArticleIterating functions with VCCodeFunction does not work.
I have the following class.class Foo { public: Foo(); ~Foo(); void init(); };I want to change the name of the class to "Bar". The below code does the job but it does not change the constructors and...
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