Disable addition/editing of platforms for a project
I've a created a custom project type and was able to customise the target platform for my project type. Following is the code block:public override int GetPlatformNames(uint celt, string[] names,...
View ArticleHow to Add a custom button in TeamExplorer QueryResultGrid Toolbar and...
i m working on visual studio extension Add-in and want to add some customize buttons in Team Explorer extension. There are 2 areas where i want to add my custom button. Area1: wants to add a button...
View ArticleHow to programmatically get the changeset number from VS Changeset Details...
This page says that we should use the IPendingChangesExt interface for getting details of the Changeset Details window in Visual Studio 2012 and 2013. I am able to get the interface for the Changeset...
View ArticleHow to programmatically get the Shelveset Name from VS Shelveset Details window
This page says that we should use the IPendingChangesExt interface for getting details of the Shelveset Details window in Visual Studio 2012 and 2013. I am able to get the interface for the Changeset...
View ArticleException comments generator
Is there a tool or extension that will automatically generate the list of exceptions that a function will throw? I am writing a library and it's proving to be very time consuming to generate the...
View ArticleHow to close the opened project items when we create the project from VSIX...
Hi,When I create the project via my own project templates the project items are opened automatically. I have added my project items dynamically using the below function...
View ArticleHow to create/deploy VSPackage for SQL Server Management Studio?
Hi All,I am a newer to VSPackage, I want to create a VSPackage for SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS), now I can create a VSPackage project and debug it in Visual Studio but don't know how to debug it...
View ArticleInclude natvis, natstepfilter etc alongside source code?
Can I get Visual Studio to load a natvis from some location other than the global system folders?Perhaps a macro or extension which hooks debugger startup and can instruct the debugger to load...
View ArticleC++ REST SDK is not found in VS 2013
Hi, do you know where is C++ REST SDK in VS 2013?http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj969455.aspxI just included <cpprest/json.h> and compiler says cannot open...Shouldn't this be supported...
View ArticleIntermediateAssembly
I'm currently taking the first steps at intergrating a new language into VS. I've built a basic msbuild provide and have basic project support using the ironpython sample as a template. My problem is...
View ArticleRemove projects from a solution programmatically
I'm writing a console application to deploy a test environment to test a big software (a hundred projects for a total of more than 1gb of code) for my company.This script get the latest version of the...
View ArticleVC file configuration property access 100x slower in VS2013 than in VS2010
Hi,I have a VS addin that scans the solution on load and reads/writes various per-file VC configuration properties - for example, it toggles the ExcludedFromBuild flag for certain files based on user...
View ArticleHow to create dynamic tool windows
I have a VSPackage that is supposed to create tool windows dynamically. The current model I have registers a particular ToolWindowPane type to Package class using the ProvideToolWindow attribute.That...
View ArticleC++ REST SDK in VS 2013 doesn't allow us to use x64 build?
The title is my question.x64 build with C++ REST SDK conflicts with x86 error.So, I cannot compile this.(BTW, there is another error encountered with this, which is when additional include directory in...
View ArticleDo you need multiple solutions to create side-by-side VSPackages for multiple...
I'm creating a Visual Studio extension (via VSPackage) and would like it to be available for both VS 2012 and 2013. I first created the 2012 extension in VS 2012, and then upgraded my project so it...
View ArticleHelp Viewer 2.1 is crashing
Hello.My company has developed an application using the Visual Studio 2010 Shell Isolated , recently I have made migration to Visual Studio 2013 Isolated.Regarding Help Viewer 2.1 Administrator Guide...
View ArticleHow to reuse a standard menu item?
I'd like to reuse "Rename" refactoring menu item (command) for a language that's not supported in VS by default (F#). For F# source files this command is disabled. So, I need to solve two issues: How...
View ArticleDeploy Simple application source code using VSIX
Greetings!!I have simple application where I have to deploy in some place using VSIX.Is it possible to add simple application to the VSIX project and deploy using VSIX?Thanks and RegardsSuresh
View ArticleCString behavior in VC6.0 and VS2010
Hi All,I have observed the following behavior in “CString”. In VC 6.0 CString is a normal class but in VS2010 “CString” is a Class Template(ATL::CString). There is some difference in the behavior of...
View ArticleVSPackage Builder - Alternatives?
I've been using VSPackage Builder on VS 2010 but VS 2010 is two versions behind now, and like many other developers I would really like to use a newer VS version when developing a VSPackage with the...
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