I'm probably looking right past it, but is there a way to get the strataframe menu added to Visual Studio 2012 environment?

You have to create a new addins file that supports 2012 in the MSEnvShared folder.  For example, this would be the path:

C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\MSEnvShared\AddIns

I have attached that file here in a ZIP.  So here are the steps:

1. Get out of Visual Studio
2. Copy the attached AddIns file to: C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\MSEnvShared\AddIns 
3. Open the StrataFrame2012.Addin file in Notepad or some other text editor.
4. In the line: <Assembly>C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\MicroFour\StrataFrame\MicroFour StrataFrame AddIns.dll</Assembly>, update the path to match your local installation.
5. Save the file.
6. Go back into Visual Studio 2012 and it should be there.

Hi Trent,

Does that mean, that we can upgrade to VS2012 & MS-SQL 2012 now?  or do we need to wait for an SF update?

P.S.
Many interesting things to start using VS2012 .Net4.5 like Async features.

Edhy Rijo

Works like a charm!  Thank you very much!

Technically you could, but if you run into issues we won't technically support it until we push out a build.  We will have a new build fairly soon that will support both.  As you noticed already, it is easy to make SF work with VS 2012 even without a build.  So there won't be a ton of changes that are required to move forward.

I tried your solution and I get Strataframe to show up on the VS12 menu and when I click on the Create Strataframe Toolbar Tab I get the following error?

ArgumentNullException
  Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: sp

Source     : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell

Stack Trace:

   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ServiceProvider..ctor(IServiceProvider sp, Boolean defaultServices)
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.Extensibility.ExtensibilityBasics.ᜂ()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.Extensibility.ExtensibilityBasics.get_CurrentVsServiceProvider()
   at MicroFour.StrataFrame.AddIns.MenuBasics.ᜀ(DTE2 A_0)


What did I do wrong? TIA

Honestly, I am not sure.  The stack trace doesn't show anything StrataFrame related.  Are you getting the error right when you click on StrataFrame or when you click on something once the StrataFrame menu opens?

I click the StrataFrame Menu and go down it and click on the Create Strataframe Toolbox Tab. Then instantly I get the error.

That is a change that we will have to make.  You can still use the BO Mapper, DDT, localization, etc.  But the toolbox items have to be created differently in VS2012.

OK. Thanks.