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Visual Studio Add-ins

Terry Bottorff — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:42:09 GMT

I have an add-in that is in the form of a dll. How do I get it to show up as an add-in in VS2008?
I am not sure I am asking this question correctly. If I need to post more info I can.
TIA.

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Terry Bottorff — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:42:09 GMT

Thanks Charles. I will check into those resources and we will see what happens... Thanks again.

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Charles R Hankey — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:59:32 GMT

Take a look at this :

[url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/19dax6cz%28VS.80%29.aspx[/url]

then google "visual studio add-in dll"

Don't claim to know much about Add-ins but I noticed vs2010 Gallery there are now add-in packages that end in vsix that are self-deploying. Very cool.

[url]http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2009/05/26/what-is-a-vsix.aspx[/url]

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Terry Bottorff — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:57:31 GMT

Thanks anyway. Maybe someone else can help, but it is not a show stopper so onward and upward.....

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Peter Jones — Tue, 11 May 2010 20:01:30 GMT

Hi Terry,

Sorry, can't help any further - I've had need to use Add Ins.

As far as registering a DLL I don't think that's needed. I think registration was a COM / ActiveX type activity that isn't needed in .Net.

Cheers, Peter

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Terry Bottorff — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:09:25 GMT

Peter there absolutely is an addin manager under tools. But mine shows some addin's that are already registered and it has 2 buttons on it.... OK and Cancel. How does the dll get registered or does it have to be???

RE: Visual Studio Add-ins

Peter Jones — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:14:19 GMT

Hi Terry,

From memory I think there is an Add In Manager under Tools.

Cheers, Peter