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Add-Ins and macros can be used to add extra functionality to the Visual Studio .NET IDE.


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Using ActiveSolutionProjects and ProjectItem.FileCodeModel to determine if a Window is a Designer or CodeWindow. -
How do I determine if the Active Code Window is associated with a WinForm or just simply a class without examining the code or using the CodeModel in an add-in?    more...

Using the CodeModel and FileCodeModel -
The CodeModel and FileCodeModel work in concert to explore the code of a project. They can be used in an add-in to copy selected controls and their respective event code from one form to another.    more...

Assigning Shortcut Keys to a Macro -
How do I assign a shortcut key to a Macro in Visual Studio NET?    more...

Add-ins - Enumerating Selected Controls -
In an add-in, how do I get a list of the controls selected by the developer in the active forms designer? I also would like to copy the selected controls to the clipboard. Can I do that? This article shows you how to do both of these functions.     more...

Use the CodeModel to retrieve a procedure from a code window. -
How can I retrieve the whole procedure, and any preceding comments, from a code window when the cursor is positioned in the procedure?     more...

C# Add-In - Use the CodeModel to retrieve a procedure from a code window. -
How can I retrieve the whole procedure, and any preceding comments, from a code window when the cursor is positioned in the procedure?     more...

Setting Registry Entries for Add-in Deployment -
How do I set the registry in the Deployment Project so that my add-in can be connected to both releases of .NET?    more...

Migrating an Add-in from VS 2001 to VS 2003 -
Add-ins can be migrated form Visual Studio .NET 2001 to the 2003 release, but the process of getting the add-in to run is not automatic and there are some nitty-gritty details to be aware of.    more...

Modeless Dialogs in an Add-in -
Why do control characters not enter a text box in a modeless dialog in an add-in?    more...

Using the FileCodeModel to Get the Code for a Method -
Given that you have retrieved a desired method name and its length from using th CodeModel object, how can you fetch the code for that method?     more...


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Writing Add-Ins for Visual Studio .NET
Writing Add-ins for Visual Studio .NET
by Les Smith
Apress Publishing