Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks Namespace (2007 System) (2007 System)

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Visual Studio Tools for Office API Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks Namespace (2007 System)

The Microsoft Build Engine uses Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.BuildTasks to build and deploy Visual Studio Tools for Office solutions. However, you can create your own build system by using these classes and the MSBuild XML-based project files. For more information, see MSBuild Overview and MSBuild Reference.

Classes

	Class	Description
	BuildTask	Provides the base class for MSBuild tasks that are used by Visual Studio Tools for Office to build projects.
	CheckOffice2007Document	Defines an MSBuild task that determines whether a customized document in the 2007 Microsoft Office system should be generated. This class cannot be inherited.
	CustomizeOffice2007Document	Defines an MSBuild task that generates a customized document for a Visual Studio Tools for Office project for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.
	EmbedTypeLibrary	Defines an MSBuild task that extracts a type library from a Visual Studio Tools for Office customization assembly into a DLL to enable interop with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
	GenerateAndPersistAppInfoTask	Defines an MSBuild task that adds a customization to a Microsoft Office 2003 document.
	GenerateOfficeAddInManifest	Defines an MSBuild task that generates the Visual Studio Tools for Office section of an application manifest that describes an add-in. This class cannot be inherited.
	GenerateOfficeDocumentInstallationPath	Defines an MSBuild task that returns a path to the installation folder to be written into a customized document. This class cannot be inherited.
	GenerateOfficeDocumentManifest	Defines an MSBuild task that creates the Visual Studio Tools for Office sections of an application manifest for a document-level customization. This class cannot be inherited.
	IsInvalidDocumentTask	Defines an MSBuild task that determines whether a customized Microsoft Office 2003 document should be updated. This class cannot be inherited.
	RegisterFormRegions	Defines an MSBuild task that gathers form region information to register or unregister the form regions for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. This class cannot be inherited.
	SetInclusionListEntry	SetInclusionListEntry creates or removes a user inclusion list entry at build time for application-level add-ins and document-level customizations in the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.
	SetOffice2003AddInRegistration	Defines an MSBuild task that creates or removes registry keys that are needed to run or uninstall a Visual Studio Tools for Office application-level add-in for Microsoft Office 2003. This class cannot be inherited.
	SetOffice2003SecurityPolicy	Defines an MSBuild task that sets the Visual Studio Tools for Office security policy for Microsoft Office 2003 solutions. This class cannot be inherited.
	SetOffice2007AddInRegistration	Defines an MSBuild task that creates or removes registry keys that are needed to run or uninstall an add-in for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. This class cannot be inherited.