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Common Environment Object Model Examples

Visual Studio 2010

The following examples demonstrate code that uses elements that are shared among all Visual Studio programming languages.

Example	Description
EditPoint Usage Example	Demonstrates usage of the EditPoint object.
WindowConfiguration Creation Example	Demonstrates how to create a window configuration.
WindowConfiguration Selection Example	Demonstrates how to select a window configuration.

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HOWTO: Manipulating controls of Windows forms from Visual Studio .NET add-ins.
HOWTO: Changing the source code of templates used by Visual Studio .NET wizards.
HOWTO: Guessing the name of a command bar to add a custom menu entry in Visual Studio .NET add-ins.
HOWTO: Add a popup command bar to the context menu of a code window of Visual Studio .NET.
HOWTO: Getting the "View" command bar of Visual Studio .NET from an add-in.
HOWTO: Removing commands and UI elements during Visual Studio .NET add-in uninstallation.
HOWTO: Adding buttons, commandbars and toolbars to Visual Studio .NET from an add-in.
HOWTO: Getting IDesignerHost and IHTMLDocument of WebForms from a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
HOWTO: Automating Visual Studio .NET from outside the IDE.
HOWTO: Capturing commands events from Visual Studio .NET add-ins.
HOWTO: Creating custom pictures for Visual Studio .NET add-ins commands, buttons and toolwindows.
HOWTO: Getting properties from the DTE.Properties collection of Visual Studio .NET.
HOWTO: Getting Project and ProjectItem events from a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
HOWTO: Canceling a build from a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
HOWTO: Getting information specific to VB.NET and C# projects from an add-in or macro.
HOWTO: Detect if Visual Studio .NET is installed in a Visual Studio Setup package for an add-in.
HOWTO: Get the selected text from a Visual Studio .NET macro or add-in.
HOWTO: Get the language of a project or file from a Visual Studio .NET macro or add-in.
HOWTO: Navigate the files of a solution from a Visual Studio .NET macro or add-in.
HOWTO: Make the shim control of Visual Studio .NET add-ins compatible with UNICODE.
HOWTO: Create a dockable toolwindow from a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
HOWTO: Navigate the code elements of a file from a Visual Studio .NET macro or add-in.
HOWTO: Get the code element at the cursor from a Visual Studio .NET macro or add-in.
HOWTO: Know the actual type behind a System.__ComObject type returned by an .Object property.
HOWTO: Reset a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get the programmable inner object of a toolwindow
HOWTO: Add a control to a Windows form from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get rid of a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Understanding toolwindow states in Visual Studio
HOWTO: Locate commandbars in international versions of Visual Studio
HOWTO: Create command names without ".Connect" in Visual Studio add-ins
HOWTO: Add a custom assembly to the Add References dialog of Visual Studio macros editor
HOWTO: Troubleshooting Visual Studio and Office add-ins
HOWTO: Using the Choose Data Source dialog of Visual Studio 2005 from your own code
HOWTO: Reference a Visual Studio assembly in the GAC from an add-in
HOWTO: Interact with a source code control (SCC) provider from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Guess the type of a Visual Studio project from an add-in or macro
HOWTO: Get a Visual Studio service from an add-in
HOWTO: Get the project flavor (subtype) of a Visual Studio project from an add-in
HOWTO: Guess the names of a Properties collection from a Visual Studio add-in or macro
HOWTO: Get data sources, data providers and data connections from a Visual Studio 2005 add-in
HOWTO: Initializing new events in Visual Studio macros
HOWTO: Guessing the IDE mode (design, debug or run-time) from a Visual Studio add-in or macro
HOWTO: Create a checked/unchecked command in a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Use the IVsMonitorSelection interface from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Controlling the state of command in a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get an EnvDTE.Project object from its project unique name
HOWTO: Manipulate a code or form designer file from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Performing some action before or after a build from a Visual Studio macro or add-in
HOWTO: Use the system font in dialogs and toolwindows of a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Detect installed Visual Studio editions, packages or service packs
HOWTO: Use correctly the OnConnection method of a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Guess if a project configuration is Debug or Release from a Visual Studio add-in or macro
HOWTO: Add an event handler from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get the text editor font and colors information in a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Create a setup for a Visual Studio 2005 / 2008 add-in using Inno Setup
HOWTO: Design a Visual Studio add-in to install and run on Windows Vista
HOWTO: Open the Web Browser and navigate to a page from a Visual Studio add-in or macro.
HOWTO: Execute a command by Guid and Id from a Visual Studio add-in.
HOWTO: Add a filtered task with navigation to the Task List from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get the target .NET Framework of a Visual Studio 2008 project from a Visual Studio add-in or macro
HOWTO: Handling buttons and toolbars user customizations from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get Microsoft Office bitmaps for Visual Studio add-ins
HOWTO: Retrieve the Command that created a CommandBarControl from a Visual Studio add-in or macro
HOWTO: Add an error with navigation to the Error List from a Visual Studio add-in
HOWTO: Get an OutputWindowPane to output some string from a Visual Studio add-in or macro

History

4/25/2011
Carlos J. Quintero