Automation and extensibility refers to the ability to programmatically automate repetitive tasks and extend the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) with tools such as add-ins and wizards. The following topics explain how to use the various programming models to do this.
In This Section
- Extending the Visual Studio Environment
Explains the various ways to extend and automate the Visual Studio IDE.
- Visual Studio Macros
Describes how to record, edit, and use macros in Visual Studio.
- Introduction to Project Extensibility
Explains how to use project automation for Visual Basic and Visual C#.
- Visual Basic and Visual C# Extensibility Object Model for Projects
Explains how to use the Visual Basic and Visual C# project automation model.
- Visual C++ Extensibility Object Model
Includes language reference for the Visual C++ automation object models: Visual C++ Code Model, Visual C++ Wizard Model, Visual C++ Project/Build model, and the Visual C++ Resource Editor model.
- Welcome to the Add-In Wizard, Visual Studio Add-In Wizard
Includes information about the various pages of the Add-In Wizard, the wizard used to create add-ins.
- Automation and Extensibility Reference
Includes language reference for all automation models.