Q&A
| Q1: | Why does the add-in sometimes not show up in the Tools menu when I run the add-in application? |
A1: | Make sure that you select Uninstall from the deployment project after you've installed the add-in to test it. Because the Registry is involved, you must make sure that it's cleared out before you attempt to run the new add-in. |
| Q2: | The Help File for add-ins is sort of confusing. Is my help messed up? |
A2: | No, your Help isn't messed up. Someone seems to have forgotten a few things when adding the help for automation. The hierarchy isn't like it is for the other namespaces in the framework class library (FCL), so you have to figure it out on your own. I suggest printing out the object model hierarchy bitmap that you can find in the SDK under Automation. It's a visual representation of the EnvDTE objects, and it'll assist you in getting the right information. |
| Q3: | Add-ins are exciting. Are there any books or good articles about add-ins? |
A3: | Information about add-ins is scarce. A-Press publishes a book by Les Smith called Writing Add-ins for Visual Studio .NET. It's all Visual Basic .NET code and it walks you through a lot of neat Add-in ideas. You can find some good articles about add-ins at http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/02/VSIDE/VSIDE.asp |
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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio® .NET 2003 in 21 Days
By
Jason Beres
Publisher
: Sams Publishing
Pub Date
: January 14, 2003
ISBN
: 0-672-32421-0
Pages
: 696
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Studio .NET in 21 Days will help developers that are new to application development and experienced developers understand how to use the .NET Framework and Visual Studio .NET to rapidly develop any type of computer application. The Visual Studio .NET development environment is the most comprehensive developer tool ever created, putting that together with the .NET Frameworks' Class Libraries, the developer has everything he or she needs to get up-to-speed on Microsoft's latest revolution in application development. This book will guide the developer through using the VS .NET IDE, the Visual Basic .NET and C# language, and the supporting tools available from Microsoft to create Windows and Web-based applications. The market is full of books that pretty much say the same thing, which is already available in the help files, the author of this book has written and deployed over a dozen successful applications using Visual Studio .NET and the .NET Framework. All of his expertise and experience is used to give you the most comprehensive title on using Visual Studio .NET.