Chapter 5. The Add-in Wizard and the Automation Object Model
The Add-in Wizard provided by Microsoft Visual Studio .NET makes creating add-ins as easy as taking a Sunday drivejust choose a few options, and the wizard generates a road-ready add-in that you can take for a spin in the integrated development environment (IDE). Of course, you won't drive very far if you can't find the add-in's clutch, stick shift, and steering wheel (not to mention the gas pedal), so in the first half of this chapter we'll show you how the different parts of an add-in work together to make it go. Think of it as "driver's ed" for wizard-generated add-ins.There's no point in taking your add-in out on the road without a worthwhile destination in mind, so we've chosen one for you. In the second half of this chapter, we'll map out a scenic route through Visual Studio .NET's programming interface: the automation object model.
• Table of Contents • CD-ROM Inside Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 By
Brian Johnson, Craig Skibo Publisher : Microsoft Press Pub Date : February 12, 2003 ISBN : 0-7356-1874-7 Pages : 576
Learn how to put all the built-in power of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 to work with this comprehensive, in-depth programming guide. It drills down into the internal workings of Visual Studio .NET to help you get the most out of its features, editors, and project-management capabilities. You''ll see how to extend this rich, integrated development environment to maximize your productivity for any project, no matter where you are in the development cycleor which language you use. You''ll also learn how to use macros and add-ins to simplify your work. Code examples in every chapter show you exactly what to do.