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Figure 12-20. Add Resource dialog

Navigate to your bitmap file and click OK.

Your icon will now be embedded in the satellite assembly. After
embedding the bitmap, note the ID of the bitmap since you will be
using that later.

12.7.2. Modify Command Code

The
default code to add a
command created by the Add-in Wizard is
shown here:

Command command = commands.AddNamedCommand(addInInstance, 
"TryCatchMatic", "TryCatchMatic", "Surround W/ Try..Catch", 
true, 59, ref contextGUIDS, 
(int)vsCommandStatus.vsCommandStatusSupported
+(int)vsCommandStatus.vsCommandStatusEnabled);

The Boolean value here represents whether the icon you are using is a
Microsoft icon or a custom icon. You will need to change this to
false and then replace the number 59 with the ID of your bitmap.
(This is usually 101, but you can check by double-clicking on your
assembly in Visual Studio and expanding the folder named Bitmap).
Here is the new line of code:

Command command = commands.AddNamedCommand(addInInstance, 
"TryCatchMatic", "TryCatchMatic", "Surround W/ Try..Catch", 
false, 101, ref contextGUIDS, 
(int)vsCommandStatus.vsCommandStatusSupported
+(int)vsCommandStatus.vsCommandStatusEnabled);

This command will now try to use the bitmap with the ID 101 in your
new assembly.

You could alternatively set the icon to another of the default icons.
You could do this by leaving the Boolean value set to true and then
specifying another number instead of 59. To view a list of all the
available icons, you can use a small utility available from
http://www.visualstudiohacks.com/iconspy.

12.7.3. Add to Installer

Finally,
you need to configure the installer
to include your new assembly and add a couple of new keys to the
registry to tell Visual Studio where your icon is.

Right-click on the setup project and choose View File
System.

Create a directory called 1033 (or your local version, if you are not
using English) under the Application Folder.

Right-click on the 1033 folder and choose Add Assembly.

This will display the Add Assembly dialog from which you can select
your assembly. The final result is shown in Figure 12-21.

Figure 12-21. Setup projectFile System

Your satellite assembly will now be installed when your add-in is
installed.

To add registry keys:

Right-click on the setup project and
choose View Registry.

Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software
Microsoft VisualStudio 7.1
AddIns
MacroName.

Add a new string value called SatelliteDllName and
enter the name of your .dll file as the value.

Add a second string value called SatelliteDllPath
and enter a value of [TARGETDIR]. Figure 12-22 shows the end result.

Figure 12-22. Setup projectregistry settings

Next, you will need to rebuild your setup project and then reinstall
your add-in. You may need to run devenv
/setup for your changes to take effect
[Hack #92] .

After reinstalling your add-in, you will now see your icon in the
Tools menu, as shown in Figure 12-23.

Figure 12-23. Add-in with new icon

Adding a custom icon for your add-in is not the easiest of
procedures, but it is definitely a must if you
plan on distributing your icon to other users.