Find videos designed for learning about Visual Studio Extensibility. Learn how the Visual Studio Extensibility framework lets you build a totally custom IDE. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/bb507746.aspx en-US Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:44 -0800 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:43 -0800 1440 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com There are many ways to create breakpoints. By default, a breakpoint is triggered each time a line of code is reached. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use advanced breakpoints to only trigger when certain conditions are met. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd442440.aspx D90B20FC-458D-4412-ADDB-937F3DB7B488 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:40 -0800 There are many ways to create breakpoints. By default, a breakpoint is triggered each time a line of code is reached. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use advanced breakpoints to only trigger when certain hit count conditions are met. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd442442.aspx 1023ACBC-276A-4162-8745-D5B89E1A937B Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:59:32 -0800 In a debugging session, it is possible to view and explore the values of elements. It is also possible to modify those values in an effort to determine how a new value affects the outcome. In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to use watch and immediate windows to test various scenarios while debugging. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd442479.aspx 49609EF7-226F-4536-9B88-DD7CB393C86E Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:58:38 -0800 This video demonstrates how to: -Create a tool window and integrate it into the IDE by using the package wizard. -Create a multi-instance tool window. -Create a tool window and integrate it into the IDE without using the package wizard. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd250814.aspx A5C7A83C-9949-4C2A-A26A-B11E4E5F3CAB Tue, 4 Nov 2008 18:10:26 -0800 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to create a basic language service by using the Managed Babel System infrastructure provided in the Visual Studio 2008 SDK. The video includes incorporating the syntax for your language using the Managed Package Lex Scanner Generator (MPLex) and Managed Package Parser Generator (MPPG) tools and setting up and registering your language service into the Visual Studio environment. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc837016.aspx 472CD6D1-CF35-4911-B63F-81A3A2BB7ECB Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:39:33 -0700 This video shows you how to read and write selected text and position within a source code window. In addition to manipulating the selection and text it also shows how to subscribe to notifications to track the current document using the Running Document Table (SVsRunningDocumentTable service), as well as how to subscribe to command notification for the active VsTextView managed by the code window. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc770258.aspx 2078CF1E-B80B-4A8B-9C70-5DB7F17C856A Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:07:53 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to implement Code Snippet functionality into your language service. The video includes registering the Code Snippet settings for your language, enabling the standard commands into the IDE text editor, and modifying the search paths for Code Snippets. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc721667.aspx 7CF7E646-84B1-4AAA-B5FF-823DDBF25FAE Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:26:27 -0700 Discover the four types of Intellisense that can be implemented in your Language Service. Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to implement two of these types, Statement/Word Completion and QuickInfo hover tooltips, by extending a Language Service built on top of the Managed Babel System infrastructure provided in the Visual Studio 2008 Software Development Kit (SDK). http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc709419.aspx D8CEDC08-892E-47F4-8AB4-EC638F874DE0 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:48:56 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to work with more advanced combo box types. The video builds on what is covered in a previous video in the series by describing how to place Index Combos, Most Recently Used (MRU) Combos and Dynamic Combos onto toolbars in the Visual Studio IDE from inside of a Visual Studio Integration Package. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc719157.aspx 91F6B2E8-193B-437A-BAE4-3F805ECC8106 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:40:27 -0700 In this video Dylan Miles shows you how to create your own Visual Studio Project Template using Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio Project templates are one technique to address consistency and reusability across projects and project items. In conjunction with other techniques they enable code factory type development as well as forming the basis for starter kits. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc703626.aspx 40564C2C-5E92-4A75-B912-83421457AB22 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:27:11 -0700 Join Dylan Miles as he shows you how to create your own project item templates using Visual Studio 2008. Visual Studio item templates are one technique to address consistency and reusability across project items. In conjunction with other techniques, they enable code factory type development and form the basis for starter kits. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc700976.aspx 5637A50F-2A3B-413B-8911-CB0F02A00107 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:28:37 -0700 Add branding for your VSPackage and have the branding appear in the Help...About screen and the Visual Studio start-up splash screen. Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc681146.aspx D0A420FA-B440-4253-A4AA-1EE367E1FE37 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:03:55 -0700 Join Hilton Giesenow as he demonstrates how create a setup installer for your Visual Studio (VS) Package. Discover the default registration process for a package, how to create an .msi and setup.exe installer, and how to register your Visual Studio (VS) Package on the www.VisualStudioGallery.com Web site. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc627235.aspx 80C1BE82-8B02-4C0C-BC13-3E653E6768D3 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:19:42 -0700 Learn how to integrate with the Visual Studio error list, retrieve the items in the list, and add items to the list. Hilton Giesenow shows you how. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc563922.aspx BA1721B2-7321-4474-80B9-B46F0602D8F8 Tue, 27 May 2008 22:59:55 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to add Dialog Pages into the Visual Studio Tools...Options window to allow users to configure settings on your Visual Studio Integration Package. The video demonstrates both a simple dialogs page with a default property grid as well as how to create a custom user interface control to configure your settings. Also covered is how to read back out the options that have been configured from within the package. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc514045.aspx AEEF47F6-1F5C-4768-B15D-2352AD0DE689 Tue, 20 May 2008 19:03:49 -0700 Join Hilton Giesenow as he demonstrates how to add a custom tool window into the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). Learn how to add the tool window, how to launch and interact with it, and how to modify it with custom controls and behaviors. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc512461.aspx 08270EE1-617E-441B-8A93-000315EA4584 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:23:54 -0700 Discover how to write to the Visual Studio Output Window. In addition to standard output, Hilton Giesenow explores the OutputTaskItemString method and writing to the Debug and General output panes. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc510252.aspx EE2F826E-BE94-4562-B7BC-597EB70B55AC Tue, 6 May 2008 14:44:02 -0700 In this how-to video, Lamees Ayman will show us how to create a debugger visualizer. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc527465.aspx 550414F5-1D81-4181-BC83-27531A4A2CF9 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:54:49 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to add command buttons into the various kinds of menus and toolbars within the Visual Studio IDE, including the standard toolbar, a custom toolbar, a tool window and the code editor context menu. The video also illustrates how to add a single command into multiple menus simultaneously. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc506058.aspx 997C53B1-F127-4202-A5C6-1E5D88F0ED47 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:03:23 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to add controls into the Visual Studio IDE. He illustrates how to add a VSCT file that marks up the UI elements to be added to the IDE, including their positioning and other properties. The video then demonstrates how to link to these controls in the VS package and add behaviour to them. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc487896.aspx D3DB1B46-B237-4C3D-80B0-D3E07A6F1C3E Tue, 8 Apr 2008 22:28:48 -0700 In this video, Dylan Miles, shows you how to create a setup project for a Domain Specific language you have developed. This video also demonstrates another useful application of the T4 text template engine in generating WiX files for a Wix setup project. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc482920.aspx 688A2E07-CCCB-4642-8820-0E37AC0697E9 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 22:50:58 -0700 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to add validation into your Domain Specific Language to ensure that certain rules are enforced on the domain objects in the DSL designer, both for a specific domain object but also across linked objects. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc424350.aspx BE457FAF-06F2-48C0-9E11-7FF9FD8B1696 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:25:37 -0700 In this video, Dylan Miles, shows you how to combine multiple project templates into one root template using Visual Studio 2008. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc315061.aspx F4172F3D-9C11-4EBC-B43F-D7343D7FF003 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:07:48 -0700 The Text Templating Transformation Toolkit (T4) is the code generation engine used as part of Domain Specific Languages and Software Factories projects. However, this powerful engine can have considerable value on its own. With the T4 toolkit now built directly into Visual Studio 2008, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to make use of it to easily add code generation into your arsenal. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc308634.aspx 6936375C-4C82-4659-BBEB-1D2F1B03912F Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:06:50 -0700 In this video, Dylan Miles, briefly shows you what the DSL tools are in the Visual Studio SDK, some of the main concepts as well as how to get started. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc307207.aspx 9F76D8AF-6851-4216-9FDC-0D1D43DBB2AE Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:56:00 -0800 In this video Dylan Miles, shows you how to use the power text template engine built into DSL Tools to generate code from a model created by a Domain Specific Language. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc302400.aspx 5377D181-11B7-4902-A6F7-1138043168F1 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:51:24 -0800 In this video, Dylan Miles, shows you how to create and customize your own Domain Specific Language using Visual Studio DSL Tools. He shows you the basics of creating your own domain classes, changing the visual properties of shapes as well as adding your own custom properties. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc296539.aspx 61F42AB9-CE9C-4D41-B096-81A575FEB73F Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:07:35 -0800 In this video, Dylan Miles, shows you how to override functionality in the generated code of your Domain Specific Language by using a custom constructor, custom storage for your shape and domain classes as well as hooking events to your shape classes. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc197965.aspx 3B623E67-BC2B-48C1-982E-A23B67DC030F Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:37:13 -0800 In this video Dylan Miles shows you how to create a setup project for your VSShell Isolated Mode IDE. This is so you can easily deploy your VSShell and related packages to eventual users of your Integrated Development Environment or IDE. This video also highlights the differences between the Developer Load Key or DLK, the Shell Load Key or SLK and Package Load Keys or PLK's which are required to deploy your VSShell IDE onto computers that do not have the Visual Studio SDK installed. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc178521.aspx ed56kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:32:41 +0000 In this Video, Dylan Miles shows you how to extend your Integrated Development Environment (IDE) by adding your own integration package. Using integration packages you can provide any advanced functionality you require for your Integrated Development Environment (IDE). http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc143693.aspx e56gkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:12:40 +0000 In this Video, Dylan Miles, shows how to create your own Integrated Development Environment using the Visual Studio 2008 Shell. Basic branding, including changing the splash screen, icon and caption text as well as how to enable and disable the built in menu items is discussed. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/cc137255.aspx t29mkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:43 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow discusses the four types of Intellisense features that can be implemented in your Language Service and then demonstrates two of these – adding Statement/Word Completion and adding QuickInfo tooltips. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb985513.aspx 5h77kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:55:11 +0000 This video demonstrates getting access to the Visual Studio 2005 error list and then iterating through each item in the error list. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb980206.aspx 4rfskbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:55:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to extend your language service by adding Code Snippet expansion functionality. The video also includes some tips for debugging possible Code Snippet integration issues. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb975140.aspx 2c55kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:35:16 +0000 In this video Dylan Miles shows you how to access an open XML document by implanting a simplified version of DonXML’s XPathMania XSLT query window. You will learn how to get the current document and query for the LanguageInfo and Source class of any open frame to be able to retrieve the content of open windows within Visual Studio 2005. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb898877.aspx 3es0kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:24:12 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows how to make use of the new VSCT xml file format instead of the traditional Command Table Configuration (CTC) file format for defining the UI elements of your VSPackage. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb964492.aspx v5yskbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:03:27 +0000 In this video, Dylan Miles shows you how to read and write selected text and position within a source code window, as well as how to subscribe to notifications for document tracking and command notification. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb892750.aspx t6ikkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:41:24 +0000 In this video, learn how to create your own property windows to allow developers to assign values to the properties of your objects at design time. Dylan Miles demonstrates how to leverage the STrackSelection service and the SelectionContainer class to push properties to the Properties window. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb931342.aspx 4rt6kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 6 Nov 2007 22:33:02 +0000 In this video, see how to create your own custom template wizard to collect custom parameter values from users and substitute those values into user-created projects from your templates. [Related Video: "How to Create Custom Project and Item Templates"] http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb669054.aspx ec6ykbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:21:45 +0000 In this video, Chris Pels creates a managed Windows Forms control to use in a C++ application, and teaches you how to capture events from the Windows Forms control in your C++ application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821244.aspx 3rtykbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:51:16 +0000 In this video, Rob Windor shows you how to write code that uses the ApplicationDeployment class to check for updates based on an event or a timer. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821245.aspx cr56kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:50:34 +0000 In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to add AJAX functionality to an existing ASP.NET page with minimal effort to increase performance and improve the overall user experience of your application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821246.aspx io98kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:49:16 +0000 This walkthrough demonstrates how to create a basic sequential workflow template. The workflow checks a property of a document library to determine whether a document has been reviewed. If the document has been reviewed, the workflow finishes. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821247.aspx t6y7kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:48:45 +0000 In this video, Todd Miranda introduces the cascading style sheet (CSS) features in Visual Studio 2008 that make it easy to create style sheets and styles through a property style interface. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821248.aspx 3ew2kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:47:34 +0000 In this video, Todd Miranda demonstrates how to build a simple Windows Presentation Foundation application using the tools in Visual Studio 2008. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821249.aspx r5b8kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:47:54 +0000 In this video, Rob Windsor shows how to create an occasionally connected application that will consume data from a local database and periodically synchronize this data store with the server-side database. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821250.aspx rc56kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:46:21 +0000 In this video, Todd Miranda shows you some of the handy features available for debugging applications in Visual Studio 2008. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821251.aspx 7pl1kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:45:47 +0000 In this video, Chris Pells shows you how to load XML from disk or create XML in code with XML literals in Visual Basic or XElement in C#, and how LINQ queries can be executed against the XML to extract specific elements. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821253.aspx ex34kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:44:23 +0000 In this video, Rob Windsor shows you how to create an AJAX-enabled Web service and use its methods from client script running in a separate Web application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821302.aspx 3g89kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:43:26 +0000 In this video, Chris Pels provides an overview of the new IntelliSense features for JavaScript in Visual Studio 2008, and demonstrates the integration of XML comments for JavaScript. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821303.aspx 3edskbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:42:25 +0000 This walkthrough will demonstrate how to create a simple Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service and how to use that service from a Windows client application. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821304.aspx r56ikbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:42:54 +0000 In this video, Rob Windsor discusses the new features and changes to the IDE in Visual Studio 2008. See the updated Web page editor, WPF form designer, CSS editor, and more. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb821354.aspx 6yi9kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:42:54 +0000 Visual Studio templates are one technique to help develop consistency and reusability across projects and project items. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb870452.aspx qpu7kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:21:46 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow illustrates a simple working Language Service. He begins by building a simple scanner for colorising based on regular expressions, then expands on this to implement the Managed Babel framework, integrating MPLex and MPPG directly into the Visual Studio build as well. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb851701.aspx 7iopkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:45:12 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow demonstrates how to create a multi-view editor that saves and loads two linked files in the same editor window in Visual Studio. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb839437.aspx 4v5rkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:03:32 +0000 Learn how to create a Help file for a Visual Studio extensibility package and then integrate the Help into the package. During the process, specific Help topics and keywords will be associated with user interface objects in a sample Visual Studio tool window. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb756877.aspx r5mikbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:51:53 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow discusses the key concepts of deploying a VSPackage and shows the final output of a deployed package. Then, he demonstrates how to use a Setup and Deployment project to perform these steps in an installer, with tips on testing this process. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb687946.aspx 4k90kbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:21:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows how to sign up with the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program in order to obtain a Package Load Key required to distribute a VSPackage. See how to sign your package with this key and get tips for debugging signing and other load failures. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb738106.aspx 7lplkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:11:21 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows how to add branding information about your Visual Studio Integration Package into the Help>About box in Visual Studio 2005, and how to add these details into the IDE splash screen. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb735848.aspx mq5tkbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:27:31 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows how to create a basic editor in Visual Studio 2005 to allow you to edit custom file types. He uses the Custom Editor Wizard to show how it registers custom file types, and a form to edit the custom files. The generated output is then modified to illustrate how key aspects of user interaction are handled and how they can be extended. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb735001.aspx p7bekbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:25:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows you how to configure your VSPackage by adding and customizing a standard Options page with a property grid. Then he demonstrates how to add a more advanced custom options page with its own layout. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb684939.aspx o9eekbb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 7 Aug 2007 02:15:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows you how to iterate through the items in the Visual Studio task list, and add new tasks pulled from a Web service to this list in code. The video also covers adding a button to the Task List toolbar to retrieve the tasks from the Web service, and how to control user interaction with these tasks. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb694499.aspx 6m997bb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:15:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows how to build and add a custom tool window into the Visual Studio environment. Once the tool window is in place, the video then goes on to add a toolbar with a command to this new tool window. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb630229.aspx cp097bb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:45:11 +0000 In this video, Hilton Giesenow shows you how to add new items into existing menus in Visual Studio. See how to make use of the IDTCommandTarget interface to define when your new menu item is available and when it is not, and how to control its behavior and execution. In addition, we look at how to add items into various right-click menus within the environment. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb614548.aspx pl2p7bb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:45:11 +0000 In this sample, we learn how to leverage VSPackages to create a tool window that gives us the functionality of writing out strings of data directly to the output window. This sample helps show how to grab the context of the output window and pane for the IDE in which your tool window is running. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/bb500984.aspx ty0p7bb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:45:11 +0000 In this How To we describe how to create a VSPackage Command type. We also show you how to manipulate the code executed by commands, where the command is positioned in the IDE as well as what ICON will be associated with the command button as it’s displayed. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/bb507747.aspx 2c9f97bb-0873-4837-9107-4268cb525be4 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:45:11 +0000 In this video Duane Laflotte will demonstrate how to create and edit macros, how to assign macros to hotkeys, and how to pass parameters to code in the background. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/bb507748.aspx 25952e5c-5262-407a-8996-9dac1441756f Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:31:46 +0000