visual-studio-extensions

Is it possible to create a code snippet or something similar to automate the process of generating and inserting GUIDs in to the text editor in Visual Studio 2012? I frequently need to generate new GUIDs (WiX installer for example, as well as our own internal framework). I used to use a macro to perform this job, creating a new GUID and then inserting it in to the current ActiveDocument. I would the bind the macro to Shift-Ctrl G so I could rapidly insert a new ID without having to launch the Create Guid tool and copy from there. Macro functionality has now been removed from Visual Studio 2012

I am trying to get started in Visual Studio (2010) extensions and I am having a hard time finding the right materials. I have the SDK, but the included samples seem to be things like adorners, windows, and icons. I am trying to make an extension that will work directly with the text editor (to alphabetize all of my method names in a class, or make all constant names upper case for example) but I can't find a demo for this type of functionality, or even a tutorial. Does anyone know where I can find this kind of stuff? I had the exact same question and now have browsed the web several hours

When a solution is programmatically opened in an add-in/extension (VS2012 in my case) using Solution.Open , the solution file is not added to the projects MRU (i.e. File->Recent Projects and Solutions menu) as it would be if you opened the solution using the File->Open->Project/Solution menu. Is there a way to force the file to be added? I've seen some references to manipulating the registry (e.g. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\ProjectMRUList ) but is there another way that doesn't assume the storage that VS uses and therefore would be less likely to break in the future? Perhaps a

Can someone give me some sample code for Visual Studio Extensibility where I can grab the text from a document, when the Save event ends, and run a script in C # with that text (example, trigger a Web service for certain file extensions). It could also be a new button (for example, save in the web service). You can subscribe to the DocumentSaved event: events = DTE.Events; documentEvents = events.DocumentEvents; documentEvents.DocumentSaved += OnDocumentSaved; In the OnDocumentSaved handler with EnvDTE.Document you can get the document path as doc.FullName . To get text from EnvDTE.Document:

I have found two ways of proffering a language service on the internet. The first way involves using a IOleComponentManager and registering a timer to call my service during idle times. The second way involves casing my service as an IServiceContainer and adding a ServiceCreatorCallback to "proffer the service on demand". Supposedly the second way is now the "preferred way" of doing things. Unfortunately, when I use this method, OnSynchronizeDropdowns never gets called on my TypeAndMembersDropdownBars implementation. In addition, when my LanguageService finds errors in the file, it uses

I would like to create my own service with global visibility. To implement that, I followed this sample solution. Everything goes well, I can call my service within a class, which extends from the Package abstract class, in this way: public class ClientPackage : Package { private void GetGlobalServiceCallback(object sender, EventArgs args) { IMyGlobalService service = GetService(typeof(SMyGlobalService)) as IMyGlobalService; } } Because I'm in a Package, I can easily call GetService and I can get my service. But what about if I want to get my service from a class, which is not extends the

I'm adding some options for the Connection Node in the server explorer for my VS extension. For one of the menu options that I have added I need to get the connection string of the very selected connection, So I have tried this by adding some code in the BeforeQueryStatus event and also in the command handler method. But looks like I'm missing something since every time I want to get an Instance of the DataViewHierarchyAccessor I always get a null value. Although if I do the same thing but in a lower level node works fine. I have used the following code with no luck:

Using the following tutorial , within a VSIX project, I created a WPF window that inherits from Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.DialogWindow, and I display this modally using the following code: var myWindow = new MyWindow(myParameters); myWindow.ShowDialog(); When I compile this in RELEASE mode and start without debugging [Ctrl+F5], it opens the Experimental version of Visual Studio. Here, I open another Solution and then execute my Modal Window. The window works just fine - I can type in text boxes etc, etc. However, when I close the modal dialog window [using this.Close()], the problems