New Automation Samples for Visual Studio .NET 2005
These code samples show you how to build VSMacros projects, add–ins, and wizards to make your teams more productive and customize Visual Studio .NET 2005 to the ways you like to work. Look for more samples, as well as some white papers and overview documents, in the future.
All of these samples use the Visual Studio automation model, which is free and publicly distributed with Visual Studio .NET 2005. With this automation model, you can do the following:
- Intercept commands when they are invoked, and either provide preprocessing or implement the command yourself.
- Control the solution, projects, and project items by adding or removing them.
- Control the build configurations mechanisms and hook various build events.
- Control a large portion of the text editor.
- Implement commands that help you debug with the debugger objects.
- Control the Windows Forms Designer.
- Create tool windows that behave just like the built-in tool windows for docking and floating.
- Provide content to the Property Browser when items are selected in tool windows.
- Control several of the built-in tool windows (including Task List, Toolbox, Command Window, and Output Window).
- And more...