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AddIn (Add-In or Add In) is a synonym for plugin - a program that is triggered by a host program allowing third party developers to manipulate or extend the hosting program.

Add-In (AddIn or Add In) is a synonym for - a program that is triggered by a host program allowing third party developers to manipulate or extend the hosting program.

Typically, whether these programs are called "addins" or "plugins" depends on the programming language and platform. For example, in they are called plugins whereas in they are called addins. Some programs also call them "addons". In any case, these programs add or extend functionality to an existing program.

In most cases the hosting program will expose an extensibility interface to the hosted code, allowing it to execute tasks.

The most used types of Add-Ins are those automating the Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), browsers (Internet Explorer), IDEs - Visual Studio. But other non-Microsoft programs provide COM Extensibility as well (Skype, Altova software products, Photoshop, AutoCAD and many others).

In most cases the Add-Ins use COM object interfaces (that allow the Add-In code, if started from a standalone executable to instantiate the host program and then manipulate it) exposed by the hosting software.

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How to uninstall VMware add-in from visual studio 2008?

Hi I've VMware Workstation 6.5.2 installed on my PC. This program's add-in, use assign F6 key to one of its commands. The problem is that when ever I reassign F6 key to BuildSolution command, after reopening VS, the add-in change my settings and…
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I can't remove "Custom toolbar" from the ribbon in my C# Add in

I'm currently developing an excel add in C#, but it show this empty "Custom toolbar" on the ribbon, what i did not create I checked the xml of the ribbon, but it does not show anything like this:
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Where should I attach solution or project events in my Visual Studio add-in?

Can anyone suggest the best place to add solution or project events, such as ProjectAdded, to a Visual Studio add-in? If I do this when the add-in connects then there's no solution loaded, so how can I tell when a solution has been loaded? For…
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Automatically loading Word Task Pane Office Add-in

We are developing a Word Task Pane Office Add-in (not VSTO) for internal organization documents In Word 2013 (desktop) when we insert the add-in and save the document, when we reopen that document the add-in is automatically loaded. In Word Online,…
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Best practices for implementing an addin/addon/plugin strategy

My application should be extensible. For my own needs I have implement some services. These services are based on the IoC/DI princple. So the services encapsulate the concept of the application. For exsample, there are an IApplicationService. The…
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C# interpreter add-in for visual studio

I come from a lisp background where I could type in snippets to the command line while coding, to make sure I get a small chunk of code correct the first time. Its great for testing string formatting, simple math calls, etc without having to…
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How to get stack trace of a running process from within a Visual Studio add-in?

I am writing a Visual Studio add-in in C# which will run while I am debugging a process in the same Visual Studio window and I need access to that the process' stack trace from within my add-in. I tried putting this code into my add-in but it…
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Detect whether MS Office installed is 32bit or 64bit by using registry

I want to install vsto addin based on the excel version (32 bit or 64 bit). I am planning to bundle both 32bit and 64 bit msis and install one by determining the excel version. I am able to find this link to detect whether 2010 office is 32 bit or…
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VSTO- Unable to install this application because an application with the same identity is already installed

I have an Outlook VSTO add-in I'm developing. I'm trying to test the ClickOnce deployment, but keep getting the error: Unable to install this application because an application with the same identity is already installed. I've manually removed the…
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Is it possible to store hidden metadata information that is tied to a specific Table or Cell within a Word document?

I am trying to store metadata (basically a unique id) along with each cell of a table in a Word document. Currently, for the add-in I'm developing, I am querying the database, and building a table inside the Word document using the data that is…
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Where should addins for Office 2010 put their Options GUI? (and how?)

Up until Office 2007 it was common for addins to add a tab page to the main Options dialog (Tools|Options) where users could configure the addin's settings. While this essentially still works in Office 2010 the way it is implemented seems like a…
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Use Excel VBA to fill out and submit Google Docs form

I'm trying to do something like this post but with Excel VBA. I would like to submit a response on a google docs form each time a button is pressed on an Excel add-in. The addin will be an XLA file and written in VBA. I want to be able to collect…
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Vertical lines for things like "if statements" in Visual Studio 2008?

Is there an add-on or setting that can add vertical lines that link things like "if statements" in Visual Studio 2008? Thanks
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How to read only new content in VSTO Outlook MailItem body?

I've written a little C# VSTO add-in for Outlook 2003 that reads the body of emails as they are being sent, looking for certain words. It's working right now to do this: if (currentItem.Body.Contains("text to search for")) ... but that checks the…
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Refactoring features in Visual Studio 2005 for VB

Does anybody know a good and free add-in for Visual Studio 2005 to get refactoring features in VB?
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