Add-ins extend Microsoft Visual Studio using the automation model (EnvDTE). Removed in Visual Studio 2015.
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Replacement for _dispSolutionEvents_ProjectAddedEventHandler
I am migrating an existing add-in to an extension targeting VS2017.
In this process i started converting converting DTE events to IVsSolutionEvents. Then i came across _dispSolutionEvents_ProjectAddedEventHandler event. But i could not find an…

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unable to locate VCProject (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.dll) in VS 2017
Not getting VC Project in VS 2017.
I am using VS 2017 to migrate one of the plugins already working in 2010.
But on the build environment i am not able to Create VCProject
Projects projs = appDTE.Solution.Projects;
foreach(Project proj in projs)
{
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Shashank Jain
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Rider for Outlook Web App (OWA)?
Is it possible to work with JetBrains Rider to develop OWA addin ? Maybe a plugin to add ?
I work with Visual Studio 2017 and when I run my project, Outlook is launched with my addin added. I would do the same with Rider.

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slow performance of outlook addin to get contact item for distribution list
I have the following code it takes lot of time to retrieve contact items from the distribution list, exchange server. Is there anything can be done to tune it s performance
public Outlook.AddressEntry GetDistributionListMembers(string…

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visual studio 2017 addin Object Exporter install not complete
I installed addin Object Exporter,
and the installation picture as below
installation image
I wait a lot of time for the installation to complete,
but the install not completed!

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How can I install PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2008 Express?
I have Visual Studio 2008 Express SP1 installed on my machine. I tried to install PowerCommands today, but it said that Visual Studio is not installed. Is there something I can do to get it to install?

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How do I get the current version of Visual studio in cpp for an extension project?
I am currently working on Visual studio extension project where I need to read the CurrentTheme registry value in c++ code. For that I have written the following code
CRegKey RegKey;
LPCTSTR keyName; //…

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Is a conditional element a CodeElement in .NET?
Can a conditional element a CodeElement in .NET?
I scoured this page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/envdte.vscmelement(VS.80).aspx
Didn't find anything on that.
I am writing a macro/add-in to achieve the following:
If the cursor is at a…

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Get path of broken reference within Visual Studio Addin
I'm working on a visual studio extension package.
I need to be able to retrieve the reference path of a broken reference (a reference that the Referenced File Has Been removed)
I couldn't find a way to do so with EnvDTE project.
when I get the…

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Is there a way of suppressing the dialog asking if you want to save on a specific file?
When a user double clicks an item in one of my files, it opens a temporary file for them to edit using DTE. Once they are done editing that temporary file they close it and it adds to the parent file. That works great.
My issue is, is that when they…

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How do I determine if a VSLangProj.Reference is a Project Reference or a File Reference?
I am working on a Visual Studio plug-in. Given a VSLangProj.Reference, is there a way to programmatically determine if that reference is a project reference or a file reference?

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Why I cannot call the interface of Release of a COM object
I'm develop a VC Add-In for VC6 and VC9. The following codes are from my works. In CViaDevStudio::Evaluate, after I call pDebugger->Release() and it's all OK. But in CViaVisualStudio::ReadFromMemory, after I call pDebugger->Release() or…

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Problems installing an add in for OWA(Outlook Web App) as the add-in isn't supported by the version of Exchange Server
I am trying to install a custom Outlook add-in for the OWA, however when I attempt to install the XML manifest file I receive an error stating that the app isn't supported by the current version of Exchange Server.
There is not an XML file in the…

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How to switch between Visual Studio default themes? - VS Extension
All I have found is the VSColorTheme class which only has ThemeChanged event. But how do I change the VS2015 color theme (blue, dark, light)? Is it even possible? Thanks.

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VisualNDepend Visual Studio 2010 Addin failed
I try to use the Addin from VisualNDepend in Visual Studio 2010, but when I open Visual Studio 2010 I always get the following error message.
************** Exception Text **************
Exception on Addin.Connect.OnConnection()
Exception in NDepend…

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