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How to get startup project with VsShellUtilities API?
With VsShellUtilities API, I can get the project for a particular file with the GetProject method. How can I get the startup project?

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Retrieving source code model elements
I am working on my first VS extension. The goal is to click on a file in the solution explorer that contains a class or an interface and then by using t4 template to generate related class off of it, e.g. code-contracts, or metadata class, or DTO,…

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Visual Studio SDK - GetClassificationSpans doesn't get called
In my classifier class I have a method containing the code below:
var handler = ClassificationChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
IVsTextManager textManager = (IVsTextManager)ServiceProvider.GlobalProvider.GetService(typeof(SVsTextManager));
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Visual Studio SDK - Handle mouse events for margins
Is there any way to override mouse events connected with the Visual Studio IDE margin? I looked at the IMouseProcessorProvider interface, but it seems to work only with mouse events connected with the code editor window. For example:
public override…

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Setting default position for new toolwindow in VsPackage
I'm creating a VsPackage with a ToolWindow and having an issue setting the default position of the window when it is opened for the first time. I need it docked as a new tab in the 'main window' (not exactly sure what this is called - it is the…

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Does __VSFINDRESULT have an incorrect value?
I'm creating a custom Visual Studio editor and am currently trying to enable find and replace.
In the IVsFindTarget.Find method it says to return __VSFINDRESULT.Found and I'm assuming __VSFINDRESULT.AndReplace flags when a find and replace request…

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Trying to integrate user-made Bug Reports for TFS; issue with WITDataStore.dll
So from what I can gather online, to be able to save items to a TFS project, all you need to do is reference Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client and Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.
So, I run my code and have those files copy to my bin…

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VS 2013 SDK: Handle code window's contextmenu opening event?
In C# or else VB.Net, using a Visual Studio Package, how I could handle the event that is raised when the contextmenu of the current code window editor is opening and/or fully open?.
My intention is to arbitrary enable/disable the CommandBarButton…

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VS 2013 SDK: How to set a CommandBarButton picture?
Following the C# answer of @Carlos Quintero in this other question and next reading him C# article here in this link, I've tried to follow the steps mentioned to set the CommandBarButton.Picture of a menu button, however, when I do it any image…

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VS2013 SDK: Initialize extension, how and when to?
The problem I have is that my extension, which is a default Visual Studio Package project of a command menu, its Initialize method is call when I do click on the command menu name from the Tools menu, but that is not what I want, I just pretend to…

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How to retrieve a list of installed target framework versions from within visual studio extension?
I want to retrieve a list of installed target framework versions (including profiles) from within visual studio extension.
Does anybody know how to do this.
Actually this is a list which is displayed in New Project dialog window in framework version…

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Install nuget package with a VSPackage
I'm trying to install a nuget package into a project that I am generating with a VSPackage. So far, I am able to create a solution from a project template:
Solution4 soln = (Solution4)ApplicationObject.Solution;
string prjPath =…

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What is the visual studio test host?
vstesthost.exe. What is it? How do I install it?
I know it has to do with MSBuild and the Visual Studio SDK(both installed).
Google searches are also yielding bupkis.

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Visual Studio 2013 Extending Solution Explorer Filter
I'm trying to create a VsPackage with a custom filter for the solution explorer.
I followed the walkthrough on https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh966591.aspx to the latter, I see the button and I can click it but the filter is never applied.…

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Roslyn Diagnostic + Visual Studio Colorisation
Does any know where I can location an "simple" example of colourisation of a token based on a Roslyn diagnostic. Yep I can make them Info, Warning, Error or Hidden. So let say want to use Hidden so it doesn't appear in the Errors list/window, but is…

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