Does the VS2012 SDK Include the VSIX Project Template?

Question

I installed the VS2012 RC SDK but am not seeing a VSIX Project Template when creating a new project. Am I missing something or is that template in a different SDK or something?

Here is a screenshot:

Cuba

Do you have ".NET Framework 4.5" selected in the target framework dropdown? – Settee

That's a good question. I'll check when I get home. – Cuba

I was using the .NET Framework 4.5. Added screenshot. – Cuba

Answer 1

Ok so this is a bit confusing but the correct place to locate the VSIX Project Template is here:

Cuba

Sigh. I thought I had, but I actually installed the 2010 version. Oops. – Sugihara

After I installed that SDK there is nothing added at all – Slush

I find it best to use the "search" feature in the upper right corner. That will search all categories and is helpful when looking for a template that is hard to find. – Aarau

Answer 2

Downloading the Visual Studio 2012 SDK fixed it for me, the VSIX template is no longer missing under C#

You can get the SDK here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30668

Also be sure you select ".NET Framework 4.5" from the dropdown menu when looking under C#/VB.NET > Extensibility for the VSIX template, or you wont see it. I learned that thanks to this post:

VSIX project template does not exist

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