Set Publisher in Word Options Add-Ins Dialog

Question

I have made an addin for Microsoft Word 2010 Beta using Visual Studio 2010 RTM. When I look at "View and manage Microsoft Office Add-ins" the publisher shows up as None.

Would code signing with a Software Publisher Certificate fill in the Publisher field?

The ClickOnce manifest is signed with a Code Signing certificate.

Would signing the assembly with a strong name key file fill in the Publisher field?

Is there a method using codesign.exe that would fill in the Publisher field?

Note: Using signtool.exe to sign the addin dll with the certificate results in the publisher showing as None in Word.

Recognizor

Were you able to do this with Word 2007 and VS 2008? Or is this the first time you've created a VSTO Add-in? – Unisexual

I haven't tried this with Word 2007 and VS 2008. This is my first VSTO addin. I have looked at using MAGE on the manifest and vsto files and signing those. Setting the Publisher in the manifest conficted with Click-Once and Word 2010 would not load the addin. – Recognizor

Answer 1

You should be modifying the targets file to set details like Publisher. This solution, albeit for VSTO 2008, should still be applicable to 2010: http://blogs.msdn.com/vsto/archive/2008/06/11/specify-a-product-name-publisher-name-and-other-properties-for-vsto-solutions-saurabh-bhatia.aspx

Interfile

This looks like it has potential. I will try it out. – Recognizor

The comments to the linked blog article indicate that it is not possible to set the publisher in the office addins dialog for a vsto addin and the the publisher will always appear as none. It is not the answer I was hoping for but is an indication that what I was trying to do is not possible. – Recognizor