I'd like to call some code from VSIX extension when visual studio loads a solution, how do I do that? Package::Initialize is called only when user presses a button of my addin first time.

My Visual Studio package requires the use of an EnvDTE.DTE variable, but it always gets back as null. After reading up on many hacks, all of them say to use the OnShellPropertyChange() method (IVsS...

I have a Visual Studio package that does some of its work by starting an external process (using System.Diagnostics.Process) and communicating with it over standard input/output. Currently, I have ...

I've developed an IntelliSense-like Dialog, which should appear on a specific key-stroke. (My project is a VS-Package, my dialog will be opened as a command) The problem is, I don't know how to dis...

Im writing a visual studio (2010) extension with a right click menu whilst in a code view. I want to be able to examine the current code from my menu item event handler but havent been able to find...

I installed MSVC++ 2010 Express and trying to figure which extensions (vsix) are available to install. There are some extensions in the Extension Manager (section Online Gallery). All of them from ...

I'm currently implementing a vsix extension tool window which will soon need a database connection string for querying some data to display to the developer in the tool window. I'd like to make thi...

I'm doing some visual studio extension development in Visual Studio 2010. It would be useful to debug while developing so I have it configured to open another instance of VS when debugger for F5 ( ...

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get a custom policy to install on TFS2010 using VSIX. I have the policy up and running and working fine on my development PC, I have written a value to the re...

Given demo solution with two VSX-projects: 1. Add New Project -> Extensibility -> Item Template - "ItemTemplate1" 2. Add New Project -> Extensibility -> VSIX Project - "VSIXProject1" I did no chan...

When u view a project properties in Visual Studio u get a number of tabs. The standard ones are "Application", "Build", "Build Events" etc. It is also possible to add custom tabs. For example vie...

I have installed the VS 2010 SDK but I still don't have the VSIX project type. This system has never had any beta bits on it. Any ideas?

I want to develop an extension for VS2010 that will allow me make some additional features to syntax-highlighting. I installed the SDK, how do I start from? Please give a little snippet (or a lin...