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New Sample Available Two Applications Share a HostID Sample

Nov 18, 2008 by Melody

I posted a new sample today which goes with my previous blog. This sample demonstrates many of the host Application, hostID, proxy and entry point combiniations outlined in the Application, HostID, Proxy, and EntryPoint Associations blog. If there is...

Application, HostID, Proxy and EntryPoint Associations

Nov 17, 2008 by Melody

There are a variety of configurations possible between host applications, hostID's, proxies, and entry points. Which configuration to use is a design decision which requires careful consideration, especially if you are deploying multiple applications...

Monitoring and Controlling the IDE- Catching the File.Exit and other events

Nov 13, 2008 by Melody

You may wish to monitor a user’s actions in the IDE and respond to or cancel them. I found a great article and sample which shows how to catch any and all events. One common request that this could be used to address is responding to the user exiting...

Error when running setup- VSTAVersion

Nov 13, 2008 by Melody

There is a somewhat confusing error that appears when running setup, if the registry entry VSTAVersion = 9.0 is not present. The error states “Cannot find one or more components. Please reinstall the application.” To correct this add the above...

Generics Part I Generic Parameters of Intrinsic Types

Oct 24, 2008 by Melody

With VSTA v 2 it is possible to use generic parameters of intrinsic types with minimal effort. The example below demonstrates this with a method added to the ShapeApp.Application class which accepts a List<string>. Steps: 1) Create the proxy file...

after 5 minutes of idle time debugging macro projects fails with an ipc port error

Oct 22, 2008 by Gary

After ~5 minutes of idle time, VSTA macro projects are unable to debug and VSTA IDE displays a “Failed to write to an IPC Port: The pipe is being closed” or similar. Second attempt produces this error message “Requested Service not found”...

Host Attributes in the Proxy File

Oct 17, 2008 by Melody

In the proxy file, all types and non-static members in non-classEntryPoint types are marked with a host attribute. The host attributes HostTypeAttribute and HostMemberAttribute are used to reconcile name changes. When there is no name change the attribute...

VSTA Documentation on MSDN

Oct 10, 2008 by Melody

The MSDN site now includes documentation for VSTA v 2.0 . The documentation available through the MSDN site is an updated version of the documentation included with the SDK. Updates in the on-line documentation include sections on how to properly expose...

Updated EventSample with EntryPoint Generic Event Handling

Oct 08, 2008 by Melody

There is a new sample up demonstrating generic event handling in entry point classes. Click here to download EventSample VB v2.1 – Exposing Generic Events in Entry Point Classes Excerpt from EventSample VB v2.1 EventHandlerT in EntryPoint Classes...

Tools to Automate VSTA 2 Integrations AutoProxyGen and Templates

Oct 01, 2008 by Melody

We have new downloads up including templates and a new tool AutoProxyGen which automates ProxyGen and can be used in build events. AutoProxyGen : This tool automates the process of using ProxyGen and can be used as a build event. AutoProxyGen includes...

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visit summit at pdc 2008

Sep 17, 2008 by dschneid

Summit Software is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at PDC2008. We invite you to visit us during your visit there and learn about VSTA 2.0 and how integration of VSTA 2.0 with your application can lead to competitive advantage. Our team...

solidworks 2009 shipping with vsta

Sep 12, 2008 by dschneid

Solidworks Corporation has integrated Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) into its Solidworks 2009 product line as a significant enhancement to the Solidworks API. Solidworks is a 3D mechanical CAD product used by product designers and...

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Latest Videos

AutoProxyGen: From ProxyGen to AutoProxyGen

Oct 01, 2008 by Melody

This video demonstrates how to use AutoProxyGen and incorporate it as a build event. Covers problems with ProxyGen handled by AutoProxyGen and feature requests that were incorporated.

Demo: ShapeAppMacroRecording sample

Sep 12, 2008 by quez

This demo shows how to get started with the VSTA v 2 ShapeAppMacroRecording sample, including where to find the sample, how to register it, and where the VSTA specific code is located. It introduces the host application and demonstrates basic macro and...

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