Jack Gudenkauf (JackG) WebLog

I want to thank Josh Williams from the CLR team, for pointing out a couple bugs in my sample code. The bugs were related to some missing IntPtr’s for portability. For those interested in more information on Josh’s posts on 64-bit and PInvoke, check out...

I receive several frequently asked questions on VSTA and the WinFX Add-in model, so I thought I would address them here. Q: What is Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA)? A: VSTA is a product and an SDK. At the PDC2005, Eric Rudder, referred...

This was my first webcast , so please be patient through the beginning. It gets much better there after. Participants polled, thought so :-) The primary theme of this webcast was to show how much the developer division has embraced the community...

using System; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Windows.Forms; using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime; using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel; using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core; namespace...

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; // msgbox using System.Diagnostics; // Stopwatch using System.Reflection; // LCG (Light Weight CodeGen) using System.Reflection.Emit; // LCG...

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Net.NetworkInformation; // NetworkInformation namespace NetworkInfo { class Program { static int Main ( string [] args) { if (! NetworkInterface...

// Updated 05/19/06: 32/64bit sample code using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; namespace PlatformPointer { class Test { static int Main ( string [] args) { if (args.Length != 1) { System...

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Diagnostics; // Trace using System.IO; // FTP using System.Net; // FTP using System.IO.Compression; // GZip compression namespace FTP { class...

My job is to make your life easier My new role as a Software Architect on the Common Language Runtime (.Net), is currently focused on engaging with ISV/VAR/SI customers. I am interested in understanding your .Net architectural adoption issues and...

Jack Gudenkauf has been a software engineer since 1986. He was employed by Microsoft as a contractor from 1995-1998 and currently as a full time employee since 1998, working in IT, Online Services, the Developer Division, and Microsoft Research &...

What is an Application Domain (AD)? An Application Domain is a CLR feature that provides a unit of isolation for an application. An AD may be thought of as a lighter weight process boundary. Multiple AppDomains may be created within a host process...

For several months we have used "MAF: Managed Addin Framework", to describe the WinFX System.AddIn libraries, as well as the surrounding collateral that makes this offering compelling for addressing a large class of issues. However, the use of "MAF",...

Announcing Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Applications (VSTA) CTP . CTP stands for Community Technology Preview. A CTP is part of Microsoft's continued commitment to delivering a product defined by our customers. The intent of the CTP is to provide an...

The Microsoft Trinity team, which is responsible for the VSTO and VSTA products, is transferring the MAF charter to the CLR team on 2/13/2006. As part of this charter transfer, I will also be moving over to the CLR team. I will retain my Architect title...

For questions on Whidbey (2005) products such as Visual Studio, SQL, Languages, etc.. click on this link .

For q uestions on using Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System to create managed code solutions in Excel 2003, Word 2003, InfoPath 2003, & Outlook 2003. Click this VSTO Link .

Microsoft IntelliSense XML Files for Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System Overview Adds summary descriptions of types, members, and parameters to IntelliSense ToolTips in code and in the Object Browser for Microsoft Office...

Check out my previous post on VSTA . Check out the PDC05: Building Customizable Applications with VSTA . I believe this download will only be available for a limited time, so unless you attended the PDC 2005 event and you received the DVD, you better...

Here is the free download from the FUN309 PDC2005 session. Here is the description from the download center " Speakers: Jim Miller; Thomas Quinn Most large applications allow customers to provide code to customize the application’s behavior. Examples...

MSDN subscribers can now download and install any one of the retail versions of the Visual Studio family of products from the MSDN subscription site. In addition, we are releasing the 32 and 64bit versions of the .NET Framework 2.0 and the .NET Framework...

As I mentioned in a previous post, the Managed Add-in Framework (System.AddIn NS) was announced at PDC 2005. The WinFX <Windows VISTA Developer reference> namespace high resolution poster can be found on the WinFX web site .

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) Charter Provide a redistributable Integrated Development Environment (IDE), Design Time (DT), and Run time (RT) for hosts (ISV’s, etc..) providing a rich managed customization environment for...

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Charter VSTO provides professional developers with a Visual Studio IDE for developing managed applications that extend the functionality of Office applications. VSTO version 1.0, code named White...

MAF (Managed AddIn Framework) The Managed Add-in Framework defines a programming model, built on top of .NET that allows applications to dynamically load and communicate with generic components at runtime. We provide a solution for creating independently...

Here I am in Los Angeles, attending the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005 ( PDC05 ). As an attendee, you get an opportunity to speak with the Microsoft product development teams, as well as the opportunity to see potential <big disclaimer...