http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2008/04/29/did-you-know-you-can-have-your-external-tool-s-text-displayed-in-the-output-window.aspxAt the bottom of the External Tools dialog, you’ll see more options for customizing the external tool within visual studio.&#160; Today’s tip is about the Use output window option.&#160; The idea here is you’re running a .bat file, and you want to tracken-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2008/04/29/did-you-know-you-can-have-your-external-tool-s-text-displayed-in-the-output-window.aspx#8438228Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:17:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8438228MarcT<p>Real-world example:</p> <p>I've got the TFPT command BranchHistory set as an external tool, and the resulting history appears in the output window.</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2008/04/29/did-you-know-you-can-have-your-external-tool-s-text-displayed-in-the-output-window.aspx#8438521Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:56:01 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8438521Johan Sassner<p>Thanks Saara for a great series of blogs. I read every one of them. Keep the great work going!</p> <p>/Johan</p> <p>Stockholm, Sweden</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/archive/2008/04/29/did-you-know-you-can-have-your-external-tool-s-text-displayed-in-the-output-window.aspx#8621900Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:39:36 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8621900Ron<p>How do you extend the External Tools to display more than 3 items on the Tools menu? &nbsp;OOB it only shows 3, and if you add more than three external tools they don't seem to show up on the menu. &nbsp;How do you resolve this?</p>