Tufan Erdinc's Weblog

How to run a command using IVSLaunchPad?

2006-10-03T21:38:00Z

Please remember that the code below comes with a Disclaimer

In a VS package

/// <summary>

/// This function is the callback used to execute a command when the a menu item is clicked.

/// See the Initialize method to see how the menu item is associated to this function using

/// the OleMenuCommandService service and the MenuCommand class.

/// </summary>

private void MenuItemCallback(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

IVsLaunchPad lp = GetService(typeof(SVsLaunchPad)) as IVsLaunchPad;

IVsOutputWindow ow = GetService(typeof(SVsOutputWindow)) as IVsOutputWindow;

Guid owguid = new Guid();

int exCd = ow.CreatePane(ref owguid,"temp pane", 1, 1);

IVsOutputWindowPane owp;

ow.GetPane(ref owguid, out owp);

uint exitcode = 0;

lp.ExecCommand(null, "c:\\temp\\myTempApp.exe", "c:\\temp\\",

(uint)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop._LAUNCHPAD_FLAGS.LPF_PipeStdoutToOutputWindow,

owp, (uint)Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.VSTASKCATEGORY.CAT_USER,

"", null, out exitcode, null);

}

Getting Macro project properties

2006-01-31T05:41:00Z

I was trying to get properties of a Macro project and I came up with the following. Please remember that the code below comes with a Disclaimer

Hope it helps

Tufan

Sub GetMacroPrjProperties()

Dim projectPath As String = "Macros\MyMacros" 'Get the Macro Explorer window and activate it
Dim macrosWin As Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindMacroExplorer) macrosWin.Activate() 'Get the UIHierarchy for Macro Explorer
Dim macroExpl As UIHierarchy = macrosWin.Object
Dim macroProjectHierarchy As UIHierarchyItem = macroExpl.GetItem(projectPath)
'Get the Properties window and activate it
Dim propWin As EnvDTE.Window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindProperties)
propWin.Activate() 'Select the Macro Project which will also set the SelectionContainer for Properties window
macroProjectHierarchy.Select(vsUISelectionType.vsUISelectionTypeSelect) 'DTE.SelectedItems.SelectionContainer.Item(1) should get you a VSMacroHierarchyLib.IProjectProps
Debug.Print(DTE.SelectedItems.SelectionContainer.Item(1).Name)
Debug.Print(DTE.SelectedItems.SelectionContainer.Item(1).StorageFormat)

End Sub

The required disclaimer

2006-01-31T05:38:00Z

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About Me

2006-01-31T05:32:00Z

I am a member of the Visual Studio Extensibility Team. I am mainly responsible for the quality of the Macros, Project Policy, Build Object Model and Text Editor Object Model.

I will try to share my experience on these areas using this blog space.