ISBN: 0-7356-1874-7 
Pages: 576 
Disk: N/A 
Stolin-Softwares Price: $39.99
Release: 02/12/2003 
Level: Int/Adv  

Learn how to put all the built-in power of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 to work with this comprehensive, in-depth programming guide. It drills down into the internal workings of Visual Studio .NET to help you get the most out of its features, editors, and project-management capabilities. You’ll see how to extend this rich, integrated development environment to maximize your productivity for any project, no matter where you are in the development cycle—or which language you use. You’ll also learn how to use macros and add-ins to simplify your work. Code examples in every chapter show you exactly what to do. Topics covered include:

Visual Studio .NET as a development tool:
• The evolution of Visual Studio .NET 
• Project-management tools
• Editors and the IDE
• Macros

Extending Visual Studio .NET:
• The add-in architecture, the add-in wizard, and the automation object model
• Add-in Manager Plus, which helps you manage add-ins and associated registry entries
• Commands
• Managing solutions and projects programmatically
• Wizards
• Programming the user interface
• Text-editing objects and events
• The code model and Code Model Explorer, which lets you browse your project’s code model view

Deployment, help, and advanced projects:
• Designing setup projects
• Visual Studio .NET 2003 Help
• Advanced projects

PART I    VISUAL STUDIO .NET AS A DEVELOPMENT TOOL 
 
1   The Evolution of Visual Studio .NET  3 
    Moving to Visual Studio .NET  3 
    Developing for .NET  4 
    Unmanaged Development Enhancements  6 
        New Compiler Options  7 
        Updated Class Libraries  8 
        C++ Attributes  9 
        Standards Conformance  9 
        A New IDE  10 
    Visual Studio .NET Features  10 
        Editors, Designers, and Tool Windows  11 
        Visual Studio .NET File Paths  21 
    Visual Studio .NET Extensibility  24 
        Macros  24 
        Add-ins  25 
        Wizards  26 
        The Visual Studio Integration Program (VSIP)  26 
2   Project Management in Visual Studio .NET  29 
    Overview of Solutions and Projects  29 
    Understanding Solutions  31 
        Solution Items and Miscellaneous Files  32 
        Solution Properties  33 
        Solution and Solution User Options Files  35 
    Projects  39 
        Project Items  40 
        Project Properties  41 
        Project Source Files  50 
        Project Dependencies  56 
    Building Projects and Solutions  57 
3   The Visual Studio .NET Editor  59 
    Documents in the IDE  59 
        It's All About Text  60 
        Typing and Shortcuts  63 
        The Zen of Tabs and Code Formatting  70 
    Syntax Coloring, Line Numbering, and Outlining (or, What the Compiler Saw)  73 
        Syntax Coloring  73 
        Line Numbering  77 
        Outlining  79 
    Programming Help  81 
        IntelliSense  81 
        Dynamic Help  85 
    Using the Command Window  86 
    Search, Replace, and Regular Expressions  88 
        Wildcards  90 
        Regular Expressions  92 
        Searching from the Command Window  94 
        Incremental Searching  95 
4   Visual Studio .NET Macros  97 
    Macros: The Duct Tape of Visual Studio .NET  97 
        Recording Visual Studio .NET Macros  98 
        Macro Commands  100 
        Editing Macros in the Macros IDE  102 
        A Simple Macro  105 
    Working with Macros  106 
        Manipulating Documents and Text  107 
        Moving Windows  109 
        Using Assemblies in Your Macros  112 
        Macro Events  113 
    Sharing Macros with Others  116 
        Exporting Modules and Projects  116 
        Turning Macros into Add-ins  118

PART II   EXTENDING VISUAL STUDIO .NET    

5   The Add-in Wizard and the Automation Object Model  125 
    The Add-in Wizard  125 
        Running the Add-in Wizard  126 
        The Add-in Project  127 
        Installing and Loading the Add-in  134 
        Debugging the Add-in  136 
    The Automation Object Model  137 
        Automation Objects  138 
        Object Model Guidelines  139 
        Automation Events  140 
6   Add-in Architecture  151 
    Writing an Add-in from Scratch  151 
        Compiling the Basic Add-in  152 
        Registering the Basic Add-in with COM  153 
        Registering the Basic Add-in with Visual Studio .NET  156 
    Add-in Events  158 
        The Add-in Event Sequence  158 
        The LifeCycle Add-in  160 
    The IDTExtensibility2 Interface  162 
        The EnvDTE Namespace  162 
        OnConnection  163 
        OnStartupComplete  165 
        OnAddInsUpdate  166 
        OnBeginShutdown  170 
        OnDisconnection  170 
    Add-in Registry Named Values  171 
        CommandPreload and the PreloadAddinState Key  171 
        LoadBehavior and CommandLineSafe  174 
        SatelliteDLLPath and SatelliteDLLName  176 
        FriendlyName and Description  178 
        AboutBoxDetails and AboutBoxIcon  178 
7   Commands  181 
    What Is a Command?  181 
        Locating Commands  182 
        Command Names  183 
        Executing Commands  185 
        Creating Macro Commands  186 
    Creating an Add-in Command  186 
        Handling a Command  188 
        Command State  189 
        How an Add-in Command Handler Is Found  191 
    The Command User Interface  191 
        The Command Bar Object Model  192 
        The Primary Command Bar  193 
        Adding a New Command Bar User Interface  194 
        Using Custom Bitmaps  196 
    Restoring a Lost Command and Its User Interface 197 
        devenv /setup  198 
        Custom Registration  198 
    Removing a Command  202 
    Command Parameters  205 
    Key Bindings  207 
8    Managing Solutions and Projects Programmatically  213 
    Working with Solutions  213 
        Creating, Loading, and Unloading Solutions  214 
        Enumerating Projects  215 
        Capturing Solution Events  217 
        Solution Add-ins  223 
    Working with Project Items  225 
        Enumerating Project Items  225 
        Adding and Removing Project Items  228 
    Working with Language-Specific Project Objects  231 
        VSProject Projects  231 
    Leveraging Visual Studio .NET Utility Project Types  238 
        Miscellaneous Files Project  238 
        Solution Items Project  240 
        Unmodeled Projects  240 
    Project and Project Item Events  241 
    Managing Build Configurations  243 
        Manipulating Solution Settings  243 
        Manipulating Project Settings  251 
        Build Events  254 
    Persisting Solution and Project Information Across IDE Sessions  257 
9    Visual Studio .NET Wizards  259 
    An Overview of Wizards  259 
        Types of Wizards  259 
    Creating the Wizard Object  260 
    Creating the .vsz File  264 
        Where to Save .vsz Files  265 
    Creating Wizard Templates  268 
        Using Template Files  269 
        Solution Filenames and the New Project Wizard  271 
        Replacements  271 
        Raw Add New Item Templates  274 
    Custom Wizards  275 
        Running a Custom Wizard Programmatically  276 
        Chaining Custom Wizards  277 
    The Wizard Helper Library  279 
        Wizard Variables  283 
        Wizard Helper Methods  285 
        Completing the WizardBuilder Sample  285 
10    Programming the User Interface  287 
    Window Basics  287 
        The Windows Collection  287 
        Using the Object Property  290 
        The Main Window  291 
    Explorer Windows and the UIHierarchy Object  293 
        The UIHierarchy Object Tree  293 
        The UIHierarchy Object  295 
        The UIHierarchyItems Object  297 
        The UIHierarchyItem Object  297 
    The Toolbox Window  298 
        Tabs and Items  298 
        Adding Items to the Toolbox  299 
    The Task List Window  303 
        Task List Items  303 
        Adding New Tasks  303 
        The TaskItem Object  309 
        Task List Events  310 
        Comment Tokens  312 
    The Output Window  316 
        Output Window Panes  316 
    The Forms Designer Window  318 
        The IDesignerHost Interface  318 
        Marshaling  319 
        Adding Controls to a Form  319 
        Finding Existing Controls  320 
        A Form Layout Sample  321 
    Creating Custom Tool Windows  322 
        Shim Controls  325 
        Setting the Tab Picture of a Custom Tool Window  329 
        Setting the Selection Object  329 
    The Options Dialog Box  330 
        Changing Existing Settings  330 
        Creating Custom Settings  335 
11    Text Editing Objects and Events  341 
    Editor Windows  341 
        The Window Object  342 
        The TextWindow and HTMLWindow Objects  343 
        The TextPane Object  345 
    Documents  348 
        The Document Object  348 
        The TextDocument Object  353 
    Point Objects  353 
        TextPoint  353 
        VirtualPoint  354 
        EditPoint  357 
        The TextSelection Object  357 
        A Comparison of TextSelection and EditPoint  359 
    Undo Contexts  360 
        Automatic Undo Contexts  361 
        Creating Undo Contexts  362 
        Stack Linkage  365 
    The LineChanged Event  366 
        Multiple LineChanged Event Handlers  371 
12    The Code Model  375 
    Discovering Code  375 
        A Quick Tour Through a Source File  375 
        Getting a CodeElement from a Point Object  388 
    Generating Code  389 
        Building a Source File  389

PART III    DEPLOYMENT, HELP, AND ADVANCED PROJECTS   

13    Designing Setup Projects  397 
    Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) Background  397 
    Creating Custom Installation Projects  398 
        File System Editor  399 
        Registry Editor  404 
        File Types Editor  411 
        User Interface Editor  413 
        Custom Actions  421 
        Launch Conditions Editor  425 
    Merge Modules  431 
    Setup for .NET Programs  432 
14    Visual Studio .NET Help  441 
    Navigating the Help System  441 
        Help Windows  443 
        Search and Index Options  444 
        Narrowing Search Results  445 
        Creating Custom Help Filters  446 
        Searching from the Command Window  447 
    Customizing the Dynamic Help Window  448 
        Using the XML Help Provider Service  450 
    Creating Custom Help Files  454 
        Registering Your Help Collection  460 
15    Advanced Projects in Visual Studio .NET  463 
    Visual Studio .NET from the Command Line  463 
        Building Projects and Solutions from the Command Line  464 
        Setting GUI Options at the Command Line  468 
        VSIP Options  470 
    Source Control with Visual SourceSafe  470 
        Setting Up VSS  470 
        Placing Files Under Source Control  471 
        Working with Files Under Source Control  474 
        Planning Your Solutions Carefully  479 
        Don't Break the Build  480 
APPENDIX Code Model Reference  483 
    Code Model Objects  483 
        FileCodeModel and CodeModel  483 
        CodeElement  488 
        Specialized Code Model Objects  491 
    Generating Code  507 
        Common Parameters  507 
        Main Add Methods  509 
        Other Add Methods  513 
        Remove Methods  516 
INDEX 519