Support WebCast: Microsoft Visual C++ IDE Automation Using Add-ins and Macros (325400)

Session Summary

In this session, we will discuss how to automate the VC++ IDE using add-ins (VB and VC++) and macros (VBScript). The presentation will primarily cover the following topics:

• VC++ Object Model
• How to create add-ins and macros
• Ways to invoke add-ins, macros, and existing VC++ IDE commands
• Add-ins versus macros
• Examples of day-to-day tasks that can be accomplished using VC++ automation

This is a Level 100 session that was recorded August 1, 2000 and presented by Ranga Narasimhan. Ranga Narasimhan joined Microsoft as a Developer support professional in May 1998. Since then he has been actively involved in supporting VC++ IDE in addition to Automation and Platform SDK tools. Ranga has both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Computer Science.

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• Extending Developer Studio with Add-ins by Richard Grimes
• Extend Developer Studio 97 with your own Add-ins, Macros, and Wizards by Steve Zimmerman
• Enhancing the Visual C++ 5.0 Workplace with VBScript Macros by Mark Davis (October 1997 issue of Visual C++ Developer)
• Knowledge Base articles containing sample add-in and macro code:
  • Q247035 HOWTO: Automate Visual C++
  • Q231636 HOWTO: Controlling the Visual C++ IDE Source Code Editor Window Size Using Automation

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