Is it possible to programmatically clear the Output Window in Visual Studio?

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Do you know a way to add some code that, during debug, programmatically clear the Output Window in Visual Studio?

Or do you know some fast alternative like a key shortcut?

@mafutrct could be an idea, but I never done it, I have to investigate — Drake, Apr 16 '10 at 09:17
possible duplicate of [Can the Visual Studio (debug) Output window be programatically cleared?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2391473/can-the-visual-studio-debug-output-window-be-programatically-cleared) — nawfal, Jul 02 '14 at 22:03

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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Macro:

Sub ClearOutputWindow()
    DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.ClearOutputWindow")
End Sub

Simply assign a hotkey to this.

Edit: additional possibilities

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Apr 16 '10 at 15:32

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '13 at 14:47

To clear the IMMEDIATE window in VS2010

    Dim dte = Marshal.GetActiveObject("VisualStudio.DTE.10.0")
    Dim ide As EnvDTE80.DTE2 = dte
    Dim currentActiveWindow = dte.ActiveWindow
    dte.Windows.Item("{ECB7191A-597B-41F5-9843-03A4CF275DDE}").Activate() 'Activate Immediate Window  
    dte.ExecuteCommand("Edit.SelectAll")
    dte.ExecuteCommand("Edit.ClearAll")
    currentActiveWindow.Activate()

    Marshal.ReleaseComObject(dte)

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 16 '10 at 08:56

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the output window feature is documented here, some guys are talking about how to access the output window here, so i think you can clear it progamatically.

answered Apr 16 '10 at 08:56

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the first shows some example how to interact with the output window, but I think I need to create a plugin myself to do it; the second link is based on CodeRush, I will look into it. In the meanwhile if you know a simpler way... – Drake Apr 16 '10 at 09:22

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 13 '16 at 00:52

I have changed unreadable "{ECB7191A-597B-41F5-9843-03A4CF275DDE}" guid code from smirkingman's answer to "Immediate Window" and it worked as well (also removed unnecessary codes for my own):

Dim dte As EnvDTE80.DTE2 = Marshal.GetActiveObject("VisualStudio.DTE.11.0")
dte.Windows.Item("Immediate Window").Activate() 'Activate Immediate Window  
dte.ExecuteCommand("Edit.SelectAll")
dte.ExecuteCommand("Edit.ClearAll")
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(dte)

Is it possible to programmatically clear the Output Window in Visual Studio?

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