@Erik I was so happy to run across your explanation for extracting the vsct as I trying very hard to figure out how to do that very thing. Just to expound upon your answer I converted it into code. Sharing here in case anyone is interested.
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/*
Extract menus from extensions
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29831181/creating-vsix-package-for-tfs-source-control-explorer-context-menu-extension
*/
try
{
string vsctPath = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["VSCTPath"];
if (!File.Exists(vsctPath))
{
WriteConsole("The path to the vsct.exe could not be found. Please edit the app.config to set the right executable path.", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
return;
}
//TODO: Convert to a command line argument
string dllPath = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application\Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio.Explorer.dll";
var assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(dllPath);
if (assembly == null)
{
WriteConsole("Could not load assembly.", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
return;
}
var resourceName = assembly.GetManifestResourceNames().FirstOrDefault(n => Regex.IsMatch(n, @"VSPackage\.resources", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase));
if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resourceName))
{
WriteConsole("Could find VSPackage.resources in assembly.", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
return;
}
var resourceManager = new ResourceManager(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(resourceName), assembly);
if (resourceManager == null)
{
WriteConsole("Could find load the resource " + resourceName + ".", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
return;
}
var menus = resourceManager.GetObject("Menus.ctmenu") as byte[];
if (menus == null)
{
WriteConsole("Could find Menus.ctmenu resource in VSPackage.resources.", ConsoleColor.Yellow);
return;
}
string dir = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "PackageMenus");
string fileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(dllPath) + ".cto";
Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(dir);
File.WriteAllBytes(Path.Combine(dir, fileName), menus);
string processArgs = String.Format(@"{0} {1}.vsct", fileName, fileName);
var pi = new ProcessStartInfo(vsctPath, processArgs);
pi.UseShellExecute = false;
pi.RedirectStandardError = true;
pi.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
var ret = Process.Start(pi);
var output = ret.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
var errors = ret.StandardError.ReadToEnd();
Console.WriteLine(output);
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errors))
{
Console.Write("Errors: ");
WriteConsole(errors, ConsoleColor.Red);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("New files written to: " + dir);
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
WriteConsole(ex.ToString(), ConsoleColor.Red);
}
finally
{
Console.WriteLine("\r\nPress any key to continue.");
Console.ReadKey(true);
}
}
private static void WriteConsole(string message, ConsoleColor color = ConsoleColor.White)
{
Console.ForegroundColor = color;
Console.WriteLine(message);
Console.ResetColor();
}
