I need to reset vssettings whenever it gets modified on a currently opened instance of Visual Studio , I tried to use devenv -ResetSettings "path to settings" command, but it launches new instance instead of updating the one is opened at the moment. Tried to get focus using -edit argument, but that made to ignore -ResetSettings. It should be possible to update settings live, right? How could I possibly achieve that?
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Not quite, my question is about how to deliberately reload modified settings on a currently opened instance. (Added key detail for clarification). – kepler425b Oct 12 '17 at 10:06
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OK but why not reset through the UI? Why is the command line required? – DiskJunky Oct 12 '17 at 10:06
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I am generating new settings via code and saving it to the file. I want insta-preview so to speak. – kepler425b Oct 12 '17 at 12:34
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I don't think you can do that via the command line as that will always spawn a new process. Some applications can talk to other instances of themselves but they have to be set up to do it. As far as I'm aware, `devenv` isn't. – DiskJunky Oct 12 '17 at 13:04
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Oh well, thanks anyway. – kepler425b Oct 12 '17 at 13:06
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@OwenPauling, this isn't a duplicate of the question marked. The OP was talking about specifically updating the current instance via the command line, not UI. This was clarified in the comments – DiskJunky Oct 12 '17 at 13:08