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Where can I find WSDL.exe?
I have Visual Studio 2010 Ulitmate (with MSDN Premium), but I can't seem to find this file.
I have tried installing the Visual Studio SDK but I can't seem to find the file.
I have looked…

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What is the Visual Studio DTE?
I have been slowly digging through Visual Studio's SDK, but could not yet figure out what DTE stands for. This is a silly question, but I really can't seem to find it. DTE is super useful, it would be super cool to know what it is as well.

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What do I need to install to get Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.dll?
Do I simply need to install the VS2010 SDK?
Is there such a thing as the TFS2010 SDK, and if so, would that be the thing I need to install, and if so, where can I get it?
On Microsoft's "Extend Visual Studio" web site, I saw a link to example code…

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How to extend the information that provides Intellisense using the Visual Studio SDK?
In C# or Vb.Net, using the Visual Studio 2013 SDK, how I could add an additional element on Intellisense when the info of a member is shown?.
My intention is not to add a completion/suggestion element, I would like to add custom additional info…

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Visual Studio SDK - Handle File Save Event
I would like to run a script after files with certain extensions are saved in visual studio. I am wondering where the event handler for saving a file is located in the Visual Studio SDK API.
Can anyone point me in the right direction in terms of API…

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VS2012: 'nmake' is not recognized as an internal or external command
I tried VS2012 Native Tools, Cross Tools and Developers command prompt.
And it does not recognize 'nmake'.
It didn't work on VS2010 either.
On VS2008, it could not find depencies like windows.h
I want to build a static library curl for…

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Get a list of Solution/Project Files for VS Add-in or DXCore Plugin
I am trying to write a add-in for Visual Studio that, among other things, needs to keep track of every file in a Visual Studio solution. I know what events I need to subscribe to (when a Solution is opened, when a file is added/removed/edited in it,…

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Fix COM reference: The type library importer could not convert the signature for the member DISPPARAMS.rgvarg
I have a build server where I build a Visual Studio extension. I recently migrated to a different server that and now I get the following warnings:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(1988,5): warning MSB3305:…

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Microsoft Visual Studio SDK DSL Tools - Any serious takers?
We are considering Microsoft DSL toolkit for creating some abstract designers. I already did some POCs, but would like to get some opinions on the same.
Any one here to share their experiences working with Microsoft DSL Toolkit and T4? Also, any…

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Static Variable Null In Method Call, But Initialized In Program
I have a bit of a head-scratcher here that I wonder if someone may know the answer to.
The setup is basically this:
//in Visual Studio plug-in application
SpinUpProgramWithDebuggerAttached();
//in spun up program
void Start()
{
…

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Programmatically list variables in watch window
Is there a way to find out what variables are present in the watch window of visual studio?
DTE dte;
var watchWindow = dte.Windows.Item(EnvDTE.Constants.vsWindowKindWatch);
We can get the watch window as above, but haven't found a way to get list…

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Is it possible to automatically set "Copy to Output Directory" when creating files in Visual Studio 2010?
I recently started playing around with LuaInterface to get Lua scripting working in my C# programs. In order to easily create Lua scripts from within Visual Studio, I installed a Lua syntax highlighting plugin and created an Item Template so that I…

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Setting cursor position with Visual Studio Extension
I'm writing my own Visual Studio 2010 Extension that should help me navigating a rather large solution.
I already have a dialog based VS Extension that shows me a class name and a function name depending on some search criteria. I now can click this…

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How do I programmatically find out the Action of each StartUp Project in a solution?
Under Solution->Properties, I can set multiple start-up projects:
I know that I can get the list of projects marked with "Start" (by using EnvDTE: solution.SolutionBuild.StartupProjects), but how do I get the list of projects whose action is "Start…

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Store array in options using DialogPage
Assume that I need to store any array in the extension just freshly created from the template.
I just created new VSIX project, added VSPackage to it, then added option page grid (DialogPage). Then I followed instructions from answers to a similar…

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