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VSIX deployment manifest file describes the contents of a VSIX package. The file has the '.vsixmanifest' file name extension.

VSIX deployment manifest file describes the contents of a VSIX package. The file has the '.vsixmanifest' file name extension, and is governed by a schema, which current version (2.0) is described in the VSIX Extension Schema 2.0 Reference MSDN article.

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Add project.json package references to a VSIX

When trying to add references to a VSIX, it normally pulls it from the references in the .csproj. However, if the references are not in the .csproj, because they now are in a project.json file, then they don't get pulled to the vsix. The solution…
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How to debug a Vsix project

I'm creating a custom test runner for my project. So I've created a test vsix project which can be registered in Visual Studio. I also knows that I load the extension through F5, then the experimental instance of Visual Studio is loaded, but…
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vsixmanifest for all: VS 2010, 2012 and 2013

I'm using VSIX Manifest Designer under VS2013. I've added Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro product identifier and [10.0,13.0) version range to install targets. Despite that fact, I still don't see my VS2010 Professional as an available installation…
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How to 'extract' a .vsix file? (i.e. not install)

Title says it all: How can one 'extract' a .vsix file? I was following a tutorial and states this as step, but I didn't understand it and it wasn't easily googleable.
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Error VSSDK1311 about ProductArchitecture when building extension for VS2022

I'm building a VSIX project and seeing this error message: VSSDK1311 The vsixmanifest must contain a value for 'PackageManifest:Installation:InstallTarget:ProductArchitecture'. What do I need to do to fix this?
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Visual Studio Custom Template Category has an extra folder

I have created an ItemTemplate project. I would like to install this to a custom folder. This works fine when I manually add the zip file built from the project to my named folder inside ItemTemplates. I am now using two projects, the original…
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Visual Studio 2017 - VSIX Package stops working after updating NuGet packages

Steps to reproduce: Open Visual Studio 2017. Select File.. New.. Project.. From the New Project dialog, select Extensibility.. VSIX Project.. Select the new Project from the Solution Explorer. Right Click and Add.. New Item.. Extensibility..…
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vsixmanifest migrate v1.0 to v2.0

I have a vsix manifest in version 1.0 as used in VS2010 and I want to migrate it to vsix manifest version 2.0. The version 1.0 looks like:
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Errors trying to submit VSIX extension to Visual Studio Marketplace

I created a Roslyn Analyzer/Code Fix Vsix for Visual Studio 2022. If I run it locally, it installs into VS and works fine. I tried to submit to Visual Studio Marketplace and got an error stating: Target 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Community' with…
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What entry to make in .pkgdef for a .vsix Visual Studio Snippets Extension

I have a .vsix solution in Visual Studio 2017 for deploying 4 folders of snippets. Here is what it looks like Does each folder that has it's own xml or C# snippets need it's own .pkgdef file? Or do we just need a single .pkgdef file located…
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Enable a VSIX extension in a certain language?

Is there a method to detecting the current programming language and disabling an extension based on that language? I'm creating a VSIX package that is only compatible in a C++ build. I can programmatically detect the current programming language and…
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VSIX extension install but item-template not shown in visual studio

Currently I am Learning VSIX Item Template And Make simple item-template by referring this link https://blogs.endjin.com/2014/07/a-step-by-step-guide-to-developing-visual-studio-item-templates-using-sidewaffle/ this is my project picture that show I…
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Create C# Project Templates in Visual Studio 2022 (.NET6)

I have VS 2022 with dotnet 6. I want to create custom project templates. How do I package it, so that my peers can just use it in their machine ? (I tried VSIX but I think it does not support dotnet 6 yet) Also, I want to use custom variables. e.g.…
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The “GetDeploymentPathFromVsixManifest” task failed unexpectedly

What to do to solve "The “GetDeploymentPathFromVsixManifest” task failed unexpectedly" when trying to debug a VS extension project?? Same question was already asked multiple times with different source reasons, all for VS2017 usually for upgrading…
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How to open a custom project overview page when the project is loaded from the custom project template

Where to add a custom page and open it when the custom project template is loaded within the visual studio. For example below is the project home page when an MVC project template is opened in visual studio, similarly I have a requirement to open…
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