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Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is a set of tools that independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to build customization abilities into their applications for both automation and extensibility. VSTA was announced by Microsoft with the release of Visual Studio 2005.

Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is a set of tools that independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to build customization abilities into their applications for both automation and extensibility. Those customization abilities can be used by end-users to tailor the ISV's application within a managed extensibility environment just like VBA.

Visual Studio Tools for Applications was announced by Microsoft with the release of Visual Studio 2005

Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is based on the .NET Framework and is built on the same architecture as Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO). Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Applications is based on the .NET 2.0 framework and Visual Studio 2005, while Visual Studio Tools for Applications v 2.0 is based on the .NET 3.5 SP1 framework and Visual Studio 2008. Some of the technology developed for Visual Studio for Application (VSA) was incorporated within Visual Studio Tools for Applications.

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How to stop SSIS from "Phoning Home"

Working on maintaining a substantial set of SQL Server Integration Services 2008 R2 packages, I've run into an oddball problem. These packages make frequent use of Script Tasks, each containing C# code used to integrate with some internal Web…
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Script task won't open Editor in visual studio 2013

I am using SSIS 2014 and Visual Studio 2013. When I click on Edit Script button of script task no error nothing happens but script editor doesn't open. Nothing happens I have installed on my machine: Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications…
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cannot show Visual Studio Tools for Application editor in SSIS 2012

When I click on EDIT SCRIPT button for Script Task in SSIS 2012 package, It does not open the Script editor rather it shows: "cannot show Visual Studio Tools for Application editor" Couls not load file or assembly …
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Whatever happened to VSTA?

I used to be really interested in using VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications) for an application I've been working on, but stopped following it for a while. Now, no matter how hard I look, I can't seem to find anything new about it. The VSTA…
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Built-in C#/VB.Net editor with intellisense - Roslyn, VSTA, or something else?

I need to provide scripting capabilities within my application, allowing customers to extend its functionality using our object model. I was hoping to offer some kind of integrated C#/VB.Net editor with intellisense, but after looking at products…
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SSIS VSTA Script Editor Not Displaying in VS2015

I recently created a new SSIS project from within VS2015. I added a script task and when I click on the "Edit Script" button. Visual Studio opens; however, there's no solution I'm running VS as administrator. I've tried re-installing Microsoft…
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SSIS: script task (vs15) not work when deploy on sql server 2014

The error: There was an exception while loading Script Task from XML: System.Exception: The Script Task uses version 14.0 script that is not supported in this release of Integration Services. To run the package, use the Script Task to…
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Unable to emit assembly

I have created a visual basic class library named dataLibrary and have added it as a reference in a visual studio tools for application program in infopath 2007, and imported it. Now when I try using a class defined in the library, I get the…
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Where can I get Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2008

A few weeks ago I was cleaning up an old server which one of my colleagues still uses for SSIS packages with Visual Studio 2008. I uninstalled VSTA 2008, because I didn't think we'd need it, but I was wrong. Now we can't open Script Tasks anymore…
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SSIS Script Editor throws an exception

I have SQL Server 2012, SSIS, SSDT and Visual Studio 2010. I can create a new SSIS package and add a Script Task, but if I attempt to open the Script Editor for that Script Task I get the following error: TITLE: Microsoft Visual…
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SSIS script task error after deploying to SQL Server 2019: Failed to migrate scripts contained in the package to the VSTA 15.0 format

I have an SSIS package that is failing on a Script Task with this error message: Failed to migrate scripts contained in the package to the VSTA 15.0 format. This package was running fine on SQL Server 2012. But we recently upgraded to SQL Server…
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SSIS Package Script Task Editor Stopped Working

I have been happily editing SSIS packages on my PC for the last several years (I mean with the same installed OS and software) until recently when the "Edit Script..." button on the Script Task Editor dialog box stopped working. It would just do…
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Visual Studio Tools for Application: How to now the state of the binaries and compile the source from the host application

I integrated Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) 2019 in my application and basically it works fine. But I'm unable to find some, in my opinion, key features: 1: I'm unable to determine when my user recompiled the code in the VSTA…
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Visual Studio Pro 2019 16.8.4 - Script Task Editor Not Opening in SSIS

Setup: Visual Studio Pro 2019 16.8.4, SSIS installed. When I try to access Script Editor Window and update C# code, it does nothing. Never opens nor does it give me an error, it is unresponsive. - Someone else reported this to Microsoft, but there…
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GetPreviewBitmapFile save preview bitmap with strange colors (SolidWorks)

I'm developing C# VSTA macro for our manufacturing department. I'm using SldWorks.GetPreviewBitMapFile to save a bitmap preview of the selected model and show it in the picturebox as shown below: The code looks fine and execute fine except for the…
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