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Greg - 01 Dec 2005 01:47 GMT

Is it possible to add a new build property to Project Item? For example,
could one add a new property called "Generate Comments" to a .cpp file that
could have a yes/no option that would show up under the C/C++ Configuration
Properties (perhaps under General similar to the "Treat Warnings as Errors
Property).

Thank You

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Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP] - 01 Dec 2005 10:29 GMT

See:

Implementing and Using Automation Extenders
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vsintro7/html/v
xconAutomationExtenders.asp

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> Is it possible to add a new build property to Project Item? For example,
> could one add a new property called "Generate Comments" to a .cpp file
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Greg - 02 Dec 2005 05:58 GMT

Thank You,

In the example code:

namespace SolutionExtender
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Extender Provider object. This is the "class factory" for the Extender
and is registered
    /// under the CATIDs of the solution objects (vsCATIDSolution and
vsCATIDSolutionBrowseObject)
    /// it is extending. See SolutionExtender.reg for the registration entries.
    /// </summary>
    [GuidAttribute("D629F716-77FE-49cd-8F9A-564111B80AFF"),
ProgId("SolutionExtender.CSharpSolnExtProvider")]
    public class ExtenderProvider : Object, IExtenderProvider
    {

Where does the GUID come from? This extender seems to have been created in
VS 2002/2003. In VS2005 when a new Class Library project is created, there is
a GUID generated in the Assembly Info file. Would this be the start point for
an Extender Object project in VS2005? Would the Assembly Info GUID serve the
purpose that the GUID above does for the 2003 project? What about ProgID? Do
I need to provide that? Any other information related to these concepts would
be helpful.

Thank You!

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Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP] - 02 Dec 2005 09:23 GMT

Hi Greg,

> Where does the GUID come from?

You must create one with the GuidGen tool.

> This extender seems to have been created in
> VS 2002/2003. In VS2005 when a new Class Library project is created, there
> is
> a GUID generated in the Assembly Info file. Would this be the start point
> for
> an Extender Object project in VS2005?

I think that the GUID attribute in the assembly file is for the assembly,
while the other one is for the class.

> What about ProgID? Do I need to provide that?

I am not familiar with property extenders, but it seems that they are
COM-based, like add-ins in VS.NET 2002/2003, and to be COM based they
require a GUID and a ProgID. You can choose whatever unique ProgID

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