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Mark Sisson - 03 Sep 2004 15:43 GMT

********* <USING VS.NET 2005 BETA 1> ************

Is the code below the only way to open a document in VS.NET? Am I
missing something like
DTE.Solutions.Projects["MyProject"].Files["Class1.cs"].Activate();????

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DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer).Activate()

DTE.ActiveWindow.Object.GetItem("MyAddin1\MyAddin1\Class1.cs").Select(vsUISelectionType.vsUISelectionTypeSelect)

DTE.ActiveWindow.Object.DoDefaultAction

DTE.Windows.Item("Class1.cs").Activate
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THANKS
Mark

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Emil Astrom - 04 Sep 2004 22:59 GMT

Here's an alternative that works without requiring the file to be in the
project:

DTE.ExecuteCommand("File.OpenFile", sFilename)

Maybe there are better ways, but this works for me.

/Emil

> ********* <USING VS.NET 2005 BETA 1> ************
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> DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer).Activate()

DTE.ActiveWindow.Object.GetItem("MyAddin1\MyAddin1\Class1.cs").Select(vsUISe
lectionType.vsUISelectionTypeSelect)

> DTE.ActiveWindow.Object.DoDefaultAction
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> THANKS
> Mark

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Emil Astrom - 06 Sep 2004 18:53 GMT

One more thing: The filename should be surrounded with quotes ("), otherwise
you'll get into trouble with paths containing spaces. So maybe a better code
example would be the following:

DTE.ExecuteCommand("File.OpenFile", """" + sFilename + """")

Cheers,

Emil

> Here's an alternative that works without requiring the file to be in the
> project:
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> > DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindSolutionExplorer).Activate()

DTE.ActiveWindow.Object.GetItem("MyAddin1\MyAddin1\Class1.cs").Select(vsUISe

> lectionType.vsUISelectionTypeSelect)
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> > THANKS
> > Mark

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Cyril Mathey - 07 Sep 2004 20:03 GMT

Hello Mark & Emil,

Executing the File.OpenFile command works but it actually shows the editor.
If you only intend to open the document to modify it without any feedback
from the UI,
you shoud use the ProjectItem class:

EnvDTE.ProjectItem item = DTE.Solution.FindProjectItem(fileName);
item.Open(EnvDTE.Constants.vsViewKindAny);

Hope this helps.

--
Cyril

> Here's an alternative that works without requiring the file to be in the
> project:
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>> THANKS
>> Mark

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