Set VC++ Directories programmatically

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bmelt - 13 Nov 2007 18:06 GMT

I could find only one post regarding VCPlatform:
VCPlatform.ExecutableDirectories should be modifiable while addin is running
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewbug.aspx?bugid=FDBK39402
Unfortunately, link is broken.

I'd like to open Visual Studio from my program and set VC++ Directories
programmatically. I can set new path using code below, but when I
close-reopen Visual Studio, new path disappears and I can not figure out how
to save it

DTE^ dte =
(DTE^)System::Runtime::InteropServices::Marshal::GetActiveObject("VisualStudio.DTE.8.0");
Projects ^projects = (Projects^)dte->GetObject(L"VCProjects");
VCProjectEngine ^ projectengine = (VCProjectEngine
^)projects->Properties->Item(L"VCProjectEngine")->Object;
IVCCollection ^platforms = (IVCCollection^)projectengine ->Platforms;
VCPlatform ^p64 = (VCPlatform ^)platforms->Item("x64");
if(p64 !=nullptr)
p64->ExecutableDirectories += ";C:\\Temp";

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Walter Wang [MSFT] - 14 Nov 2007 06:53 GMT

Hi,

You can try use VCPlatform.CommitChanges method:

#VCPlatform.CommitChanges Method (Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.visualstudio.vcprojecteng
ine.vcplatform.commitchanges(VS.80).aspx

Please note it's marked as internal use and this is not intended to be used
directly from your code.

Regards,
Walter Wang (wawang@online.microsoft.com, remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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bmelt - 14 Nov 2007 16:06 GMT

Hi Walter,
Thank you for fast answer, your suggestion works fine.

Regards,
Boris

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bmelt - 15 Apr 2008 06:36 GMT

Hi Walter,

Now I need to save directories on VS 2003, but there is no CommitChanges
there.
I believe there should be a way to save changes, at least when we close
Visual Studio?

Regards,
Boris

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Kyle Alons - 15 Apr 2008 17:32 GMT

> Hi Walter,
>
> Now I need to save directories on VS 2003, but there is no CommitChanges
> there.
> I believe there should be a way to save changes, at least when we close
> Visual Studio?

Modify the file %APPDATA%\..\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.1\VCComponents.dat directly

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bmelt - 15 Apr 2008 19:52 GMT

Yes, this is a known alternative way to set directories (that does not work
in some scenario).
But the question is how to save changes that were done through DTE on VS
2003 - I do not believe there is a code to make changes and there is no code
to save these changes! On VS 2005 and 2008 we can just call CommitChanges as
Walter explained.

> > Hi Walter,
> >
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> Modify the file %APPDATA%\..\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.1\VCComponents.dat directly

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