VS2005 IDE plugin specifics, how ?

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Nadav - 14 Oct 2006 20:17 GMT

Hi Guys,

I wish to implement a VS2005 Plug-in that will operate the same way as the
unmanaged memory view, hence, a plug-in with the following properties:
1. GUI Representation that can be handled the same as the memory view, watch
views, etc.
2. The plug-in should be used ONLY while debugging an application and should
be restricted to run otherwise.
3. The plug-in MUST have access to the address space of the application
being debugged ( same as memory view of the unmanaged C++ debugger )

How should I achieve that, I have already created a basic ATL plug-in
through VS2005 Extensibility wizard and I would be happy to get further
directions, how can I add a visual representation for my plug-in ? how can it
have access to the memory of the program being debugged ?

Any sample, pointer or remark would be appreciated.

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Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP] - 16 Oct 2006 08:38 GMT

You may want to add a dockable toolwindow to provide output. See my article:

HOWTO: Create a dockable toolwindow from a Visual Studio .NET add-in.
http://www.mztools.com/resources_vsnet_addins.htm

Add-ins can work at design-time, at debug-time or at run-time. You have the
DTE.Mode property and DTEEvents.ModeChanged event to know the state.

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Carlos J. Quintero

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