I have a business object class that is potentially dependent on 0 or more 3rd party assemblies, which extend it via a method
similar to Extenders in VS automation.
The problem is when I attempt to bind to this object in VS.NET, the assembly defining the business object is copied ...

Is there a standard way to retrieve the *relative* path to a "ProjectItem"
file (relative to the project folder that is). Thanks.

The VSTemplate (WizardExtension) is the new approach for creating
custom projects in VS 2005. i'm trying to find information on whether
its possible to create the same for custom project types.  my project
uses vsip (visual studio sdk) and i wonder if i can use the vstemplate

I would like to know whether it is possible to display a MFC window as part
of my VSIP package in Visual Studio.  There is small part of my legacy
application I must preserve, and I would like to display one of the windows
in Visual Studio.  The window I would display is a ...

I have a Add-in it was built in VS 2003. Now I am moving it to VS 2005.  It
is written in C#. I use the the following article to guild me to move it to
VS 2005.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165634.aspx

I am developing a new project integration for the Visual Studio and I have
two issues for which I don't seem to find any explanation in the
documentation.
1. All my project items that are files (i.e. not the folder items) get an

Hi *,
I'd like to access the visual studio object modell from a component. Is
there any way? I want to add and edit files in the same project my
component is.

I recently inherited an addin designed for VS2003.
I was asked to get it running and update it in VS2005.
It is written in native C++.
I made sure to update the .rgs file so that it points to 8.0 instead of 7.1

Can an Extensiblity package be associated with a project file? I want to
create a utility project which can hold files of diffrent types, but is not
associated (or implements) a specific language (and doesnt implement a
language service).

All,
I have created a C# item template based on a standard form. Everything is
working correctly except for getting the project name which is inserted into
the file header. Is $safeprojectname$ or $projectname$ available when

I created a new add-in using C# from the wizard. But when I build and
debugged it is not showing up in the tools or addin manager
What is the problem? Help me plzz.

I am having trouble implementing the IWizard interface for creating custom
wizards. Hope somebody can help!
The situation is this : I have created and exported a template project,
which contains some files (say, file A and B) to be used as templates for

I am developing a new project integration for the Visual Studio and I have
two issues for which I don't seem to find any explanation in the
documentation.
1. All my project items that are files (i.e. not the folder items) get an

I want to add a custom tools options page but can't figure out how to add my
control as per the instructions at
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b389wd38.aspx. The instructions
break down at step 3 which doesn't clearly explain how to register the

I am developing a DDEX provider for my ADO.NET provider. I based my DDEX
provider on DDEX sample 4 (VSPackage-Based DDEX Provider
Implementation). But I found out there are two problems with the sample.
1. Foreign Key info is not picked up in the query designer.