Dialogs for Visual Studio macros?

Posted By: Bas | Nov 20th, 2008 @ 9:55 AM
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#Nov 20th, 2008 @ 9:55 AM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
The question seems simple, and I've been Googling this like crazy, but can't find any info on it: is it possible to have a Visual Studio macro throw up some custom dialog? If so, how?
#Nov 20th, 2008 @ 11:53 AM
wkempf
wkempf
A macro?  No.  You'll need an add-in for that.
#Nov 21st, 2008 @ 3:29 AM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
Turns out that you can. You can create a regular .NET class library, add a Windows form to it, build the project, and then copy the resulting DLL to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies.

Then, in the Macros IDE, you go to Project -> Add Reference, select the DLL from the list, and click add. Then you can just use it as a datatype in your macro.

<br>Dim myForm = New MyFormLibrary.MyFormClass<br>myForm.ShowDialog()<br>


Works like a charm. The only problem right now is that it shows up behind visual studio at first.


Edit: why doesn't the code block ever work?
#Nov 21st, 2008 @ 3:43 AM
Sven Groot
Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...
Because you ended it with [/quote], instead of [/code]. I do that too sometimes. Smiley
#Nov 21st, 2008 @ 3:51 AM
Bas
Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
Dammit! I wasted five minutes trying all sorts of variations on "vb". Tongue Out Thanks!
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