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January 2008 - Posts

• Using VSTA to extend a host with Office

  VSTA can be used extend a host to use a new technology, like an Office application, without requiring any changes in the host. One benefit of this is that the host is now compatible with any technology that can be accessed by an add-in. One example of Read More...

  Posted Monday, January 21, 2008 4:06 PM by Melody | 0 Comments

  Filed under: VSTA v 1, VSTA v 2, Excel, Office

• ShapeAppMacroRecordingCSharp- common problems and workarounds

  While working with the ShapeAppMacroRecording, a sample included in the updated release of VSTA v 2, I noticed a couple of problems. They are listed here with workarounds. If you have found a problem that is not listed here, or have a question please Read More...

  Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 12:08 PM by Melody | 0 Comments

  Filed under: VSTA v 2 CTP SDK, ShapeAppMacroRecordingShapeAppCSharp

• Using VSTA v 2 with Visual Studio 2005

  Microsoft recommends using Visual Studio 2008 for integrating VSTA v 2. However, if you choose to use Visual Studio 2005 the following will need to be addressed. 1) The framework VSTA v 2 uses the 3.5 framework. It is very important that references, like Read More...

  Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:07 PM by Melody | 0 Comments

  Filed under: add-in, ProxyGen, VSTA v 2 CTP SDK, Visual studio 2005

• Updated release of VSTA v 2 now available!

  There is an updated VSTA v 2 release available! This release includes changes and fixes to the samples, documentation, ProxyGen, and other bugs. Please check it out and let us know what you think! To access the release, go to the VSTA 2.0 SDK CTP Now Read More...

  Posted Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:44 PM by Melody | 0 Comments

• IPH Sample- Kill the VSTA Process With Host

  We have received many support requests in regards to the following scenario: The host application is "hard killed" and the vsta.exe process continues to run. A "hard kill" can occur if the debugger is stopped, or the host application is terminated through Read More...

  Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:53 PM by Melody | 0 Comments

  Filed under: VSTA v 1, VSTA v 2, In-Process Host