This tutorial gives step by step instructions on how to update a project template to mimic the ShapeApp sample templates which use a post build event to move add-in assemblies to %My Documents%\ShapeAppCSharp\AppAddIns. Files included: The video tutorial: Updating VSTA Project Templates Tutorial.wmv Project template descriptor file used in the tutorial: ShapeAppCSharp Add-in.xml File used by the post build event in the tutorial: InstallAddIn.jsThe post build command used in the tutorial: cscript "$(ProjectDir)InstallAddIn.js" "$(TargetPath)" "ShapeAppCSharp\AppAddIns\$(TargetName)"This tutorial can be used for VSTA v 1 and v 2.
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