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Office 2007 introduced a new storage method for Office document. The new documents are actually packages- they are zip files of xml documents. To explore one of these packages, change the extension to .zip and explore it like any other zip file, or download the package explorer tool from CodePlex to...
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With the introduction of LINQ to XML and the OpenXml formatting of Office 2007 documents it is incredibly easy to use VSTA to import and export data from a host application to an Office document and vice versa. One benefit of using OpenXml (or for Excel straight xml as well) is that this can be performed...
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VSTA 2 can be used to extend a host application to use LINQ in a variety of ways. One example of this is to use LINQ to XML to use an XML file as input. LINQ to XML is doubly convenient because Office products, such as Excel 2007, work well with XML files. Using LINQ to XML to input data that was created...
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This sample demonstrates the use of VSTA to extend a host applicaiton to use a technology, Excel, without any changes being made to the host. The add-ins included use an Excel 2003 spreadsheet as a data entry form. To use Office applications in VSTA, add references to the appropriate assemblies. For...
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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 this would be to use an Excel spreadsheet to enter...
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I am excited to announce that Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) was released as an integrated component of the 2007 Office system earlier this week and is available to both Office developers and ISVs! As Microsoft's future direction in application extensibility, VSTA provides a powerful customization...
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I am excited to announce that Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) was released as an integrated component of the 2007 Office system earlier this week and is available to both Office developers and ISVs! As Microsoft's future direction in application extensibility, VSTA provides a powerful customization...