Post build events are very important in VSTA (versions 1 and 2). They are used to install files in the GAC, organize DLL's for add-in discovery, and in VSTA v 2, to rebuild the pipeline. Here are the files used in post build events by the ShapeApp samples, the commands which run them, and some information...
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...
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 the Task Manager. In hard kill scenarios, the...