INFO: Customizing the Visual C++ IDE Programmatically

• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 5.0, 6.0

SUMMARY

There are no methods available for customizing or modifying the Visual C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) programmatically. The Developer Studio object model provides methods to automate tasks in Visual C++, but it doesn't provide methods to modify the Visual C++ IDE. So, you cannot add menu commands, toolbars, and so forth to the Visual C++ IDE programmatically.

An add-in created for Visual C++ using either Visual C++ or Microsoft Visual Basic can create and display a toolbar with toolbar buttons in the Visual C++ IDE using the Application.AddCommandBarButton method. This is the only method that the Visual C++ object model provides for displaying a toolbar control within the IDE programmatically. For further information on add-ins, see the following Microsoft Web pages:

AddCommandBarButton method

Home Page: Add-ins for the Visual C++ Developer Studio

REFERENCES

For more information on the Developer Studio object model, see the following topics in the MSDN Online library:

Home Page: Developer Studio Objects

Home Page: Customizing Visual C++

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbAutomation kbide kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVCObj kbDevStudio kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools
Version : winnt:5.0,6.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo