VS 2005 and COM Running Object Table

[Guest]

Hello,

With VS 2003, we used the COM Running Object Table to retrieve the current
instance of VS 2003 in order to know the solution path at design time, see
following post:
http://groups.google.be/group/micro...+group:*dotnet*&rnum=6&hl=fr#489925b698090549

Unfortunately, it does not work anymore with VS 2005. It seems that VS 2005
does not register itself in the COM Running Object Table. Is there a
workaround or another solution?

Thanks,
Sebastien

 

[Guest]

Some typing error, the error occurs with Visual Basic Express Edition. We
have also VS 2005 Team Developer Edition and it works fine.
But we need to make it working with VB Express :-(
Any idea?

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

But we need to make it working with VB Express :-(
Any idea?

I don't think it's possible. They have to pull some features from the
Express SKUs to differentiate them from the more expensive editions.
Extensibility/automation is one of those features - there's no add-in
support for example.


Mattias

 

[Guest]

Thank you Mattias. Do you think it would be possible with the Standard Edition?

Sebastien

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

Thank you Mattias. Do you think it would be possible with the Standard Edition?

I don't know for sure, sorry. It says it can "consume extensions" on
this page, whatever that means.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/compare/default.aspx


Mattias