C# - Super Minimalist Plugin For MS Project: Where To Get Started
Jul 11, 2010
I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction as far as developing a super simple plugin for MS Project (both 2007, which uses the old style ribbon, and 2010 which uses the new ribbon). What I need to implement: create an executable that installs a new button, with a specific icon, in some per-determined section of the ribbon
when the user presses the button MS project needs to save a file in a specific format and location and then call a batch file.
that's it - pretty basic, right? Turns out, I know nothing about this space - so apologies in advance for how trivial this may be. Note: I'm not tied to a specific language - whatever is simpler / faster will do. BTW, does anyone sell components like this one? I don't necessarily need to code this if there's decent stuff out there for sale.
How do I reference the library project when I get this error?
"A project with an output type of class library cannot be started directly In Order to debug this project, add an executable project to this solution which references this library project. Set the executable project as the startup project."
I have downloaded the attached code from codeproject site, i'm new in vb.net, i have some background knowledge in vb6. when i try to run the code the following error message is diplayed:"A project with a output type of class library cannot be started directly"
well until a few day ago. I don't know what I have introduced to cause the problem but now, whenever I load the project, VS 2010 (SP1) crahes. If I delete the project's suo file, the project loads (really quickly) and all is well until I exitVS 2010. When I re-run it and try to load the project, it crashes again unless I delete the suo file.The program can be built for x64 and x86. Now, when I reload the project (after deleting the suo file), it comes up in Debug - Any CPU mode. I can change from Debug to Release and from Any CPU to x86 but if I try and change from x86 to x64, VS 2010 crashes.This is not always the case though. If I build the x86 version and then switch to x64, all is well and I can build the x64 version. Obviously, there's something wonky going on.
I created a simple user control and everything went fine.Then I created another of the same control (as a different project) from scratch (creating the controls in a different configuration; but pasting code from the previous one from a text file).As far as I know I did everything the same for creating a user controlCreate a Class Library project Then Project>Add New Item> User Control Then delete the initial class that was added automatically (usually named Class1.vb) Put all of my code and components into the user control class.However, when I wanted to run it in the debugger as I did in the previous project, I now get an error message:"A project with an Output Type of Class Library cannot be started directly."
I've tried absolutely everything and i've searched for a while on here too datagridview1 object on my form however it has appro 130,000 records and i need to export them to the following .. csv / xls / xlsxI've tried several pieces of code and searched for at least a day trying to find something suitable and quick enough to export all records.
I am new to VB, I am currently trying to make a basic Lottery application for me and a few friends. I have a couple of questions regarding that. Basically the reqs are:
1) we should be able to input for 2 lotteries (super 7 and pick 3) the amount of money spend individually. IN a separate menu Should be able to input the winning numbers for past draws, in a notepad or access. 2) Should be able to see the most picked 3 numbers in the previous draws for both the lotteries.
Question. Say I have menu entries: Lotteries- Pick 3 and Super 7. This is my main form. If I go pick 3, enter last draw numbers should it open up a new form or can I just repaint and work in the same form?
So Im a student and I need some help I have a question "Write a program that displays a list of Super Bowl winners ordered by the number of games won." I need to use arrays, in the most basic way possible someone was telling me about keys but I havent done that yet...The array is a text file with just the 44 names of the Superbowl Winners...
I am working on a migration project to convert a Visual Basic 6 system to a new platform. To make life easier for the programmers I would like to develop some plug-ins for the Microsoft Visual Basic 6 IDE. But until now I've found only information about using vb6 to write plug-ins for other programs. how to create a plug-in for the Microsoft Visual Basic 6 IDE (SP6)?
Is there a significant enough difference with .NET from regular native code to maketraditional plugin systems not very useful? Either way, there must be some system for making a program extensible after it is compiled. To allow third party development withoureleasing the source code. Anyone have info on this? I said .NET, but of course specifically I mean Visual Basic
I've got a C#.NET background and due to circumstances I'm trying to make a plugin written in VB.NET. I've created a new class project which gives me a DLL. This class implements a C# interface which all works.My only question is this... In my C# code I've got an implemented DLL (which loads at runtime) with the following declaration before the class...
[Plugin(PluginType.Storage)] public class XmlPlugin<T> : IStoragePlugin<T> {
[code]....
How do I write [Plugin(PluginType.Storage)] in VB syntax?
Ive created an application that reads plugins but I can't figure out a way of making a form thats housed in the plugin into an MDI for my existing application.[code]...
I've been reading a lot of the posts but i just can't seem to get mine to work,What am i suppose to fill in under Server Name? i'm using my godaddy's free hosting account's mysql but i can't seem to find any thing that'll teach me how to use that exactly it just keep saying 'unable to connect to any of the specified mysql hosts' am i filling in something wrongly?
I need to write an app that that will iterate over our database, and perform various anaylsis on each record. In order to do this (partially for the learning exercise in creating plugin support) I want to use a Plugin model.
Currently, I have a simple Interface in my main app, which plugins can Implement. My app then loads all DLL's in a folder looking for ones implementing the Interface.
As you can see in the pseudo-code below, I have to keep performing a loop through all loaded plugins calling the process methods.
Sub ProcessData() For Each Record In MyDataSet For Each Plugin In MyPluginCollection
I am trying to make a plugin system in vb.net and i am using interfaces to do that. I have managed to implement the plugins but now i am having problems with setting the plugins in a dictionary or some sort of array.
The system is simple. I have the main application and i have plugins. The application needs 2 mandatory plugins and that is data and authentication. Other plugins are free to use so i have 3 interfaces. Data, Authentication and CustomPlugins.
I load the plugins with this
CODE:
It works fine like this but i want to make a collection of plugins because i don't know how many plugins the customer make. So initially i thought to make a collection
CODE:
But that doesn't work. The main focus is to load as many plugins as i like but have then in some sort of array. A dictionary would be perfect but is not a must.
i want to implement in a program. I'm not asking for code just some advice and maybe a link or 3 to useful pages on the internet.I want to create a plugin system for an application that i want to make. The idea for the plugin system is based on the following...
1-Some graphics editing programs have what i think is called a filter/effects chain. its where you make a list of filters and settings that the program runs to edit the image.
2-In yahoo pipes you take small parts and use them to complete tasks for you mashup (like pulling all the images returned in a search and displaying them).
The system i want advice on is basically a plugin chain system modeled after these 2 idea's where the user selects plugin's and forms a chain out of them.for instance if i wanted to display a picture then i would form a chain of plugins like this
legend:[(inputs)what it does(outputs)]
[show open dialog plugin(output filepath)] -> [(filepath input)open picture plugin(output bitmap object)]->[(input bitmap object)Display a picture plugin(make a form for display)]
The code for the task's will of course be in the plugin's.The problem is i have never done any plugin system before. the hardest part i need help with is getting the plugin's loaded and sending the output's to each other. Also another problem i think is that the plugin's could be for anything (parsing text, displaying a picture, opening a url, downloading a file, etc, etc)Again I'm not asking for code just advice and some useful links to information.
I have a windows form application in which I'm attempting to utilize a plugin (class library). In the code I have it load the assembly from a dll file, which means I have not been able to debug. Furthermore I have not found out how to compile the library so I've had to use the debuged dll version for testing. I've run into a bug in which I create a new object and send that data through an interface to the plugin in an attempt to retrieve a blank slate group box from the plugin. However instead of reading the parameter as a new object i managed to step through the code once (don't ask me how, I don't know and I haven't been able to repeat it) and it appeared that the code was registering the parameter as "nothing" thus why I received a null reference error in the main program.
ve been exploring with IThumbnailProvider in VB10. The first attempt I made was to handle MKV file thumbnails. I made the library and everything looked OK when I tested it against MS's Thumbnail app that came in the Windows API pack. Then I attempted to implement it on my computer, and every single thumbnail in the OS broke. Not a single thumbnail was generated by the system. So, after a bunch of trying to rescue thumbnails, I reformatted, reinstalled Windows, and got everything back to normal.
Today, I tried again. This time, using BLP files which are often used in Blizzard games (Warcraft III in particular). To avoid the same issue, I threw the compiled result into a Virtual Machine and tested it there, and it looked lovely. After a bit of experimenting and tweaking, I got it exactly as I wanted, cleaned the thumbnail cache, tested it one last time, and then installed it on my actual PC. Bam, all thumbnail generation is broken again.
I recently set up a Redmine server for my time. Redmine's Wiki uses CodeRay for syntax highlighting. However, most of my team prefers to code in VB.NET, which CodeRay doesn't support.Are there any plugins out there that offer syntax highlighting for VB.NET in CodeRay? If not in CodeRay, maybe through some other library (that could be integrated into Redmine)?
i am wondering how to make a trackbar with vlc activex plugin i have it part working but i want to make it more accurate meaning how do i make it display the exact seconds then it is right now here is the code
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick With TrackBar1 .Minimum = "0"
[code]....
that is the timer i am using to set the track bar's values and the trackbar1 to take the time and play it at that time?
I would like to know if it's possible to create a microsoft word plugin via visual basic that when activated from a visual basic application did the following:
Creates a word document with a pre-made template Connects to an access (or MS SQL) Database Obtain ID from the application from which it was called The fieds related to the ID provided are filled in the spaces where they should go Show the document for it to be inspected by the user who initiated the request
That's pretty much it, I have no clue on how word plugins are made through visual basic... I've created the visual basic application that's inteneded to communicate with the plugin. So, could you help me find some good tutorials, tips or a place to start?
I'm working on a project where I'm experimenting with building and implementing plugins. I have a structure called "sensor" in the plugin that contains several elements. I would like to be able to return that structure to my main program through the interface, but it doesn't work. The plugin works fine if I'm passing strings or other variable types, but when I switch from strings to my structure, I get a couple of errors. On my main form where I try to call the function, I get the error 'value of type iMyPlugin.sensor cannot be converted to frmMain.sensor'. In the plugin code, I get the error 'GetSensorReading cannot implement GetSensorReading because there is no matching function on the interface'. Is what I want to do possible, or is there a better way to do what I want?
I'm seeing strange behaviour with a plugin for Readsoft that I'm developing.
I want it to stop on a breakpoint but it doesn't. The msgbox just before the place I put the breakpoint is displaying correctly, and the one right after it too.
here is the class with the breakpoint I want to stop to
here is the ReadSoft programm with the Msgbox displayed after the breakpoint line where debug didn't stop
PS : I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Professional, coding in VB.NET
I have developed an application with a plugin architecture using interfaces. I realized that when I release the API for 3rd party plugin development, someone would be able to create a loader program to replace my main program quite easily. Is there any way I can make the plugin dependent on my main program? All my main program does is get an icon and a description of the plugin from the DLL plugin (using the interface) and then calls the dll's interface function to create and display the form.
