Developing Visual Basic Add-Ins : The VB IDE Extensibility Model

by Steven Roman; Ron Petrusha

• ISBN13: 9781565925274
• ISBN10: 1565925270
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

While most developers can think of dozens of ways to work more productively by extending the Visual Basic IDE, they don't have time to sift through documentation to find out how. A tutorial and reference guide in one, this book brings together all the information and shows how to create useful VB add-ins to extend the IDE. The book is divided into two main parts: Add-in Basics: discusses the mechanics of add-in creation, including retrieving a reference to the VB IDE; registering, activating, and debugging an add-in; and making an add-in's functionality accessible through a menu option or toolbar button The Extensibility Model focuses on the creative side of add-in development, covering specific categories of objects, such as user interface, project-related, and form and control objects. Visual Basic developers who like the convenience of one-stop shopping in their documentation will want "Developing Visual Basic Add-ins on their bookshelf. Readers with even a modest acquaintance with VB will be developing add-ins in no time.