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Macro Explorer

advantages of, 95

defined, 11

deleting projects, 94, 95

Edit command, 95

enumerating projects, 204

GUID constant for, 200

Macro icon, 94

naming projects, 95

object type of, 200

opening, 94

project commands, 94-95

project representation, 94

purpose of, 94

renaming projects, 94

Run command, 95

running macros from, 92

shortcut menu, launching, 95

top-level node, finding, 204

UI hierarchy manipulation. See UI hierarchy windows

macro recording

ItemOperations objects with, 166

steps for, 91-94

UIHierarchy object, 203

macros

accessing, 92, 97-98

add-ins from, 98

alias creation, 44, 97-98

automation object model with, 98

combining, 95

command creation for, 97-98

commands, running from, 134-135

Content Installer with, 65

creating new projects, 96

creation options, 91

default folder for, 91

defined, 91

deleting projects, 94, 95

displaying messages, 100

Edit command, 95

editing in IDE, 95-96

EnvironmentEvents module events, 182

event handlers, 102-104

event variable declarations, 182

events access, 96

events for firing, 102-104

exporting modules, 105

extensibility with, 14

file creation example, 97-98

file extension for, 91

focus, default, 92

folders for, 12

Form designer incompatibility, 224

generated code example, 93

Imports statements, 98

inserting text, 99-100

keyboard shortcuts for, 40, 44, 98

language for, 14

limits to recording, 93

line numbering, 44-46

LoadMacroProject command, 94

Macro icon, 94

Macros IDE command, 94

managing, 94-95

menus, adding to, 45

MsgWin sample, 100-102

New Macro Project dialog box, 94

opening Macros IDE, 91

persisting data to solution files, 194-196

playing back temporary, 93

project commands, 94-95

project events, connecting to, 182

Project Explorer view of, 95

projects, 94, 95

projects, sharing, 105

purpose of, 92

recording, 91-94, 166, 203

References folder, 96

referencing assemblies, 96

renaming projects, 94

Run command, 95

running, methods for, 92

sample, location of, 12

Samples project, pre-defined, 95

saving, 93, 94

security issues, 104, 106

sharing, 104-106

source code, sharing, 105

stopping recording, 92

structure of, 94

text manipulation, 98-100

text-based projects, 105-106

TextDocument objects, 99

.vb file extension, 105

Visual Basic .NET basis of, 91

window management with, 100-102

Macros IDE

add-ins, debugging in, 113-114

default features of projects, 96

editing macros in, 95-96

events, project, connecting to, 182

file creation example, 97-98

IntelliSense in, 95

launching macros in, 95

multiple macros in projects, 95

opening, 14, 94

References folder, 96

referencing assemblies, 96

main menu bar, 145-147

main window

add-ins with, 202

dialog boxes with, 202

DTE.MainWindow, 202

forms, displaying, 203

Handle property, 202-203

HWind property, 202

IWin32Window, 202

macros with dialog boxes, 203

methods, irregular, 202

parent window, setting as, 202

MakeZipExe utility, 66

managed applications, 25

managed environments, 2

managing macros, 94-95

managing projects. See project management

members, listing, 48

Members box, 35

Members drop-down list, 35

menus

command interface. See command bars

item creation for add-ins, 108, 111

macros, adding to, 45

main, 145-147

messages, macros for displaying, 100

Method Name combo box, 35

methods

code comments, adding, 49

parameter information, 48

Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), 2

Microsoft Outlook, synchronizing to Task List, 211

Miscellaneous Files projects, 176-177

miscellaneous solution files, 19

most recently used buttons. See MRU button commands

MRU button commands, 139-141

MRU combo boxes, 141-143

MsgWin macro, 100-102

mshtml namespace, 243

MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language), 2