Add-ins?

[Cakkie]

What are add-ins for, and what can(can't) I do with it. Can anybody explain me what kind of advantage i can get using add-ins? Examples of using add-ins, or how to use them are welcome too.

Tom Cannaerts
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The best way to escape a problem, is to solve it.

[Chris Eastwood]

An Add-In is a program that 'links' into the VB IDE - it can extend the VB development environment and take control of just about any aspect of it.

VB Comes with some add-ins that you can play with (API viewer, Resource Editor etc).

Other Add-in's that you can download (freeware / shareware) include programs to insert error handlers, automated comment generation etc - VBPJ even had an addin that utilised the Windows Script control to allow you to create your own scripts that allows vb to have 'macros' (it's a very cool program)


I've been thinking about writing a 'tutorial' add-in for the site - maybe an 'error handler' type thing (I'll get around to it one day).

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You can always checkout my add-in at http://www.eastwood60.freeserve.co.uk
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Chris Eastwood

CodeGuru - the website for developers
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