Create COM Add-In for Office with Visual Basic 2005 Express

[Thomas Möller]

Hi all,

I've installed Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition.

Now I wonder how to create a COM Add-In for an Office Application like MS
Access.

Any hints?

TIA

 

[Thaddaeus Parker]

AFAIK, The express editions don't allow for the creation of add-ins. You
have to have the VS standard+ SKUs along with the VSTO (which is another
SKU). If I am not mistaken, you can find out whether or not you have the
ability to create an add-in by clicking New| Project |Other Project
Types|Extensibity and seeing whether you have templates for Visual Studio
Addin or Shared Addin. If they are not present you are out of luck with the
express editions.

Thaddaeus.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Thaddaeus,

AFAIK, The express editions don't allow for the creation of add-ins. You
have to have the VS standard+ SKUs along with the VSTO (which is another
SKU).

No, you don't need to have VSTO in order to create a COM Add-in... But you
do need to use a "shim".

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Thomas Möller]

Hi Cindy,

No, you don't need to have VSTO in order to create a COM Add-in...
But you do need to use a "shim".

thanks for your reply. I don't understand what "shim" means. I have
translated it with google into german language. It means "Meßplättchen".
This make's no sense. Can you help me ...

TIA

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Thomas,

thanks for your reply. I don't understand what "shim" means. I have
translated it with google into german language. It means "Meßplättchen".
This make's no sense. Can you help me ...

The term won't translate in this context Managed COM Addins for Office
will, by default, all be loaded into the same domain. If one fails, all
fail. In order to prevent this, you have to use a "shim", created in C++.
Microsoft provides a "Wizard" that will do this for you. Go to the msdn
site at microsoft.com and search Shim to get a list of articles on the
topic.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Thomas Möller]

Hi Cindy,

The term won't translate in this context Managed COM Addins for
Office will, by default, all be loaded into the same domain. If one
fails, all fail. In order to prevent this, you have to use a "shim",
created in C++. Microsoft provides a "Wizard" that will do this for
you. Go to the msdn site at microsoft.com and search Shim to get a
list of articles on the topic.

thank you for your explanations.

CU