Re: Add-in hell .. keeps disappearing from TOOL menu ...

From: Nick Malik (nickmalik_at_hotmail.nospam.com)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:44:38 GMT

I'm going to guess, because I haven't done any add ins. I assume this is an
add-in for visual studio (you didn't say).

My guess is that each time you recompile, you are changing the version
number of your assembly.
(you control the version number).

This means that the version that you registered with .NET is no longer
available.

My suggestion: compile the add-in. Then use the installer to install it on
your machine, in a seperate directory. Test it. When you want to
recompile, the act of recompilation won't affect the running version. Shut
down VS. Uninstall and reinstall your add in, then restart VS.

Hope this helps
--- Nick

"Bernavich2004" <Bernavich2004@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:181C1548-F76D-4BCD-B1AA-97F65D21F215@microsoft.com...
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> I create an Add-in in .NET by using the wizard ( language is C#). Once my
> core project is created I F5 the add-in and it shows up just fine in my
TOOL
> menu, along with a nice little happy face.
>
> Now, when I shut down my project and IDE for the day and come back the
next
> day, my Add-in WILL NOT load into the TOOL menu no matter what I do. It
is
> in my Add-In Manager and the correct checkboxes are selected, but still it
> will not show up in my TOOL list.
>
> This is just with the skeleton project the wizard created. I have changed
> NOTHING.
>
> Does anyone have a work around or know what I am doing wrong? I am not
> changing any of my settings. I am also "BUILDING" my project before I
> shutdown because earlier I ran into an issue with it telling me it couldnt
> find the Add-in (And then unregistering it) when I reloaded the project
until
> I did this.
>
> How can I bring it back into the Toolbar? The add-in manager says it IS
> loaded.
>
> Thank you again!

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