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Can anone recommend a tool for searching my visual studio projects folders to find a specific string value?
I have many solutions / projects stored in either the d:\VS2005 or the d:\VS2008 folder depending on the VS version used to create the project. I'm looking for a string and do not have the foggiest idea which project or solution it is in. Any suggestions?
CTRL+SHIFT+F and change Look-in to be c:\path\to\your\code.
Edit: Or, from the command line in the root of where you want to search:
d:\> findstr /spin /c:"STRING-YOU-ARE-LOOKING-FOR" *.*
Or *.cc or *.h or whatever you want to look through.
Entrian Source Search is a Visual Studio add-in that does exactly this. (Full disclosure: I'm the author.)
I use WinGrep.
Since "Visual Studio 2010" version Edit.FindinFiles:
Displays the In Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
This is the most handy search as it can search through project, solution and similar combination with reference or without.
Keyboard shortcut is : CTRL+SHIFT+F
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I am interested in writing a visual studio extension that has hooks to allow me to capture keystrokes from the code editor and record them for use later. Visual studio extensions seem like a big topic so I am looking for some help getting started.
Is there a forum for visual studio extensions?
What type of extension should I create?
Are there any sample extensions that access keystrokes?
See for example the Text Macros extension that records characters that you type in the code editor.
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Visual Studio's default commandline argument input is pretty horrible if you pass parameters that need to change frequently. (In the startup project properties, under Configuration Properties->Debugging, I am talking about the Command Arguments field).
There absolutely has to be some extension to VS that overrides this behavior, right? Ideally I am looking for a drop-down that keeps a list of the last 10 different commandlines used so it is easy to switch between a few set ups. It would also be nice if this field could be stickied to the toolbar at the top of the program to make it easier to get to and see which arguments are being used at a glance.
Is anyone aware of any improvements like these that exist somewhere? I am using VS 2010. Thanks much!
There's this extension which I've just found while looking for much the same thing: CLIArgsMadeEasy
It's not ideal, as the input box is rather small, but it's definitely better than the usual irritating process.
I believe that you could use the different Solution Configurations for that. I mean the following approach:
Select 'Debug' configuration and set the 'Command Line' parameters in the project properties.
Then switch to 'Release' configuration and set another 'Command Line' parameters, etc.
You can create also additional configurations - go to menu Build -> Configuration Manager and create as much of them as you need.
Hope that helps!
in 2022,we have SmartCommandlineArgs
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I'm looking for an add-in, preferably free, that would reorganize my messy order of fields, properties, methods and place them into contextual region tags such as: Private Fields, Properties, Static Methods, Internal Methods, Events, etc.
I've seen this somewhere once, but I can't find it anywhere now.
Please help.
Are you really looking for a refactoring tool? It sounds rather like you need a tidy-up tool.
Check Regionerate: http://www.rauchy.net/regionerate/.
Yes, I think you can do that. Unfortunately, I can't remember any refactoring plugin for free. I like Resharper ( http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/ ) which is the most popular one. And also heard about Code Rush ( http://www.devexpress.com/Products/Visual_Studio_Add-in/Coding_Assistance/ )
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I wants to know in detail about how to debug efficiently in visual studio IDE. For this I wants to know the name of any good book on Visual studio IDE in relevant to C++ not C#.
I do need suggestion on this.
Thanks!
It's not a book, but a good link from ScottGu on this subject: Debugging Tips with Visual Studio 2010
John Robbin's book was pretty good for all-purpose debugging.
I don't know about this book being used for a simple UI tutorial, but he gives a lot of information about how to get a debugger anywhere you need it, and what sorts of things are useful to look at.
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/5822.aspx
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Looking for a class cleanup/formatting plug-in for visual studio. Using ReSharper, but looking for something that will allow me to position members. i.e. private members at the top of the class, constructors next etc.
Anyone know of something that offers this?
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download dxcore and classCleaner and you can format your code anyway you like. if you do decide to customise classcleaner you are likely to get hooked.....
From the looks of it, the StyleCop plugin for ReSharper will do this if you run Code Cleanup. In particular, it has fixes for StyleCop Rule SA1201 specifying ordering.
ReSharper will allow you to control where members are placed in the file during code cleanup.
Take a look at:
ReSharper | Options | Languages | C# | Type Members Layout
http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/features/screenshots/40/automatic_member_layout_full.png
Deselect Use Default Patterns to enable the textbox beneath. This allows you to specify, in great detail, what should go where.
The downside is that it takes a while to get your head around the notation used in the specification.
I believe this option is only available for C# code.