How are items added to VB2003 Tools menu item

[Allen]

In my VS2003 under the Tools Menu Item is an item :
"C# to VB Converter"

I don't know where it came from and want to move it to VB2005.

I've searched Program Files for file with # in its name an none of them
seems to be the source of that item.

Is it possible to retrieve the file that added that menu item and use it to
add an item to VB2005?
I'll try anything reasonable
Thank

[Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]]

It can be:

- An external tool: (Tools, External Tools menu). In this case you can add
it to the VS 2005 IDE.
- A button created from an add-in (Tools, Add-In Manager menu). In this case
you need the VS 2005 version.
- A button created from a Visual Studio Package. In this case you need also
the VS 2005 version.

Which is your case?

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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In my VS2003 under the Tools Menu Item is an item :
"C# to VB Converter"

I don't know where it came from and want to move it to VB2005.

I've searched Program Files for file with # in its name an none of them
seems to be the source of that item.

Is it possible to retrieve the file that added that menu item and use it
to add an item to VB2005?
I'll try anything reasonable
Thank

[Allen]

I did find it in my VS2003 files Setup.Ini. does that tell you anything?
I also have a msi and an Setup.exe which I can post if it is a good idea.
Size 842HB - maybe zipping would help. Should I post it?
Thanks

This is the
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It can be:

- An external tool: (Tools, External Tools menu). In this case you can add
it to the VS 2005 IDE.
How do I do this? Just a hint to get me started.

- A button created from an add-in (Tools, Add-In Manager menu). In this
case you need the VS 2005 version.
- A button created from a Visual Studio Package. In this case you need
also the VS 2005 version.

Which is your case?

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio
You can code, design and document much faster:
http://www.mztools.com
"Allen" <al***********@a-znet.com> escribió en el mensaje
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In my VS2003 under the Tools Menu Item is an item :
"C# to VB Converter"

I don't know where it came from and want to move it to VB2005.

I've searched Program Files for file with # in its name an none of them
seems to be the source of that item.

Is it possible to retrieve the file that added that menu item and use it
to add an item to VB2005?
I'll try anything reasonable
Thank

[Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]]

"Allen" <al***********@a-znet.com> escribió en el mensaje
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I did find it in my VS2003 files Setup.Ini. does that tell you anything?
No, I was not aware of a setup.ini
I also have a msi and an Setup.exe which I can post if it is a good idea.
Size 842HB - maybe zipping would help. Should I post it?

No, do not post it, nobody is going to execute it. Likely that is the
provider of the "C# to VB Converter", you can contact them requesting a
version for VS 2005

- An external tool: (Tools, External Tools menu). In this case you can
add it to the VS 2005 IDE.

How do I do this? Just a hint to get me started.

Just execute the Tools, External Tools menu and click the Add button to add
a new external program to the Tools menu.

--

Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

MZ-Tools: Productivity add-ins for Visual Studio
You can code, design and document much faster:
http://www.mztools.com

[Allen]

"Carlos J. Quintero [VB MVP]" <ca*****@NOSPAMsogecable.com> wrote in message
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"Allen" <al***********@a-znet.com> escribió en el mensaje
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I did find it in my VS2003 files Setup.Ini. does that tell you anything?

No, I was not aware of a setup.ini

I also have a msi and an Setup.exe which I can post if it is a good idea.
Size 842HB - maybe zipping would help. Should I post it?

No, do not post it, nobody is going to execute it. Likely that is the
provider of the "C# to VB Converter", you can contact them requesting a
version for VS 2005

- An external tool: (Tools, External Tools menu). In this case you can
add it to the VS 2005 IDE.

How do I do this? Just a hint to get me started.

Just execute the Tools, External Tools menu and click the Add button to
add a new external program to the Tools menu.

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Thanks, I'll try that

[Cerebrus]

Allen wrote :

I've searched Program Files for file with # in its name an none of them
seems to be the source of that item.

You don't need to search for that program. When you click on Tools ->
External Tools... , you should see a dialog box that lists all the
Tools that you have added to VS.NET for quick access. (It doesn't
matter if you didn't add it in manually. Maybe the installer of that
program did that) In this list, click the "C# to VB Converter" element.
The "Command" value should show you the path to the executable.

After that, as Carlos said, "Just execute the Tools, External Tools
menu and click the Add button to add
a new external program to the Tools menu." (Though it probably won't
work in VS2005 considering the enormous amounf of changes)

Regards,

Cerebrus.