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I am looking for a Visual Studio 2012 plugin / method that will allow me to access the .NET Framework 4.5 section of the MSDN library without an internet connection.
Any suggestions on how I can achieve this will be greatly appreciated.
Building on #Jon's correct answer
It's possible that during installation you chose to not cache the documentation locally and instead access it from online. To change this post installation so you can see it in the Help Viewer do the following
Help -> Add and Remove Help Content
Change the Installation Source to Disk
Hit "Update"
You should just be able to install the Help Viewer (if you haven't already got it).
In Visual Studio, under the "Help" menu, set the "Help Preference" to "Launch in Help Viewer" - it should download the relevant content for you if you haven't already got it.
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What is the best solution for create and merge help for my web application ,
I want create HTML help for entire solution and help for each page,
Is there any module for this purpose?
You can use SandCastle. It is now maintained as part of SandCastle Help File Builder or SHFB.
http://shfb.codeplex.com/
SandCastle depends on Microsoft Help Workshop, which you have to download separately.
If you want to just create your own help system and not product API documentation, then just use the HTML Help Workshop on its own. It very simple, to use. Just create HTML pages for each help section and compile. Read the documentation.
HTML Help is also available as part of the Visual Studio SDK.
Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms670169(v=vs.85).aspx
Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21138
Important:
As of March 2012 there is no HTML Help Workshop 1.4. VS 2010 doesn't use MS Help2 format so there is no Help2 compiler available for it. Starting with VS 2010, the new MS Help Viewer format is used.
Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/hh492077.aspx
MS Help Viewer SDK for Visual Studio:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd627473.aspx
Hope that helps.
I would suggest you to use SandCastle (SHFB), because you get best of all worlds. You can create compiled HLP2 files, Help Viewer Content and also a simple online HTML help.
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I want to prepare document to be served as guideline for new programmers which should be part of our team. This document should describe installation path, from new windows installation to visual studio, etc. After installing all this from doc. new programmer should be ready to code (everything set up).
Do you have such recommendation how to do this? Is there any standards for this? Do you have sample documents willing to share?
I think not only writing down a setup guide is enough by itself. We are writing guidance documents and samples on how to code. It is a document which first states a scenario and shows every step of coding.
Also, instead of setting up the environment each time a developer starts working, just setup up a new machine with all related settings, and take the image of this computer. Then, just copy this image to the new developer's computer.
I think that just like any guide it should be kept to stupid simple. Do not assume anything, or else, if you make any assumptions, state them clearly.
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With syntax highlighting and intellisense if possible. Can be paid but better if free. What I need is a control/class/lib/dll that I can use in a Windows Forms project. I don't need a program. I'm using .net 4.0 with Visual Studio 2010. Working on C#.
I think I found the perfect solution: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/library/storm.aspx
Haven't tested much yet but seems to be just great.
Take a look at: C# - Is there any WPF HTML/Javascript/CSS Syntax Editor Control?
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I'm looking for a free, syntax-highlighting, possibly autocompleting "Programmer's textbox" style control for use in a Visual Studio Windows Forms or WPF project. It should work with C# and self-defined languages, and the licence should permit its use in a closed, in-house development tool.
There are pay-for solutions available - something like http://www.syncfusion.com/products/user-interface-edition/windows-forms/Edit would work fine - but I am looking for something simpler, and would prefer not to pay for unnecessary functionality. Any ideas?
I've been using the SharpCode.TextEditor for a few cases, and it works quite well - including syntax highlighting and all.
Check out this Using ICSharpCode.TextEditor article on CodeProject for an intro.
To download it, go to the SharpDevelop web site and download the latest sources. One of the projects included is the Text editor, which you can easily isolate into its own assembly or sub project - you get all the source code, after all!
Scintilla is a powerful, open-source code editing component, and there is a .NET control available for it.
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I have read that while plug-ins are not supported for SQL Server Management Studio, it can be done.
Does anyone have any resources or advice on how to go about it using C#?
A company that is currently offering plug-ins to Management Studio is Red Gate:
http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Refactor/index.htm
Here is a very good guide to creating a plugin for SQL Server Management Studio:
http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/shair/archive/2008/07/28/how-to-create-sql-server-management-studio-addin.aspx
Basically, it consists of the following:
Create a Visual Studio add-in with certain settings.
Subscribe to SSMS specific events
Code
The article includes a nice sample that you can use to skip some of the manual steps.
Here's a list of a lot of free tools for sql server. at the top you have the section that holds stuff about add-ins from SSMS.
You might also want to check out SSMS Tools Pack which is an add-in I made. It's free but not open sourced.