Add external tools to Visual Studio
External tools in Visual Studio are great "Add-Ons". There are so many usefull tools, you just need to know them. For example you can create .NET classes out of XML-Shemas(XSD) or add DLLs to the Global Assembley Cache (GAC) of a server.
To configure an external tool you need to call Visual Studio 2010 or above. Press "Tools" and go to "external Tools...". A mask appears.
In the picture you can see that I already added a tool to add assembleys to the GAC. (Command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\gacutil.exe Arguments: /i "C:\iTextSharp.dll" look at this post to see the story for this tool).
To add your tool you need to press "Add". A new item appears in the list. Now you can add the command with its parameters.
Title: XSD
Command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\xsd.exe
Arguments: $(ItemPath) /c /l:cs
Initial directory: $(ItemDir)
Now you have created the XSD to C#-Class parser (enter "/l:vb" for "/l:cs" in the Arguments to get a class in Visual Basic.NET). The file will be stored in the same directory as the shema file. All your added tools will appear in the Tools-menu and will start by clicking them.
To configure an external tool you need to call Visual Studio 2010 or above. Press "Tools" and go to "external Tools...". A mask appears.
In the picture you can see that I already added a tool to add assembleys to the GAC. (Command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\gacutil.exe Arguments: /i "C:\iTextSharp.dll" look at this post to see the story for this tool).
To add your tool you need to press "Add". A new item appears in the list. Now you can add the command with its parameters.
Title: XSD
Command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\xsd.exe
Arguments: $(ItemPath) /c /l:cs
Initial directory: $(ItemDir)
Now you have created the XSD to C#-Class parser (enter "/l:vb" for "/l:cs" in the Arguments to get a class in Visual Basic.NET). The file will be stored in the same directory as the shema file. All your added tools will appear in the Tools-menu and will start by clicking them.
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