Creating a SSMS add-in from VS2010

Question

I am trying to create an add-in by using the article below http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/shair/archive/2008/07/28/how-to-create-sql-server-management-studio-addin.aspx I know this article is a bit outdated but i managed to get as far as this article again http://jcooney.net/post/2007/11/26/The-Black-Art-of-Writing-a-SQL-Server-Management-Studio-2005-Add-In.aspx here once i reached when the part adding the external program to run upon debug i was met with this nasty error

is there any good article to show how to do the add-in using the VS2010 for the SMSS2008r2?

Answer 1

Do you have a problem starting the debug ? You have to specify SSMS without any parameters - it must be enough. But I have "bad news" for you: I have also developed an add-in and during development the problem that I have faced was: you can debug SSMS2008 Add-In only from VS2008 (full or express) and you can defbug SSMS2012 add-in only from VS2010 If you "cross" versions, you have to put a message box in your add-in and then attach to process. Check my add-in - ssmsboost - maybe you will not need to write your own :) New feature requests are welcome. Also check ssms tools pack - it is also very popular one.