Please help with programmatic access to vsprops file   

Hello,

I'm trying to build a custom C++ wizard to build my projects, but I've come 
unstuck trying to add a user property page.

In visual studio, I can create a file which is a Visual Studio Property 
Sheet,  named for instance version.vsprops

I can then go to the property manager window, and add an existing property 
sheet.

Naively, I hoped I could find out what was going on by recording a macro, 
but that didn't work.

So, my question is:

How can I programmatically add a vsprops file to a project.  There seems to 
be a VCPropertySheet interfacec, but I can't for the life of me figure out 
what object will give me one.

I hope someone here can help.

Anthony Wieser
Wieser Software Ltd

date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 17:45:54 -0000   author:   Anthony Wieser

Re: Please help with programmatic access to vsprops file   

I've got a bit further, but still can't figure out how to add an object.

Let's say I want to add a my version.vsprops to every configuration.

Here's what I have:

sub addVersion(prj as VCProject)
{
    dim config as VCConfiguration
    dim sheets as Object
    dim prjProp as VCPropertySheet

    for each config in prj.Configurations
        sheets = config.PropertySheets;

        // how do I add a new prjProp to the collection of property sheets?

        prjProp.Name = "version"
        prjProp.PropertySheetFile = "fullpath\version.vsprops"
    next
}

I tried Add on the sheets method but that method doesn't seem to exist.


Any Suggestions?

Anthony Wieser
Wieser Software Ltd

"Anthony Wieser"  wrote in message 
news:u9AGjnvTIHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to build a custom C++ wizard to build my projects, but I've 
> come unstuck trying to add a user property page.
>
> In visual studio, I can create a file which is a Visual Studio Property 
> Sheet,  named for instance version.vsprops
>
> I can then go to the property manager window, and add an existing property 
> sheet.
>
> Naively, I hoped I could find out what was going on by recording a macro, 
> but that didn't work.
>
> So, my question is:
>
> How can I programmatically add a vsprops file to a project.  There seems 
> to be a VCPropertySheet interfacec, but I can't for the life of me figure 
> out what object will give me one.
>
> I hope someone here can help.
>
> Anthony Wieser
> Wieser Software Ltd
>
>

date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 22:18:37 -0000   author:   Anthony Wieser

Re: Please help with programmatic access to vsprops file: SOLVED!   

OK, it seems odd, but the way to do this is to set the
InheritedPropertySheets property of the config to a semicolon delimited list 
of property sheets (vsprop files) you want added.

Anthony Wieser
Wieser Software Ltd

"Anthony Wieser"  wrote in message 
news:OziFE$xTIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've got a bit further, but still can't figure out how to add an object.
>
> Let's say I want to add a my version.vsprops to every configuration.
>
> Here's what I have:
>
> sub addVersion(prj as VCProject)
> {
>    dim config as VCConfiguration
>    dim sheets as Object
>    dim prjProp as VCPropertySheet
>
>    for each config in prj.Configurations
>        sheets = config.PropertySheets;
>
>        // how do I add a new prjProp to the collection of property sheets?
>
>        prjProp.Name = "version"
>        prjProp.PropertySheetFile = "fullpath\version.vsprops"
>    next
> }
>
> I tried Add on the sheets method but that method doesn't seem to exist.
>
>
> Any Suggestions?
>
> Anthony Wieser
> Wieser Software Ltd
>
> "Anthony Wieser"  wrote in 
> message news:u9AGjnvTIHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to build a custom C++ wizard to build my projects, but I've 
>> come unstuck trying to add a user property page.
>>
>> In visual studio, I can create a file which is a Visual Studio Property 
>> Sheet,  named for instance version.vsprops
>>
>> I can then go to the property manager window, and add an existing 
>> property sheet.
>>
>> Naively, I hoped I could find out what was going on by recording a macro, 
>> but that didn't work.
>>
>> So, my question is:
>>
>> How can I programmatically add a vsprops file to a project.  There seems 
>> to be a VCPropertySheet interfacec, but I can't for the life of me figure 
>> out what object will give me one.
>>
>> I hope someone here can help.
>>
>> Anthony Wieser
>> Wieser Software Ltd
>>
>>
>

date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:08:32 -0000   author:   Anthony Wieser