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Custom Tool load status

Hello,

I wonder if there is any report/log of loading failures made by Visual Studio, or if I can check in Visual Studio which custom tools has it loaded.

Thanks,
Jan

Changed TypeChao KuoMSFT, ModeratorFriday, October 16, 2009 2:08 AMNot follow up
Edited byJan Kučera Sunday, October 11, 2009 8:52 AM(the underlaying problem was solved)

Jan Kučera Saturday, October 10, 2009 7:40 PM

Hello, Jan
For vspackage, the Package Load Analyzer(Tools->Package Load Analyzer) is used for analyzing the vspackage load status, but we have to install your SDK first.
And the full path for the log file is %appData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\ActivityLog.xml. But you should start your visual studio by "devenv /log".
Hope this could help!
If I misundertood you, or have something unclear, feel free to let me know.
Thanks
Chao

Chao Kuo Monday, October 12, 2009 7:38 AM

Hello Chao,

I've tried the /log option and checked the ActivityLog file. However, it seems it contains only information regarding packages. I'm trying to find out why a custom tool, in my case single file generator (IVsSingleFileGenerator) written in C#, cannot be found by VS running on 64-bit Windows, although it is registered using regasm and at SOFTWARE\WOW6432node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Generators as I suppose it should be (on 32-bit it works)...

Jan

Jan Kučera Monday, October 12, 2009 5:26 PM

Hi, Jan

It is a pity that the VS has only one log file(ActivityLog), and it does not provide you with the ability of looking up the custom tool load status.

So I would rather suggest you use a third-party tool-ProcessMonitor, with this tool you can monitor the action of devenv process. You could download from the link below.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

If you are still not able to resolve your problem, please post your thread in the

64-Bit .NET Framework Development

Thanks

Chao

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Chao Kuo Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:09 AM

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Chao

Chao Kuo Friday, October 16, 2009 2:06 AM

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