VSTO
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Why
So, why VSTO here in an OpenSource themed wiki?
- since 2015 .NET is opensource (really)
- C# ist open source
- you can get the Visual Studio Comunity Edition for free (really free also for commercial use, if you are not working for a > 250 men company)
- Word an Excel are running fine with wine (see #MSOffice_2010_and_Wine) - Outlook not tested yet,
In most cases Word, Excel and Powerpoint are the most often used programs in business for daily communication. It is like it is. Beeing able - now - without any restrictions, to program MS-Office legally also for commercial usage. The only "drawback" is: you HAVE TO register the application and therefore create a microsoft account to be able to work with it.
Troubleshooting
Cannot create Excel projects
- [ENG]: [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13695526/why-cant-i-create-an-excel-vsto-workbook-project-in-visual-studio-2010/29037321#29037321 Stackoverflow|
- [GER]: Social MSDN
Most likely: You have an PERSONAL.xslb File in the XSLT start folder (see above posts).
VS Settings
Reset VS settings
- Devenv Command Line Switches: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xee0c8y7.aspx
- As admin: startmenu -> VS2013 -> VS-Tools -> Developer Command Prompt VS2103 (not native!)
devenv /resetuserdata devenv /setup
- As user: Open Developer Command Prompt VS2103 (not native!)
devenv /resetuserdata devenv /setup devenv /resetsettings