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How do I set the Project's 'Start External Program' setting programmatically?


I have an IWizard which gets access to a Project variable. What code do I need to write to set the 'Start External Program' value in project properties?


Solution

  • Here's a macro that will set the current configuration to launch calc.exe. It should be trivial to re-work this for your IWizard implementation:

    Dim project As Project = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1)
    Dim config As Configuration = project.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration
    config.Properties.Item("StartAction").Value = VSLangProj.prjStartAction.prjStartActionProgram
    config.Properties.Item("StartProgram").Value = "C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe"