Create Office 2010 Projects with VS2008

Question

Hi,

How do I create an Office 2010 Project with VS 2008? I tried installing the bootstrapper etc but no luck..

Peace

Andrew

Answer 1

AFAIK you can't directly. I believe you have to get VS 2010.

With that said, the VSTO apps you create for Office 2007 should be compatible with Office 2010.

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Kind Regards, Rich ... http://greatcirclelearning.com

Answer 2

Hi Rich,

 

I thought by installing the following I could do it :

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=18249

 

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=18249

 

Peace,

Andrew

Answer 3

Hi Andrew

No, it's not possible to create VSTO projects for Office 2010 using VS 2008. That version supports only Office 2003 and Office 2007.

The Office PIAs aren't what makes VSTO possible. They're a "translater" between the Office COM world and the .NET Framework. Any .NET solution that works with office applications (Windows Form, Console App, Shared Add-in) communicates with Office via the PIAs.

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Cindy Meister, VSTO/Word MVP

Answer 4

Thanks all for your help!

Peace out