Professional VSTO 2005: Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office (Programmer to Programmer)

338 Pages·2006·10.16 MB·English

by  Alvin Bruney

01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page ii
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page i
Professional
VSTO 2005
Visual Studio® 2005
Tools for Office
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page ii
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page iii
Professional
VSTO 2005
Visual Studio® 2005
Tools for Office
Alvin Bruney
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page iv
Professional VSTO 2005: Visual Studio®2005 Tools for Office
Published by
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
www.wiley.com
Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-78813-3
ISBN-10: 0-471-78813-9
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
1O/RX/QU/QW/IN
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Bruney, Alvin, 1971-
Professional Visual studio 2005 tools for Office / Alvin Bruney.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-78813-3 (paper/website)
ISBN-10: 0-471-78813-9 (paper/website)
1. Microsoft Visual studio. 2. Web site development--Computer programs. 3. Microsoft Office. I. Title.
TK5105.8885.M57B786 2006
005.5--dc22
2006005385
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections
107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or
authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood
Drive, Danvers, MA01923, [phone], fax [phone]. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be
addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317)
572-3447, fax [phone], or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REP-
RESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACYOR COMPLETENESS OF THE CON-
TENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR APARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTYMAYBE CREATED
OR EXTENDED BYSALES OR PROMOTIONALMATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED
HEREIN MAYNOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERYSITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTAND-
ING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PRO-
FESSIONALSERVICES. IF PROFESSIONALASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF ACOMPETENT
PROFESSIONALPERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALLBE
LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS
REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS ACITATION AND/OR APOTENTIALSOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMA-
TION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE
ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAYPROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAYMAKE. FURTHER, READ-
ERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAYHAVE CHANGED OR
DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ.
For general information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within
the United States at [phone], outside the United States at [phone] or fax [phone].
Trademarks:Wiley, the Wiley logo, Wrox, the Wrox logo, Programmer to Programmer, and related trade dress are
trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other
countries, and may not be used without written permission. Visual Studio is a registered trademark of Microsoft Cor-
poration in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective own-
ers. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be
available in electronic books.
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page v
About the Author
Alvin Bruneyis asenior software engineer for Indigo Books and Music. His previous development jobs
included spearheading the .NET architecture for NetworkIP, a telecommunications provider, and as a
programmer with Intuit. He self-published a book on Office Web Components, and frequently writes
articles for ASP.NET Professionalmagazine, MSDN, and other online venues. He is also a Microsoft .NET
MVPand is well known in the 10 newsgroups he monitors.
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page vi
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page vii
Credits
Senior Acquisitions Editor Vice President and Executive Group Publisher
Jim Minatel Richard Swadley
Development Editor Vice President and Executive Publisher
Brian MacDonald Joseph B. Wikert
Technical Editors Quality Control Technicians
Jay B. Harlow John Greenough
Phred Menyhert Charles Spencer
Brian H. Walls
Production Editor
Pamela Hanley Graphics andProduction Specialists
Denny Hager
Copy Editor Barbara Moore
Foxxe Editorial Services Alicia B.South
Editorial Manager Proofreading and Indexing
Mary Beth Wakefield Techbooks
Production Manager
Tim Tate
01_788139 ffirs.qxp 3/29/06 3:00 PM Page viii
Kathy, thanks for being there for me all the time.
Boobie tube, you aren’t old enough to read this yet, but I love you.