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Hello.
I've build a Setup executable (c++ win32), who deploy files and Install VSIX. The problem with time it's VSIXInstaller become more and more non-portable. At beginning some dll and a simple VSIXInstaller.exe.config fix and everything is fine. Now It's total nightmare. I can't pack VSIXInstaller inside my Setup to install and desinstall VSIX.
Presently inside my setup, I use CreateProcess to execute VSIXInstaller.exe and with CreateProcess you need to point an executable and also CreateProcess provide a WAIT style (I've more than one VSIX to install).
I've try to call "Cmd /c AtmelWizard.vsix" inside CreateProcess, but i lost WAIT effect.
Also "Cmd /c Start /wait Atmelwizard.vsix".. prompt a empty command box...
Anyway i really need VSIXInstaller.exe (who actually work).
But Impossible to move out VSIXInstaller.exe from is original folder.
Then the only easier way has to point VSIXInstaller.exe location.. but you know with time, Visual Studio edition/version detection was another thing made without standard.. from 2010,2015,2017,2019,2022.... Ok, I must admit 2022 was base standard, cause of 64bit VSIX Extension.
How to detect Visual studio 2022+ properly and get devenv.exe folder location?
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Thanks, It's not really what I was looking for, but extra Documentation was always welcome.
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Detecting existing Visual Studio instances
As an example, if you use vswhere, It can be assumed that it is always placed at "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe", so you can find it by execute it and reading the productPath.
Thanks a lot.. It's take me time to figure out how do the thing, because CreateProcess are really (EXE/BAT) depends. But finally, after some magic of vswhere.exe -property ProductPath send into a text file, I was enable to read it. the trick with CreateProcess to call a function like rd, dir or for, you need to cmd /c the thing before.
//***************************************************************************
// Output : BOOL
// Class name : CRelentlessXApp
// Function name : InitInstance
// Description : Init Instance
// Input :
//***************************************************************************
void CRelentlessXApp::GetVSIXFolderTextFile(CRDSetupTool SetupTool, CRDWChar ToolFolder, CRDWChar* VSIXFolder)
{
CRDWChar OutputFile;
OutputFile.Format(L"%sVSIXFolder.dir", ToolFolder.Str());
CRDWChar Exec;
Exec.Format(L"cmd /c for /f \"Tokens=*\" %%p in ('\"%svswhere.exe\" -property ProductPath') do @echo %%~dppVSIXInstaller.exe > \"%s\"", ToolFolder.Str(), OutputFile.Str());
SetupTool.ExecCommandLine(Exec.Str(), L"");
FILE* pFile = NULL;
_wfopen_s(&pFile, OutputFile.Str(), L"r");
if (pFile != NULL)
{
fwscanf_s(pFile, L"%[^\n]\n", VSIXFolder->Str(), 512);
fclose(pFile);
remove(OutputFile.StrChar());
}
```}