Functionality Differences Between the Macros IDE and the Visual Studio IDE

While the Visual Studio Macros integrated development environment (IDE) shares the look and feel of the Visual Studio IDE, some differences in functionality exist between the two. The topics in this section describe those differences.

In This Section

• Extensibility Model Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists public operations of the Visual Studio extensibility model that differ from or are not usable in Visual Studio Macros.

• Document Object and Documents Object Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists public operations of the Visual Studio Document object that differ from or are not usable in Visual Studio Macros.

• Property Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists differences in environment-level properties for VSAVBProjectItem.Properties between Visual Studio Macros and the Visual Studio extensibility model.

• Item Operation Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists differences in the ItemOperations object between Visual Studio Macros and the Visual Studio extensibility model.

• Find2 Method Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists differences in the Find method between Visual Studio Macros and the Visual Studio extensibility model.

• Project Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists differences in the Project, ProjectItem, and ProjectItems objects between Visual Studio Macros and Visual Studio.

• Options Differences (Macros IDE)
  Lists differences in options available in the Options dialog box (Tools menu) between Visual Studio Macros and Visual Studio.

Related Sections

• Automating Repetitive Actions by Using Macros
  Provides an overview of how to use macros to automate procedures or repeated sequences of keystrokes.

• Macros Development Environment
  Describes all the dialog boxes in the Macros IDE.

• Macros
  Provides details of the Macros object, which represents the Visual Studio macro recorder.

• How to: Use Add-ins to Control Macros
  Describes how to use the Visual Studio automation model's Macros object to control macros being recorded in the IDE, including pausing and reactivating the recorder, writing code to the macro being recorded, and determining whether the recorder is currently operating.

• Visual Studio Macros Error Messages
  Lists all error messages associated with Visual Studio Macros.