How to: Install a Visualizer 

This topic applies to:

Visual Studio Edition	Visual Basic	C#	C++	J#
Express	Yes	Yes	Managed only	Yes
Standard	Yes	Yes	Managed only	Yes
Pro/Team	Yes	Yes	Managed only	Yes

After you have created a visualizer, you must install the visualizer so that it will be available in Visual Studio. Installing a visualizer is a simple process.

To Install a Visualizer

1. Locate the DLL that contains the visualizer you have built.

2. Copy the DLL to either of the following locations:

   Install path\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers

   —or—

   My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Visualizers

3. Restart the Visual Studio debug session.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Write a Visualizer

Other Resources

Visualizers