COM Shim Wizard Updated to Version 2.3

Microsoft Downloads - 2007 Office System Sample: Isolating Microsoft Office Extensions with the COM Shim Wizard Version 2.3

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Learn about an updated set of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 wizards that automate the generation of COM shims for managed shared add-ins, with specific support for the new extensibility interfaces introduced in the 2007 Office system.

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Associated MSDN article, Isolating Microsoft Office Extensions with the COM Shim Wizard Version 2.3

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Extensions for the 2007 Microsoft Office System

If you need to extend the functionality of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, you can build an add-in or by build an extension. In addition, you can build the following different types of add-in:

• VSTO document-level and VSTO application-level managed add-ins

• COM add-ins, managed or unmanaged, without VSTO

• Other extensions for Microsoft Office system applications, such as smart tag recognizer and action components, smart document solutions, and real-time data components

When you build a managed extension of any kind, you should ensure that your extension is isolated from other extensions that might be loaded into the application. The standard way to isolate your extension is to build a custom COM shim by using the COM Shim Wizard, a set of Visual Studio project wizards that helps you construct shims quickly and easily. This article describes the latest version of the COM Shim Wizard, which supports the new extensibility interfaces in the 2007 Office system.

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I know I'm going to need this one day (though I've been saying that for the last 3+ years...  ;)

 

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