Robert MacLean
23 February 2009
There is a new release of the VSeWSS (what a crap name) CTP 1.3. What are these? These are the tools you need to actually work with SharePoint from Visual Studio to create the advanced workflows or web parts etc… It also includes the documentation that is invaluable for working with any part of SharePoint from Visual Studio. What’s new in the Feb ‘09 release:
New Features in VSeWSS 1.3
- The extensions now install on x64 bit OS. Visual Studio 2008 and SharePoint must be already installed.
- Command Line Build option for TFS and MSBuild integration
- Separate WSP Package and Retract commands. You can now build the WSP without deploying it
- SPSolGen to Support Exporting from Content Management Publishing Sites
- New Item Template for RootFiles Deployment
- Automatically Remove conflicting existing features on development SharePoint server
- WSP View New Feature Dialog Improvements: scope, receiver checkbox, element checkbox
- WSP View can now be used to merge features and it blocks site features being merged into web features
- Allow adding separate binary files such as Workflow assemblies
- Some refactoring allowing for Web Part renaming and removing lines from feature.xml Item Removed
- Allow selection of GAC or BIN deployment for Web Part Project not including CAS generation
- Increase visibility of hidden features that VSeWSS creates
- Add fast update deploy for DLL only or file only changes to solutions
- Numerous Bug Fixes and improvements to error messages
You can download it on the Connect site.