VSTO Document properties equivalent in AddIn Express

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VSTO Document properties equivalent in AddIn Express
Is there any equivalent to DocumentProperty and MetaProperty (in VSTO)? 
Madhur Tiwari




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In Addin Express, Is there any equivalent to DocumentProperty and MetaProperty (in VSTO)?
Can we use both VSTO as well as AddIn Express( What is recommendation?
Posted 12 May, 2016 10:23:33 Top
Dmitry Kostochko


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Hi Madhur,

In Addin Express, Is there any equivalent to DocumentProperty and MetaProperty (in VSTO)?


I think DocumentProperty is the same object in both platforms, you need to access the Excel.Workbook.CustomDocumentProperties or Word.DocumentCustomDocumentProperties collection, type cast it to Office.DocumentProperties and use its Item property to get a DocumentProperty object.

I am not sure about MetaProperty. What is your target host application?

Can we use both VSTO as well as AddIn Express( What is recommendation?


Sorry, I do not quite understand this question. VSTO and Add-in Express are different platforms, they do not intersect. You can have several VSTO and Add-in Express based add-ins installed on the same machine. Is it what you are asking for?
Posted 12 May, 2016 11:17:04 Top
Madhur Tiwari




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Sorry, I do not quite understand this question. VSTO and Add-in Express are different platforms, they do not intersect. You can have several VSTO and Add-in Express based add-ins installed on the same machine. Is it what you are asking for?
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Posted 12 May, 2016 12:33:47 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Madhur,

Madhur Tiwari writes:
Microsoft.Office.Core.DocumentProperty and Microsoft.Office.Core.MetaProperty are two interfaces in VSTO library.


These interfaces are provided by the Microsoft.Office.Core.dll for Office version 2013+. That DLL is an interop assembly; it isn't part of VSTO; you can use it in an Add-in Express project as well. If you created an Add-in Express project and you don't see these interfaces, then you use interops for another Office version.

Madhur Tiwari writes:
No, I am asking is it possible to use both VSTO and AddIn Express in a single AddIn?


No, you can't. As explained, VSTO and Add-in Express are different platforms, they generate different kinds of add-ins.


Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 13 May, 2016 04:18:19 Top