How to Write a Macro in VS 2010

 

We all knows that how much friendly the macros are. Here I am showing a small example of how to write macro to Disable and Enable macros.

 

When debugging projects.Its difficult to add and remove break points all the time. This is a simple macro which enable and disable the Breakpoints

First thing is how to write a macro

Step1: Select Tools –> Options –> Macros –> Macro Explorer (Alt+F8)

Step2: Double click on the module created.(Here it is Module2)

Step3: Write your Macro Code

Step4 : Build the Macro code

 

How to add the Macro created to VS10

Step 5: go to vs10 Project(Take a new one not in Macro) Tools –> Options

 

Step 6: Under Environment Variables –> Keyboard –> in Show Commands containing –> Select the macro you created.

 

Step 7: Type the key combination then click Assign and then Ok

 

Finally: Go to VS and Press the key combination (in the example I shown only for Enable, for disable also do the same step)

 

Hope this will help you.