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Saravanan
Saravanan

Reputation: 51

lightswitch deployment in VS 2012

I have created a lightswitch extension using VS 2012 say project name as SampleLSExtension. Builded the created lightswitch project.
Then, instead of installing SampleLSExtension.vsix file i have shipped SampleLSExtension.lspkg and extension.vsixmanifest file to the following location.
*C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions{Company Name}{Control Name}{Version}*. After this i opened VS 2012 and checked, this extension is not configured VS 2012. I am not able to see my extension in Extension manager {Tools-> Extension manager and updates}.

While installing SampleLSExtension.vsix file it is configured in VS 2012.

Whether my way is correct or not? Could you please tell anyone, where i did the mistake? Is any further settings needed for configuring this in VS IDE?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 182

Answers (1)

Yann Duran
Yann Duran

Reputation: 3879

You have to install an extension by using its VSIX file. You can't just copy files to a location to install it.

Why are you not using the VSIX file? Where did you see anything that tells you to install an extension the way you've been trying to do?

Upvotes: 1

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