SSMS Add-in developmentThe following sites detail how to create SSMS add-ins:
Extend Functionality in SQL Server 2005 Management Studio with Add-ins - Ameet Phadnis
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http://aspalliance.com/137Building a SQL Server Management Studio Add-in - Jon Sayce
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http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/jonsayce/archive/2008/01/15/building-a-sql-server-management-studio-addin.aspxThe Black Art of Writing a SQL Server Management Studio 2005 Add-In - Joseph Cooney
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http://jcooney.net/archive/2007/11/26/55358.aspxWindow LocationThe following registry entry allows a window to start as a 'Tabbed Document' rather than floating:
2005HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\ToolWindows\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
REG_SZ - Style: MDI
2008HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\ToolWindows\{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
REG_SZ - Style: MDI
Where {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} is the GUID of the tool window created by CreateToolWindow2.
After the add-in has been installed the window position is saved in the files windows.prf and windowsidx.prf in the following location:
2008%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Shell\
2005%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Shell\
Delete the two files to get the add-in to use the registry again for the window location.