MZ-Tools 6.0 for Visual Studio .NET Version History

MZ-Tools 7.0 released (August 1, 2012)

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

New version MZ-Tools 7.0 with Visual Studio 2012 support and new features and enhancements: http://www.mztools.com

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MZ-Tools 6.0.0.116 released (March 1, 2012)

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: When the "CodeSMART 10 with VS10x Extensions" add-in from AxTools (www.axtools.com) and MZ-Tools were loaded in Visual Studio 2010 and you closed Visual Studio, you got System.ApplicationException: Error deleting commandbar popup with commandbar name 'MZ-Tools' due to the following cause: Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED)).
Fixed: When the "PInvoke Visual Studio" add-in from Red Gate (www.red-gate.com) was loaded in Visual Studio 2010 and you loaded MZ-Tools, you got System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED)).

How do I get this update?: use the download URL that you received when you purchased the product, or the one in the former monthly e-mails notifying updates. Do not use the Demo Version available on the MZ-Tools web site.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.114 released (November 1, 2011)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: TabIndex values higher than 32,767 caused System.OverflowException
Fixed: The Find Text window didn't set the focus on the textbox to search when shown

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.113 released (October 1, 2011)

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The .edmx file type of Entity Data Model was not recognized.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.112 released (July 1, 2011)

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The .cshtml and .vbhtml file types of ASP.NET MVC3 Razor were not recognized.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.111 released (May 7, 2011)

Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Add Line Numbers feature didn't work correctly with Select Case statements. This bug was introduced in build 6.0.0.110 (May 1, 2011).

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.110 released (May 1, 2011)

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Changed: Removed support for Visual Studio .NET 2002.

Fixed: A System.NullReferenceException could happen when using MZ-Tools with Visual Studio 2010 Productivity Power Tools when closing the solution or Visual Studio.

Fixed: Lines starting with LINQ keywords (such as "Select", "Order By", etc.) were numbered by the Add Line Numbers (VB.NET) feature, which caused compilation errors.

Fixed: A System.NullReferenceException happened when using external operations (created with the MZ-Tools SDK) that didn't use a valid CommandImageIndex.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.108 released (November 1, 2010)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Review Dead Code feature caused "Syntax error in pattern" with files that contain operator methods.
Fixed: Modal windows were not correctly centered in Visual Studio 2010 when the IDE was maximized.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.107 released (June 1, 2010)

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Review Control Default Properties feature didn't support components non draggable from the toolbox such as ToolStripButton or ColumnHeader.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.106 released (May 1, 2010)

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Find feature didn't search inside Excel worksheets (ex: Sheet1.vb or Sheet1.cs) of VSTO projects.
Fixed: The Cursor Position After Insertion predefined variable didn't work correctly in C# files
Fixed: The result pane of the Statistics, Find and other features caused the exception "Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI.Automation.DeprecatedException: This property or method is deprecated." in Visual Studio 2010.
Fixed: Several features (such as the Sort Code Elements) didn't recognize attributes using their own line of code elements in Visual Basic 10.0 (Visual Studio 2010) if they didn't use the line continuation character (_).

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.104 released (April 1, 2010)

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Added support for Visual Studio 2010 RTM.
Fixed: The Find feature didn't work with some .sql files of database projects (Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals or Visual Studio Team Suite).
Fixed: The MZ-Tools setup for the VS 2005, 2008 and 2010 IDEs didn't check the VSLangProj2.dll file prerequisite, which is a dependency for the VSLangProj80.dll file.
Fixed: The MZ-Tools setup could show a misleading "The assembly 'X' should be present in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC)" when checking prerequisites and the problem was not actually a FileNotFoundException. Now it shows the actual exception.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.103 released (March 1, 2010)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Added support for Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate.
Fixed: The Control Explorer feature didn't offer the DataBindings property of the System.Windows.Forms.Control control.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.101 released (December 3, 2009)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The $P[PROJECT_ITEM_NAME] predefined variable didn't remove the extension of the file name.
Fixed: A NullReferenceException could happen loading the add-in in some Visual Studio versions. This bug was introduced in build 6.0.0.100 (December 1, 2009)

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.100 released (December 1, 2009)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The terms "Accetta", "Cancella" and "Aiuto" of the Italian localization have been changed to "OK", "Annulla" and "Guida".
Fixed: Several listviews (such as Favorite Solutions and Favorite Code Elements) did not support the Del key to delete elements.
Fixed: The Copy Control(s) With Code feature did not copy event handlers of buttons of the ToolStrip control (and similar controls).
Fixed: The Microsoft.Mshtml assembly is no longer required (this caused a crash on systems without it).
Fixed: The Control Explorer and Component Default Properties no longer use version-specific assemblies in the Options window.
Fixed: The Add Procedure Header offered a window to enter the description of parameters that didn't scale well for a large number of them. Now it uses a scrollable panel.
Fixed: Several formatting issues have been fixed in the help file and online help.
Fixed: The context help (F1) didn't work for toolwindows (Find, Control Explorer, etc.).

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.99 released (July 1, 2009)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: System.AccessViolationException could happen some times.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.98 released (June 1, 2009)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The TabIndex Assistant has been optimized to set the TabIndex faster when moving controls in the list.
Fixed: The Sort Code Elements feature used by default a lower priority for code regions than for namespaces, which caused an unexpected sort order if the Imports/using statements were enclosed in a region and there was a namespace present.
Fixed: The Find/Replace feature didn't support tagged expressions when replacing text.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.96 released (May 1, 2009)

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: the initial value of the "Reuse current instance of Visual Studio" checkbox of the Favorite Solutions toolwindow didn't take into account if a solution was loaded in the IDE.
Fixed: the Corporate Options File textbox of the General section of the Personal Options didn't support environment variables.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.95 released (April 1, 2009)

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: the Parameter Separator (Comma) ($P[PARAMETER_COMMA_SEPARATOR]) predefined variable included an extra space when replaced by the actual value."

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.94 released (March 1, 2009)

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Some operations could cause System.ArgumentException "Value does not fall within the expected range."
Fixed: The short type name of a generic full type name was not correct.
Fixed: The predefined variables for parameters were replaced only once if they appeared multiple times in a code template.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.93 released (February 1, 2009)

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Convert Field To Property feature didn't show the type of the field in the window for C# if they type name was equal to the field name such as in "public Status Status;"
Fixed: The Select Case Assistant (VB.NET) / Switch Assistant (C#) now didn't handle correctly cases where the "End Select" or "{" or "}" tokens are already written in the code.
Fixed: The progress window of some operations without results window (Generate HTML/XML documentation, etc.) was shown without border on Windows Vista with the Aero theme activated.
Fixed: Unloading the add-in caused sporadic (very rare) System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException:Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A01A8.
Fixed: Most Visual Studio keyboard accelerators didn't work when a toolwindow of MZ-Tools was active.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.92 released (January 1, 2009)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: MZ-Tools caused a crash in Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite or Team Edition for Developers if neither Service Pack 1 nor the "Code Analysis Tools" component is installed. Now MZ-Tools detects this circumstance and shows a warning.
Fixed: The New Procedure Assistant did not work correctly when generating properties in C# 2005/2008.
Fixed: The Favorite Solutions and Favorite Code Elements lists didn't get the focus when their toolwindows were shown.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.90 released (November 1, 2008)

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: NullReferenceException getting children controls of some 3rd party controls in some features.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.89 released (October 1, 2008)

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Enhanced: New predefined variables for parameter separators (space, comma) to build a parameter list in a code template.
Fixed: The Review Dead Code feature reported as unused parameters of event handlers that were connected only by name, such as ASP.NET controls using "onmyevent=myevent_handler".

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.87 released (September 1, 2008)

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The progress window of some operations didn't show correctly in VS 2005/2008 (at least on Windows Vista).
Fixed: Some icons for Office 2007 and other projects were not shown.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.86 released (August 1, 2008)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Added icon for the LINQ to SQL Classes file type.
Fixed: The Sort Alphabetically Selected Lines feature used the current culture and lines starting with ' and a space were not sorted correctly. Now it uses ordinal comparison.
Fixed: The HTML file generated by the Generate HTML Documentation didn't show correctly in web browsers other than Internet Explorer, such as in FireFox. Note: for this change to take effect, you must deleted the file MZTools6XSLForXMLDoc.xsl of the options folder (for Windows Vista is "C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\MZTools Software\MZTools6") before loading MZ-Tools in Visual Studio (so it regenerates it).
Fixed: When using the Open Folder on Disk with the Outlook node in the Solution Explorer of an Outlook add-in project, an exception was thrown.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.84 released (June 1, 2008)

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Enhanced: User-defined variables for code templates now support default values.
Fixed: When the add-in was loaded, the following exception could be raised depending on the active document window: "System.ArgumentException: Value does not fall within the expected range".
Fixed: When getting the files to process, some operations could cause the exception "System.ArgumentException: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary".
Fixed: When using the "+" and "-" keys of the numeric keypad of the keyboard to expand/collapse nodes in the results window, the nodes were not repainted and disappeared.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.82 released (April 1, 2008)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Changed "Current class" to "Current class / struct" literal in the Find window.
Fixed: The Sort Code Elements window didn't show code elements if a C# file contained a region without a name.
Fixed: The Review Dead Code feature reported as unused mandatory parameters of event handlers in VS 2005/2008 C# projects (that use partial classes).
Fixed: When loading the add-in, a FileNotFoundException ocurred if external operations for other versions of Visual Studio were present.
Fixed: The Insert button (for predefined variables, etc.) moved the cursor to the end of the textbox after an insertion.
Fixed: The Review Dead Code feature reported as unused C# methods that implemented explicitly interfaces such as IEnumerable.GetEnumerator.
Fixed: The Sort Code Elements feature allowed to sort regions inside a C# procedure, when it shouldn't.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.75 released (February 1, 2008)

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: An sporadic InvalidComObjectException could appear when the add-in is loaded.
Fixed: The Find feature did not consider partial classes when using the Class scope.
Fixed: The Procedure Callers feature did not consider partial classes when using private procedures.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.71 released (January 1, 2008)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Favorite Solutions feature didn't check the existence of a solution file before checking its version.
Fixed: The Favorite Solutions feature shows now solutions of other IDE versions but doesn't allow them to load in the current instance.
Fixed: The New Procedure Assistant modal window did not work correctly in Visual Studio 2008 (it allowed to scroll the code window below it).

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.70 released (December 2, 2007)

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: The Favorite Solutions window only worked correctly in Visual Studio .NET 2002 due to a bug introduced in the last build 6.0.0.69.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.69 released (December 1, 2007)

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Some features such as Procedure Callers did not work correctly with calls inside C# get/set properties.
Fixed: The Favorite Solutions window shown solutions of all Visual Studio versions, causing an error when trying to load a solution of a different Visual Studio version.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.68 released (November 1, 2007)

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: Removed "Open Folder On Disk" context menu of solution, project and folder nodes of the Solution Explorer of Visual Studio 2008 since it already provides that menu.
Fixed: The SQL Script file icon was not correct in some VS 2005 / 2008 projects.
Fixed: The AutoSave feature caused a format exception when converting the value "0" to an integer on some systems.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.67 released (October 1, 2007)

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: added support for SQL Server database projects of Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals.
Fixed: the Sort Code Elements feature allowed to move class members when the class have the StructLayout attribute.
Fixed: several features now inform that some text editors are not supported (such as the SQL editor).
Fixed: special folders such as App_Data, App_Code, etc. did not have the correct icon.
Fixed: several features (Close Windows, Replace) did not work correctly with XAML files.
Fixed: the MySettings.vb and settings.cs files of Workflow projects were not recognized as autogenerated files.
Fixed: when using a keystroke and the Tab key to change the selection of the Property Name combobox of the Default Control Properties dialog, the "Add" button was not enabled.
Fixed: the texbox of the first private clipboard was not correctly sized when shown.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.63 released (September 1, 2007)

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: the Modifiers default property was not applied correctly to controls.
Fixed: the ADO .NET Connection String Assistant did not show some comboboxes in the correct position.
Fixed: the Code Templates Values Selection window did not show textboxes over labels when there was some overlapping.
Fixed: the HTML Documentation feature was configured to the wrong file MZTools5XSLForXMLDoc.xsl instead of the correct one MZTools6XSLForXMLDoc.xsl.
Fixed: the Type value of a project reference of the XML Documentation feature was wrong.
Fixed: the TabIndex Assistant produced wrong results when two controls had the same Bottom property.
Fixed: the Switch Assignment and the Sort Alphebetically Selected Lines features did not work correctly if the lines were not completely selected.
Fixed: the Dead Code Review reported as unused declarations of a partial class that were used only in another partial class.
Fixed: the Sort Code Elements feature did not preserve together the blank lines or comment lines at the end of a code element after the last child code element.

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.62 released (August 9, 2007)

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed: the Font.Bold property did not appear in the Default Properties dialogs.
Fixed: the toolwindows did not appear correctly in the version for Visual Studio 2008.
Fixed: the Control Name Assistant caused an error when removing a control (this bug was introduced in the last build).

MZ-Tools 6.0.0.60 released (August 1, 2007)

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Initial version. It unifies MZ-Tools for all VS.NET IDEs in a single add-in.
Enhanced: the context menu of a code window includes now the "Add Code Template..." submenu.
Fixed: the FlatAppearance.BorderSize property did not appear in the default properties dialog.
Fixed: the TabIndex Assistant caused an System.MissingMethodException exception in version of MZ-Tools for VS.NET 2002/2003 (MZ-Tools 4.0). This bug was introduced in build 4.0.0.55 (June 2007).
Fixed: the system font is now correctly honored in dialog windows and toolwindows
Fixed: the Control Explorer caused a NullReferenceException in some circumstances.