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What can we expect in the next version?
The following points list some of the features we can expect in the next version of VSTO, based on the author's analysis and experiences as a VSTO developer:
- Presently, VSTO 3.0 supports VB.NET and C# for Office solution development. In future releases of VSTO, we can expect support for other languages such as C++, which will help C++ developers to build VSTO solutions.
- VSTO 3.0 smart tags are limited to document-level solutions in Office applications. They cannot be used in application-level solutions. Therefore we can expect Microsoft to add this feature in a future version of VSTO.
- Building workflow activities inside of Office applications by using VSTO and a Visual Studio environment is another feature that we can expect in the next release. Interoperability of data and applications is at the core of windows workflow, and progress in VSTO helps us to reorganize workflow-oriented development.
- Using VSTO to create document-level custom Tasks Panes for Visio applications should also be added in a future version. This will be useful for managing custom shapes for Visio users.