How to access VS 2005 Todo list programatically?

[shmilyca]

Any idea how to access VS 2005 Todo list programatically? Tutorial would be great help. Thank you

 

[TipGiver]

What is the point of this ?

 

[shmilyca]

Writing an application that would read ToDo Items and produce report.

 

[TipGiver]

Err...

Go to: View -> Other Windows -> Task List
Then: View -> Show Tasks -> Comments

I do not think that writing a kind of that program will be useful. That's because the lists (TODO, HACK ...and custom *) are per project. But if you definately want to write an application for that.. it is easy:

- The app should ask for the solution's folder.
- Recursively, locate all .vb or .cs files (code files)
- Open each one (stream) and parse the lines that start with 'TODO'


I would not try it because i dont find it useful... as the program will look into the source files.

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* To add custom tasks like FIX, URGENT and so on:
Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Task List



Hope I helped!

 

[shmilyca]

I know its not good idea..but thats what my company want me to do. Project is not yet finalised..hope fully it wont

I thought VS maintain ToDo database...I was thinking to access ToDo database.

 

[TipGiver]

They are just comments.