Now share source code from any application

With this new plugin and setup instruction, you can share source code from websites into a central database and insert them into VS.NET using the same interface.

Overview:
CodeShare Addin is a Visual Studio.NET plugin for sharing code snippets in an enterprise. It provides menu options within the IDE to contribute and find code snippets from a central repository.

Download:

After downloading and extracting the files from the zip package, you'll get the following three folders. a) Database: You'll find the database script here. b) CodeShareService: The Web service to setup on Server. You can change the Connection String in web.config . c) CodeShareAddin:

The setup for CodeShare addin.

Installation:
There are two steps to install Codeshare Addin.

Server Setup:
1. Create the database and other necessary entities by executing the codeshare_sql.sql file in the Database folder.
2. Setup the CodeShareService folder as virtual directory.

Client Setup:
1. Run the Setup.exe from the CodeShareAddin directory to install the addin and then start Visual Studio.NET IDE to complete the configuration.
When you start Visual Studio.NET after installation, you'll notice the following dialog box to specify the URL of the Web service created in "Server Setup".