Customizing the Tools Menu

You can customize the Tools menu by providing additional commands pointing to external executables. This is particularly useful if you need to run an external tool against an element within the solution or project. You provide additional commands by selecting Tools, External Tools. This launches the External tools dialog where you can specify the executable name and parameters. For example, imagine you want to add a custom command for launching the Microsoft IL Disassembler for the executable generated by the current project. If you already have any tools in the list (such as the Dotfuscator tool), the first step is clicking the Add button. Then follow these steps:

1. In the Title text box, write IL Disassambler.

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