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The title string is necessary even though it's not actually used for anything and is supposedly optional. path-to-VSlauncher has to be quoted since it typically includes spaces, so if there is no title start will think that path-to-VSlauncher is the title rather than the command.

If a package is selected, you can invoke Studio with the solution file for that package from the toolbar.  You'll be prompted to select the proper variant (e.g. debug versus opt or different compilers) if the solution file exists for more than one.  Alternatively, select the top-level container and use the browser to navigate to the desired solution file (under studio folder) and right-click. In either case a new Studio instanceshould appear soon.

June 17, 2009

Invocation of devenv is, frustratingly, not quite right. I would like to use the Windows VSlauncher program which, when given a solution file, finds the right devenv and invokes it. That doesn't quite work. VSlauncher gets started all right, but doesn't invoke devenv until I quit GoGui! However, if I just call devenv (Studio 2003 devenv, since that's what is in my path) itself from GoGui, using the very same underlying process creation and what-not, it does the right thing.

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