Installing the Silk4NET Visual Studio Plug-in Manually

The Silk4NET Visual Studio plug-in enables you to create Visual Basic or C# test scripts directly in Visual Studio.

You can install the Silk4NET Visual Studio plug-in when you install Silk Test using the Silk Test installation wizard.

Use this procedure:
  • If you upgrade your version of Visual Studio after you install the Silk4NET plug-in.
  • If you chose the Install Silk4NET manually option during installation.
  1. Depending on the version of Visual Studio, execute one of the following files:
    • For Visual Studio 2010, execute MicroFocus.SilkTest.Silk4NET.2010.vsix in the folder <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\Silk4NET.
    • For Visual Studio 2012 or later, execute MicroFocus.SilkTest.Silk4NET.2012.vsix in the folder <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\Silk4NET.
    By default the location is C:\Program Files\Silk\Silk Test\ng\Silk4NET.
    Note: If the following message is displayed during the installation, you can safely ignore the message and resume: This extension contains an invalid digital signature.
  2. Depending on the version of Visual Studio, copy the following files:
    • For Visual Studio 2010, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2010.DataCollector.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\DataCollectors\ in the Visual Studio installation directory.
    • For Visual Studio 2012, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2012.DataCollector.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\DataCollectors\ in the Visual Studio installation directory. Additionally, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2012.UnitTestingExtension.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow\Extensions\ in the Visual Studio installation directory.
    • For Visual Studio 2013, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2013.DataCollector.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\DataCollectors\ in the Visual Studio installation directory. Additionally, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2013.UnitTestingExtension.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow\Extensions\ in the Visual Studio installation directory.
    • For Visual Studio 2015, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2015.DataCollector.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\DataCollectors\ in the Visual Studio installation directory. Additionally, copy the file <Silk Test installation directory>\ng\NTF\ SilkTest.Ntf.VisualStudio2015.UnitTestingExtension.dll to the folder \Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TestWindow\Extensions\ in the Visual Studio installation directory.
  3. In Visual Studio, verify that the menu option for Silk4NET appears and that the Silk4NET project is available from the Installed Templates list.