how to properly install stylecop?

c# visual-studio-2010 stylecop windows-7-x64
deadfish picture deadfish · May 5, 2011 · Viewed 28k times · Source

Well i downloaded the newest version, then installed, checked to instal entire files on local drive. I restarted VS2010 and rerun it. Unfortunatelly i can't find in menu > tools anything with should be connected with stylecop ( as in tutorial "how to use stylecop"). I am using x64 Windows7. I really really don't know how to to use it.

Look: I click inside code, white field and i see only this: enter image description here

Answer

Mahesh Velaga picture Mahesh Velaga · May 5, 2011

1) Download StyleCop from here

2) Close all Visual Studio instances

3) Install StyleCop

4) Open Visual Studio, Right click inside code file and you could see Run StyleCop Option

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