This Visual Studio 2010 item template will allow you to create blank Lua script files from theAdd->New Item dialog window. I created this to use with the LuaInterface library, but it should prove useful to anyone wanting to create Lua scripts with Visual Studio.
If you are looking for a Lua syntax highlighter extension, I would recommend theNPLLanguageService extension by Xizhi.
Features:
Adds Lua Script option to Add->New Item dialog window.
Created script has its default encoding type set to Western European (Windows) - Codepage 1252
The standard default encoding type of Unicode (UTF-8 with signature) - Codepage 65001 causes Lua/LuaInterface to crash when attempting to read the script.
Created script has its Copy to Output Directory setting set to Copy Always by default.
Typically, you will want to place your scripts either in the execution directory, or in a subdirectory of that location. This way you do not need to change this setting manually on each script.
Known Issues:
Default encoding type is Western European (Windows) - Codepage 1252
It should be Unicode (UTF-8 without signature) - Codepage 65001 but for some reason Visual Studio refuses to do this by default. If you change the setting viaFile->Advanced Save Options it will stay changed. This is a minor issue though since the whole point of changing the encoding was to stop Lua/LuaInterface from crashing, whichWestern European (Windows) - Codepage 1252 does since it lacks a Byte Order Mark.
