Speed and Multiple Host Add-ins

[DataDay]

I'm creating a VS 2005 add-in for Word, Excel and PowerPoint coded in C#.
This is going to be one dll for three applications. I am concerned about the
speed of the host applications. Would the Host applications run faster if I
create three separate add-ins with similar functions or one add-in that
encompasses all three. My thought is that the combined add-in will be a
larger file and take longer to load.

Any thoughts or experience with this.
Thanks

 

[pavan]

I'm creating a VS 2005 add-in for Word, Excel and PowerPoint coded in C#.
This is going to be one dll for three applications. I am concerned about the
speed of the host applications. Would the Host applications run faster if I
create three separate add-ins with similar functions or one add-in that
encompasses all three. My thought is that the combined add-in will be a
larger file and take longer to load.

Any thoughts or experience with this.
Thanks

It is always better to have seperate add-ins for host apps. Though
there will not much be diff in the host app's perf, the add-in will
definitely take a hit coz at every code block execution you need to do
a chk as to which is the host app.