' Here’s a VS macro that gives you M-x compile functionality from emacs.
' Don Box, 10/19/02 

Public mxCmd As String

Public Sub EmacsCompile()
    Dim resp As String
    resp = InputBox("Command to execute", "M-x Compile", mxCmd)
    If (resp = "") Then
        Exit Sub
    End If
    mxCmd = resp

    Try
        DTE.ExecuteCommand("Tools.Shell", "/output " + mxCmd + "")
        DTE.ExecuteCommand("View.Output")
    Catch ex As System.Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub