I'm trying to create a simple tab with basic controls from a plugin. Like add a text box on a tab that loads on startup. I'm using C# and below is the code I've come up with that loads but does not show the tab. Any ideas. I'm using 9.0.0.557 premium for workgroups.
/*
* This sample shows the basics of creating a plugin for ACT!.
* Copy the .dll created to the folder C:\Program Files\ACT\ACT for Windows\Plugins.
* It will add a menu item to the Tools menu.
* When selected it will display the Contact field from the current record.
*/
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Act.Framework.Contacts;
namespace CS_App_Simple01
{
public class Class1 : Act.UI.IPlugin
{
Act.UI.ActApplication ActApp;
public Class1()
{
}
public void OnLoad(Act.UI.ActApplication APP)
{
ActApp=APP;
APP.AfterLogon+=new System.EventHandler(this.AfterLogon);
APP.BeforeLogoff+=new System.EventHandler(this.BeforeLogoff);
}
public void OnUnLoad()
{
}
private void AfterLogon(object Sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
AddMenuItem("act-ui://com.act/application/menu/tools/Test","Simple Sample 01",new Act.UI.CommandHandler (this.Test01));
ActApp.ActFramework.Database.BeforeDatabaseLock+=new Act.Framework.Database.DatabaseLockHandler(this.BeforeDatabaseLock);
AddTab();
}
private void BeforeLogoff(object Sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
RemoveMenuItem("act-ui://com.act/application/menu/tools/Test");
}
public void BeforeDatabaseLock(object obj, Act.Framework.Database.DatabaseLockInformation LockInfo)
{
}
public void AddTab()
{
TabPage pg = new TabPage("JeffDummy");
TextBox txt = new TextBox();
pg.Controls.Add(txt);
txt.Visible = true;
ActApp.UILayoutDesignerManager.AddTabToCurrentLayout(pg);
}
private void AddMenuItem(string urn,string MenuText,Act.UI.CommandHandler Handler)
{
if (MenuItemExists(urn)==true)
{
RemoveMenuItem(urn);
}
Act.UI.Core.CommandBarControl ParentMenu = ActApp.Explorer.CommandBarCollection["Connected Menus"].ControlCollection[GetParentControlURN(urn)];
Act.UI.Core.CommandBarButton NewMenu = new Act.UI.Core.CommandBarButton(MenuText, MenuText, null, urn, null, null);
NewMenu.DisplayStyle=Act.UI.Core.CommandBarControl.ItemDisplayStyle.TextOnly;
ActApp.RegisterCommand(urn, new Act.UI.CommandHandler(Handler), Act.UI.RegisterType.Shell );
ParentMenu.AddSubItem(NewMenu);
}
private bool MenuItemExists(string urn)
{
return (ActApp.Explorer.CommandBarCollection["Connected Menus"].ControlCollection[urn]!=null);
}
private string GetParentControlURN(string urn)
{
return urn.Substring(0,urn.LastIndexOf("/"));
}
private void RemoveMenuItem(string urn)
{
ActApp.RevokeCommand(urn);
Act.UI.Core.CommandBarControl RemoveMenu = ActApp.Explorer.CommandBarCollection["Connected Menus"].ControlCollection[urn];
ActApp.Explorer.CommandBarCollection["Connected Menus"].ControlCollection[GetParentControlURN(urn)].RemoveSubItem(RemoveMenu);
}
//This is the function that gets called when the menu item is clicked.
//You can replace the contents of this function with the application examples
//from the samples help file.
private void Test01(string sDummy)
{
//------Put your code below here------
Contact cContact = ActApp.ApplicationState.CurrentContact;
ContactFieldDescriptor cField = ActApp.ActFramework.Contacts.GetContactFieldDescriptor("TBL_CONTACT.FULLNAME");
object oValue = cField.GetValue(cContact);
//Display the result. A blank field will leave the object 'oValue' set to null.
//Referencing a null object will generate an error. Be sure to check for this.
if(oValue != null)
{
MessageBox.Show(oValue.ToString());
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("oValue was null");
}
//------Put your code above here------
} //Test01
}
}
Message Edited by jeffstine on 02-18-2009 11:55 AM
