Register Ribbon Icon using ProcessNet

Figure 1  User Icon on Ribbon

The user can customize the ribbon layout and register ProcessNet function.

Following things are supported:

•     Creation ribbon tab

•     Creation ribbon group

•     Creation ribbon icon

•     Register the ProcessNet function to the icon

Creation custom group and icon

The user can create ribbon group and icon.

•    Casting the ribbon Manager interface: IRibbonManager ribbonManager = application.RibbonManager;

•    Find the ribbon tab “Customize”: IRibbonTab ribbonTab = ribbonManager.FindRibbonTab("Customize");

•    Create the ribbon Group: IRibbonGroup ribbonGroup = ribbonTab.AddRibbonGroup("PNet Example");

•    Create the ribbon icon : IMenuControl menuControl = ribbonGroup.AddMenuControl(MenuControlType.MenuControlType_Button, 8001);

Register ProcessNet function to ribbon icon

The user can register ProcessNet function to ribbon icon.

•    Set using ProcessNet function: IMenuControl.UseProcessNetFunction = true

•    Set the ProcessNet dll path: IMenuControl.ProcessNetDllPath = ProcessNetDllPath;

•    Set the function name in the ProcessNet dll: IMenuControl.ProcessNetFunctionName = "CreateBodyExample";

Set the ProcessNet type : IMenuControl.ProcessNetType = ProcessNetType. ProcessNetType_VSTA

Sample Code

The user can use example code from ProcessNet example project

Project location : <Install dir> Help\Examples\ProcessNet

public void RegisterFunction ()

{

            IRibbonManager ribbonManager = application.RibbonManager;

            IRibbonTab ribbonTab = ribbonManager.FindRibbonTab("Customize");

            IRibbonGroup ribbonGroup = ribbonTab.AddRibbonGroup("PNet Example");

            //ID for user created processNet function must be between 8000 - 8999 .

            IMenuControl menuControl = ribbonGroup.AddMenuControl(MenuControlType.MenuControlType_Button, 8001);

            // Set example control information.          

            IntPtr iIcon = ProcessNet.Properties.Resources.example.GetHicon();

            menuControl.SetIcon(iIcon);

            menuControl.UseBigIcon = true;

            menuControl.Caption = "MyExample";

            menuControl.Tooltip = "MyTooltip";

            //menuControl.Description = "MyDescription";

            menuControl.UseProcessNetFunction = true; //if ID is not between 8000 - 8999, this can set ID to 8000

            // Get current ProcessNet dll fullpath. 'ProcessNetDllPath' must be absolute path.

            string assemblyname = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name;

            string ProcessNetDllPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + @"\" + assemblyname + ".dll";

            menuControl.ProcessNetDllPath = ProcessNetDllPath;

            menuControl.ProcessNetFunctionName = "CreateBodyExample";

            menuControl.ProcessNetType = ProcessNetType. ProcessNetType_VSTA;

}