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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: AndreasBaur on May 25, 2012, 04:59:24 pm

Title: C# AddIn: Accessing EAs Options/Settings-Menu
Post by: AndreasBaur on May 25, 2012, 04:59:24 pm

Hi everyone,

is there a way to create entries in the options/settings menu of EA for your AddIn.
E.g.: I want to turn off/on my AddIn and therefor it would be great to have such an option in the options/settings menu of EA.

If this is not possible, is there a nice way to create an own settings-dialog with checkboxes etc. instead of disabling and enabling the functions with a separate menu entry for each.

Thanks in advance
Andy

Title: Re: C# AddIn: Accessing EAs Options/Settings-Menu
Post by: Geert Bellekens on May 25, 2012, 05:28:01 pm

Andy,

I would just add an entry "Options" to your add-in menu.
Then let the user choose the options in your own dialog.

Depending on your needs you could save the settings somewhere in the registry or in a config file.
I'm currently working on something like that for the EA Navigator.

Geert

Title: Re: C# AddIn: Accessing EAs Options/Settings-Menu
Post by: AndreasBaur on May 25, 2012, 07:04:06 pm

Thanks Geert,

that helps me.

Since i'm not a professional in c# - addin writing for the EA, could you give me tips on how to design such an dialog? Just the basics for creating the dialog itself and how i add elements to it.
And could you tell me how to save the settings in the registry or the config file, allthough i think i know how to handle the saving in the file i'm not sure about that.

Greetings Andy

Title: Re: C# AddIn: Accessing EAs Options/Settings-Menu
Post by: Geert Bellekens on May 25, 2012, 07:23:30 pm

How to design a C# dialog?
I think in most IDE's its just a matter of drag-and-drop. A toddler could do that. :D

Regarding the config file, look here:http:// http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1xtk877y.aspx or google ".net config file"


Geert