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Most of the code is generated automatically when you create a button and a dockable window in visual studio. ... View more

Then, you have to create a button to open/close your dockable window : [Guid("a048cbf6-e22b-4fa1-a803-b044d66e1b3e")] [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)] [ProgId("DockCommand")] public sealed class DockCommand : BaseCommand {[INDENT]private static IApplication m_application; private static IDockableWindow m_dockableWindow; private const string DockableWindowGuid = "{74036c8c-fa64-41fa-bfcf-d261e24b641f}"; #region COM Registration Function(s) [ComRegisterFunction()] [ComVisible(false)] static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]// Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType);[/INDENT] [INDENT]} [ComUnregisterFunction()] [ComVisible(false)] static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]// Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);[/INDENT] [INDENT]} #region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID); MxCommands.Register(regKey);[/INDENT] [INDENT]} private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID); MxCommands.Unregister(regKey);[/INDENT] [INDENT]} #endregion #endregion public DockCommand() { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]base.m_enabled = true; base.m_category = "bla bla"; //localizable text base.m_caption = "bla bla bla"; //localizable text base.m_message = "bla bla"; //localizable text base.m_toolTip = "bla bla bla"; //localizable text base.m_name = "bla bla bla"; //unique id, non-localizable (e.g. "MyCategory_ArcMapCommand") [/INDENT] [INDENT=2] try { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]string bitmapResourceName = GetType().Name + ".bmp"; base.m_bitmap = new Bitmap(GetType(), bitmapResourceName);[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]} catch (Exception ex) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(ex.Message, "Invalid Bitmap");[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]}[/INDENT] [INDENT]} #region Overriden Class Methods public override void OnCreate(object hook) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]if (hook != null) [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]m_application = hook as IApplication;[/INDENT] [INDENT]} public override void OnClick() { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]if (m_application == null) [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]base.m_enabled = false;[/INDENT] [INDENT=2] LaunchDock();[/INDENT] [INDENT]} public override bool Checked { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]return m_dockableWindow != null && m_dockableWindow.IsVisible();[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]}[/INDENT] [INDENT]} #endregion //Initialize the dockable window private static void SetupDockableWindow() { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]if (m_dockableWindow == null) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]IDockableWindowManager dockWindowManager = m_application as IDockableWindowManager; if (dockWindowManager != null) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=4]UID windowID = new UIDClass(); windowID.Value = DockableWindowGuid; m_dockableWindow = dockWindowManager.GetDockableWindow(windowID);[/INDENT] [INDENT=3]}[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]}[/INDENT] [INDENT]} public static bool LaunchDock() { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]if(!this.Checked) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]if (m_dockableWindow == null) { [/INDENT] [INDENT=4]//start the form here : Form myForm = new MyForm(); //myForm.Show(); SetupDockableWindow(); m_dockableWindow.Show(true);[/INDENT] [INDENT=3]} else { [/INDENT] [INDENT=4]m_dockableWindow.Show(true);[/INDENT] [INDENT=3]}[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]} else { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]m_dockableWindow.Show(false);[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]}[/INDENT] [INDENT]}[/INDENT] } ... View more

First, you have to implement IDockableWindowDef Interface :     [Guid("74036c8c-fa64-41fa-bfcf-d261e24b641f")]     [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]     [ProgId("MyDock")]     public class MyDock : IDockableWindowDef     {[INDENT]private static IApplication m_application;         public static IApplication application         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get             {                 [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]return m_application;[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]            }[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         #region COM Registration Function(s)         [ComRegisterFunction()]         [ComVisible(false)]         static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType)         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]// Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support             ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType); [/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         [ComUnregisterFunction()]         [ComVisible(false)]         static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType)         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]// Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support             ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);             //             // TODO: Add any COM unregistration code here             //[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         [/INDENT] [INDENT]#region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code         private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType)         { [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);             MxDockableWindows.Register(regKey);[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType)         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);             MxDockableWindows.Unregister(regKey);[/INDENT] [INDENT]}         #endregion[/INDENT] [INDENT]        #endregion         public RCPManagerDock()         {         }         #region IDockableWindowDef Members         string IDockableWindowDef.Caption         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get             {                 [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]return "My Dock";[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]            }[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         int IDockableWindowDef.ChildHWND         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get { [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]return myForm.Handle.ToInt32(); //You give your form's handle to the dock here[/INDENT] [INDENT=2] }[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         string IDockableWindowDef.Name         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get             {                 [/INDENT] [INDENT=3]return myForm.Name;[/INDENT] [INDENT=2]            }[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         void IDockableWindowDef.OnCreate(object hook)         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]m_application = hook as IApplication;[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         void IDockableWindowDef.OnDestroy()         {         }         object IDockableWindowDef.UserData         {             [/INDENT] [INDENT=2]get { return null; }[/INDENT] [INDENT]        }         #endregion [/INDENT]     } ... View more

I found a solution : have to use the ShowInTaskbar property of Windows Form. Not needed in Arcmap 9. ... View more