topic Re: Executing ICommandItem in vb.net in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Executing ICommandItem in vb.net

BradErickson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:31:21 GMT

I need assistance running ArcMap built-in toolbar commands in vb.NET.

Here is a simple Sub that paused my drawing in VBA.

Public Sub pauseDrawing()
Dim pCmdItem As ICommandItem
Set pCmdItem = Application.Document.CommandBars.Find(arcid.PanZoom_PauseDrawing)
pCmdItem.Execute
End Sub

What is the equivelant to the above in vb.NET?

I realize the ArcID is not available directly in .NET.

I have searched several sites for the solution, and found some that seem like they should work, but they do not.
If anyone can post a snippet, including all IMxDocument and IApplication initialization statements, that would be helpful.

ArcGIS: 10.0
Visual Studio: 2010
SDK: .NET

Re: Executing ICommandItem in vb.net

sapnas — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:51:13 GMT

You may have to use esriArcMapUI.PauseDrawingCommand in place of arcid.PanZoom_PauseDrawing. Below link lists the ids for all arcmap builtin objects
http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#//00010000029s000000

code migration to vb.net

http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#/Walkthrough_Migrating_VB6_to_VB_NET_for_ArcGIS_10/00010000035n000000/

Re: Executing ICommandItem in vb.net

BradErickson — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:48 GMT

The shortest piece of code that I have working is:

Dim pUID As New UID
pUID.Value = "esriArcMapUI.PauseDrawingCommand"
Dim p As ICommandItem = My.ArcMap.Application.Document.CommandBars.Find(pUID)
p.Execute()