topic ICommandBar vs. IToolBarDef in ArcObjects SDK Questions

ICommandBar vs. IToolBarDef

GhassanKarwchan — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:48:24 GMT

I am migrating .NET, C# code for custom extension from version 9.3 to 10.1.
The code is creating many toolbars on the fly and add commands to them.

The code snippets for creating one toolbar is like follows:

    ICommandBars bars = m_application.Document.CommandBars;
    ICommandBar newBar = bars.Create("my new toolbar", esriCmdBarType.esriCmdBarTypeToolbar);
    UID uid = new UIDClass();
    uid.Value = "{E1F29C6B-4E6B-11D2-AE2C-080009EC732A}";
    object index = 0;
    newBar.Add(uid, ref index);
    newBar.Dock(dockstyle, referencetoolbar);

so the above code works fine for 9.3
But when I recompile it on 10.1 , it produce an empty toolbar that has nothing.
I investigate, and found out that the command "Dock" is corrupting the toolbar.

So, without Dock, the toolbar is created properly

I am reading on ArcObjects, and the documentation of ICommandBars.Create, says that this will create VBA toolbar, and if you are using non VBA platform, then use IToolBarDef instead.

So, is this command (ICommandBars.Create) is not supported with 10.1 and .NET?

Re: ICommandBar vs. IToolBarDef

GhassanKarwchan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:57:39 GMT

I don't understand how no body at ESRI can answer my question.
And the support at ESRI Canada sucks
If you don't know how to make a functional software then don't do it .

I will repeat my question because it is so simple.

I have this code that create toolbar on the fly

ICommandBars bars = m_application.Document.CommandBars;
ICommandBar newBar = bars.Create("my new toolbar", esriCmdBarType.esriCmdBarTypeToolbar);
newBar.Add("{.....}");
newBar.Dock(dockstyle, referencetoolbar);

The code works fine on 9.3,
But on 10.1 , the dock statement at the end is causing the toolbar to be empty.
Without the dock statement, the toolbar is created properly

Any idea?
Don't tell me that no one at ESRI can answer that.
Seriously

Re: ICommandBar vs. IToolBarDef

Anonymous User — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:21:02 GMT

The following code works for me in 10.1 as a C# add-in button.

    protected override void OnClick()
    {
      ICommandBars bars = ArcMap.Application.Document.CommandBars;
      ICommandBar newBar = bars.Create("my new toolbar", esriCmdBarType.esriCmdBarTypeToolbar);
      UID uid = new UIDClass();
      uid.Value = "{E1F29C6B-4E6B-11D2-AE2C-080009EC732A}";
      object index = 0;
      newBar.Add(uid, ref index);

      //find the standard toolbar and bang it on the end
      UID barID = new UIDClass();
      barID.Value = "esriArcMapUI.StandardToolBar";
      ICommandBar stb = bars.Find(barID, false, false) as ICommandBar;
      newBar.Dock(esriDockFlags.esriDockRight,stb);
    }

Re: ICommandBar vs. IToolBarDef

GhassanKarwchan — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:33:48 GMT

Thanks

I reviewed the code.
Actually the order of the code is important, which is weird

If I put the Dock statement before adding command buttons to the toolbar, it empty the toolbar for some reason.
But I moved the dock after, and it worked fine
And the funny thing that the 9.3 works fine with Dock before adding items.

something stupid going on.