topic Re: Editing Config.esriaddinx with the Wizard in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Editing Config.esriaddinx with the Wizard

TomFlahive — Fri, 30 May 2014 00:10:12 GMT

I created an add-in toolbar some time ago (10.1) with menus and submenus. And now I am trying to make edits to this toolbar, but I can't recall how to edit the Config.esriaddinx file? Is there a way to re-launch the ArcGIS Add-Ins Wizard to edit this file so that I don't have to touch the raw XML? Thanks.

Re: Editing Config.esriaddinx with the Wizard

FossiG_ — Fri, 30 May 2014 08:39:44 GMT

IMHO there is no wizard-style "editor" for changing the XML in Config.esriaddinx. If it goes to changing existing entries I just do that directly in the XML. When I am not sure, I just add a new dummy entry through the wizard and copy the needed tags to my existing entry and remove the dummy afterwards.

For adding new entries, you can call the wizard again
- Use RightMouseButton on your project,
- call Add/New element
- from the installed templates choose ArcGIS\Desktop Add-Ins\Add-in Component.

HTH
Fossi

Re: Editing Config.esriaddinx with the Wizard

TomFlahive — Fri, 30 May 2014 16:42:32 GMT

So no wizard access to Config.esriaddinx for making edits after the initial creation of the project. That is probably why I couldn't remember how to do it 🙂 But I like your trick of creating a dummy app to get the coding right, and then just copying that over. Thanks Fossi.