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Editing Config.esriaddinx with the Wizard

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05-29-2014 05:10 PM
TomFlahive
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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.
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FossiG_
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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

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FossiG_
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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
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TomFlahive
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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.
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