Button created only on first Inspector opened

[Mike]

I have a mature application where I use Inspector.Activate event as the
place where I add a Button to a Contact when a contact is opened.

This is the code section I am concerned with...
Set objBar = objInsp.CommandBars.item("Standard")
If objButton Is Nothing Then
Set objButton = objBar.Controls.Add(msoControlButton, , , , True)

It works just fine on the first contact opened but when I open subsequentcontacts while
the first is still open then the "If objButton Is Nothing" test bypasses adding a new
button.

Is there a better wrapper object or event that I should move my UI creation code to, or is
there some way to track new inspectors?

-mike

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

For having unique buttons I always add a counter to the name of a button.

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Am Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:01:35 -0500 schrieb Mike:

 

[Mike]

Am Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:01:35 -0500 schrieb Mike:

creation code to, or is there some way to track new inspectors?

For having unique buttons I always add a counter to the name of a button.
Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook

Hi Michael,
How do you test if it safe to add a new button when testing for the button object returns
True?

-mike

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

I don't understand the question. If the button exists, it exists.

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Am Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:35:26 -0500 schrieb Mike:

 

[-mhd]

I don't understand the question. If the button exists, it exists.

It exists on the first inspector but testing for existence when new inspectors (contacts)
activate I get a false *exists* and never get a get a new button on secondary inspectors.
If the all inspectors are closed then it works when I open a new one.

This was my original post:

I have a mature application where I use Inspector.Activate event as the
place where I add a Button to a Contact when a contact is opened.

This is the code section I am concerned with...
Set objBar = objInsp.CommandBars.item("Standard")
If objButton Is Nothing Then
Set objButton = objBar.Controls.Add(msoControlButton, , , , True)

It works just fine on the first contact opened but when I open subsequentcontacts while
the first is still open then the "If objButton Is Nothing" test bypasses adding a new
button.

Is there a better wrapper object or event that I should move my UI creation code to, or is
there some way to track new inspectors?

-mike

 

[Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]]

You should use an Inspector wrapper class, with a collection of wrappers to
keep them alive. As Inspectors.NewInspector() fires you add the Inspector to
a new wrapper class.

Then each button gets a unique Tag to make sure a click in one Inspector
isn't handled in every Inspector.

You can download sample templates from my Web site in your language of
choice (C#, VB.NET and VB6) at
http://www.slovaktech.com/outlook_2007_templates.htm. The templates are for
Outlook 2007 but they show Inspector and Explorer wrappers and various other
things such as form regions, custom task panes, property pages and so on.

I don't understand the question. If the button exists, it exists.

It exists on the first inspector but testing for existence when new
inspectors (contacts)
activate I get a false *exists* and never get a get a new button on
secondary inspectors.
If the all inspectors are closed then it works when I open a new one.

This was my original post:

I have a mature application where I use Inspector.Activate event as the
place where I add a Button to a Contact when a contact is opened.

This is the code section I am concerned with...
Set objBar = objInsp.CommandBars.item("Standard")
If objButton Is Nothing Then
Set objButton = objBar.Controls.Add(msoControlButton, , , , True)

It works just fine on the first contact opened but when I open subsequent
contacts while
the first is still open then the "If objButton Is Nothing" test bypasses
adding a new
button.

Is there a better wrapper object or event that I should move my UI creation
code to, or is
there some way to track new inspectors?

-mike

 

[Mike]

As Inspectors.NewInspector() fires you add the Inspector to
a new wrapper class.

Then each button gets a unique Tag to make sure a click in one Inspector
isn't handled in every Inspector.

Thanks, that is the logic my app lacks.

-mike