Topic: Create Partial Menu and load dll when user click menu.

[thenndral]

Hi,

I have a question.
I'm using AutoCAD 2013 with C#.

I need to create a menu after Help Menu in Autocad2013.
for ex.
Top Menu Name: Thenndral
submenu1: Empty Layout
submenu2: Check ID

1. when the user click Empty Layout, then call "emptylayout.dll"
2. as well click Check ID, then call "checkid.dll"

I tried this code with the help of Kean's code. I have no problem in adding menu. but click event not working. I don't know how to add dll name in the "MenuMacro" code.I guess to modify in this area
MenuMacro mm1 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 1", "^C^CCmd1", "ID_MyCmd1");
 MenuMacro mm2 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 2", "^C^CCmd2", "ID_MyCmd2");

Code - C#: [Select]

1.  [CommandMethod("CreateMenu")]
2.     public void BuildMenuCUI()
3.     {
4.       const string myCuiFile = "c:\\thenndral.cuix";
5.       const string myCuiFileToSend = "c:\\thenndral.cuix";
6.       const string myCuiSectionName = "Thenndral";
7.  
8.       Editor ed =
9.         Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;
10.  
11.       string mainCui =
12.         Application.GetSystemVariable("MENUNAME") + ".cuix";
13.       CustomizationSection cs =
14.         new CustomizationSection(mainCui);
15.       PartialCuiFileCollection pcfc = cs.PartialCuiFiles;
16.  
17.       if (pcfc.Contains(myCuiFile))
18.       {
19.         ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \""+ myCuiFile + "\" already loaded.");
20.       }
21.       else{
22.         if (System.IO.File.Exists(myCuiFile))
23.         {
24.           ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \"" + myCuiFile + "\" exists - loading it.");
25.           LoadMyCui(myCuiFileToSend);
26.         }
27.         else
28.         {
29.           ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \"" + myCuiFile + "\" does not exist - building it." );
30.  
31.           // Create a customization section for our partial menu
32.           CustomizationSection pcs = new CustomizationSection();
33.           pcs.MenuGroupName = myCuiSectionName;
34.  
35.           // Let's add a menu group, with two commands
36.           MacroGroup mg = new MacroGroup(myCuiSectionName, pcs.MenuGroup);
37.           MenuMacro mm1 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 1", "^C^CCmd1", "ID_MyCmd1");
38.           MenuMacro mm2 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 2", "^C^CCmd2", "ID_MyCmd2");
39.  
40.           // Now let's add a pull-down menu, with two items
41.           StringCollection sc = new StringCollection();
42.           sc.Add("POP15");
43.           PopMenu pm = new PopMenu(myCuiSectionName,sc,"ID_MyPop1", pcs.MenuGroup);
44.           PopMenuItem pmi1 = new PopMenuItem(mm1, "Empty Layout", pm, -1);
45.           PopMenuItem pmi2 = new PopMenuItem(mm2, "Check ID", pm, -1);
46.  
47.           // Finally we save the file and load it
48.           pcs.SaveAs(myCuiFile);
49.           LoadMyCui(myCuiFileToSend);
50.         }
51.       }
52.     }
53.  
54.     private void LoadMyCui(string cuiFile)
55.     {
56.         Document doc =Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
57.  
58.         object oldCmdEcho = Application.GetSystemVariable("CMDECHO");
59.         object oldFileDia = Application.GetSystemVariable("FILEDIA");
60.  
61.         Application.SetSystemVariable("CMDECHO", 0);
62.         Application.SetSystemVariable("FILEDIA", 0);
63.  
64.         doc.SendStringToExecute("_.cuiload " + cuiFile + " ", false, false, false);
65.         doc.SendStringToExecute("(setvar \"FILEDIA\" " + oldFileDia.ToString()+ ")(princ) ",false, false, false);
66.         doc.SendStringToExecute("(setvar \"CMDECHO\" "+ oldCmdEcho.ToString()+ ")(princ) ",false, false, false);
67.     }
68.  
69.  

Reference  link:
http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2007/05/creating_a_part.html
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=16024.msg194243#msg194243

Could you please suggest me to solve this process or other solution to create partial menu also appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
thenndral


edit:kdub => code=csharp formatting

[thenndral]

Hi,

Done. Thanks Ajilal.Vijayan. May be it will help for someone.

After NETLOAD , Your dll file name and dll command name.
Make sure the dll file path is within the autocad search path.

Modified code:

Code: [Select]

new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 1", "^C^C._NETLOAD;MYDLL;MYCOMMAND", "ID_MyCmd1");

Thanks,
thenndral