CreateToolWindow2

CreateToolWindow2

• pstavroulis

  thanks, that worked.
  
  Now, i'm getting a weird error when debuggin the project, and I open tool window thru Tools menu (with some basic user control in it), when I close VS, I get:
  
  System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException was unhandled
    Message="External exception"
    Source="System.Windows.Forms"
    ErrorCode=-2147467263
    StackTrace:
         at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ActiveXImpl.ThrowHr(Int32 hr)

         at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ActiveXImpl.DoVerb(Int32 iVerb, IntPtr lpmsg, IOleClientSite pActiveSite, Int32 lindex, IntPtr hwndParent, COMRECT lprcPosRect)

         at System.Windows.Forms.Control.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IOleObject.DoVerb(Int32 iVerb, IntPtr lpmsg, IOleClientSite pActiveSite, Int32 lindex, IntPtr hwndParent, COMRECT lprcPosRect)
  
  It doesn't matter if I still have the tool window open, or closed, it always throws this error. When I do not open the tool window, and close VS, there is no error.

  
  

• Jav74411

  I'm suffering from this exception too. Have you, Werdna, or someone else found a solution since
  
  Regards,
  Thomas
  

• Robert McArthur

  Here is a C# sample of CreateToolWindow2.   I created my toolwindow in a C# add-in.  You could paste the code in the OnConnection method for a C# add-in for VS.  Hope you find it helpful.  
  
  
  

  EnvDTE80.DTE2 dte2obj;

  EnvDTE80.Windows2 wins2obj;

  AddIn addinobj;

  object ctlobj=null;

  Window newwinobj;

  _applicationObject = (DTE2)application; //application is a parameter passed in to the OnConnection method

  _addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst; //addInInst is a parameter passed in to the OnConnection method

  dte2obj= _applicationObject;

  //a toolwindow needs to be connected to an add-in. In this sample code, I've just used one of the add-ins created

  addinobj = dte2obj.AddIns.Item(1);

  wins2obj = (Windows2)dte2obj.Windows;

  //Create a windows control that you would want to host inside the tool window, provide the path, class name, a unique guid, caption for the toolwindow

  //for the control

  string assemblypath = "d:\\temp\\CreateHelloWorldToolWindow.dll";

  string classname = "CreateHelloWorldToolWindow.UserControl1";

  string guidpos = "{426E8D27-3D33-4fc8-B3E9-9883AADC679F}";

  string caption = "CreateToolWindow2 Test";

  newwinobj = wins2obj.CreateToolWindow2(addinobj, assemblypath, classname, caption, guidpos, ref ctlobj);

  newwinobj.Visible = true;

  
  
  

• hrlevy

  Sorry to bring this up again...
  
  I want to create a toolwindow and place a usercontrol in it. So far, the CreateToolWindow2 method would work, if I want visual Studio to create the usercontrol (I think it uses reflection). But in my case, I already have the usercontrol instance and I just want to pass e.g. the reference to the toolwindow method.
  
  How does that work !
  
  And another question: The GuidPosition parameter in the CreateToolWindow2 , what's that for ! Is that for Visual Studio to remember the position of the toolwindow !
  
  Any help is appreciated!
  
  Regards
  
  

• cmille19

  BTW, ErrorCode = -2147467263 = 0x80004001 = "Not implemented"
  
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