Create Partial Menu and load C# dll.

[thenndral]

Hi,

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.

[CommandMethod("CreateMenu")]
    public void BuildMenuCUI()
    {
      const string myCuiFile = "c:\\thenndral.cuix";
      const string myCuiFileToSend = "c:\\thenndral.cuix";
      const string myCuiSectionName = "Thenndral";

      Editor ed =
        Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor;

      string mainCui =
        Application.GetSystemVariable("MENUNAME") + ".cuix";
      CustomizationSection cs =
        new CustomizationSection(mainCui);
      PartialCuiFileCollection pcfc = cs.PartialCuiFiles;

      if (pcfc.Contains(myCuiFile))
      {
        ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \""+ myCuiFile + "\" already loaded.");
      }
      else{
        if (System.IO.File.Exists(myCuiFile))
        {
          ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \"" + myCuiFile + "\" exists - loading it.");
          LoadMyCui(myCuiFileToSend);
        }
        else
        {
          ed.WriteMessage("\nCustomization file \"" + myCuiFile + "\" does not exist - building it." );

          // Create a customization section for our partial menu
          CustomizationSection pcs = new CustomizationSection();
          pcs.MenuGroupName = myCuiSectionName;

          // Let's add a menu group, with two commands
          MacroGroup mg = new MacroGroup(myCuiSectionName, pcs.MenuGroup);
          MenuMacro mm1 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 1", "^C^CCmd1", "ID_MyCmd1");
          MenuMacro mm2 = new MenuMacro(mg, "Cmd 2", "^C^CCmd2", "ID_MyCmd2");

          // Now let's add a pull-down menu, with two items
          StringCollection sc = new StringCollection();
          sc.Add("POP15");
          PopMenu pm = new PopMenu(myCuiSectionName,sc,"ID_MyPop1", pcs.MenuGroup);
          PopMenuItem pmi1 = new PopMenuItem(mm1, "Empty Layout", pm, -1);
          PopMenuItem pmi2 = new PopMenuItem(mm2, "Check ID", pm, -1);

          // Finally we save the file and load it
          pcs.SaveAs(myCuiFile);
          LoadMyCui(myCuiFileToSend);
        }
      }
    }

    private void LoadMyCui(string cuiFile)
    {
        Document doc =Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;

        object oldCmdEcho = Application.GetSystemVariable("CMDECHO");
        object oldFileDia = Application.GetSystemVariable("FILEDIA");

        Application.SetSystemVariable("CMDECHO", 0);
        Application.SetSystemVariable("FILEDIA", 0);

        doc.SendStringToExecute("_.cuiload " + cuiFile + " ", false, false, false);
        doc.SendStringToExecute("(setvar \"FILEDIA\" " + oldFileDia.ToString()+ ")(princ) ",false, false, false);
        doc.SendStringToExecute("(setvar \"CMDECHO\" "+ oldCmdEcho.ToString()+ ")(princ) ",false, false, false);
    }

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

Thanks in advance,
thenndral

[Ajilal.Vijayan · Accepted solution]

Try changing this line

After NETLOAD , Your dll file name and dll command name.

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

 Make sure the dll file path is within the autocad search path.

[thenndral]

Hi,

Thanks Ajilal.Vijayan.

Its Works like charm.

Thanks again.

Thenndral

[Ajilal.Vijayan]

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@thenndral wrote:

Hi,

Thanks Ajilal.Vijayan.

Its Works like charm.

Thanks again.

Thenndral

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You're Welcome !