My environment:
- Visual Studio 2008
- VB.NET
- ArcEngine 9.3.1
- File Geodatabase
I have a .NET Context Menu (right-click) that I have various commands on that have nothing to do with ESRI or any of ArcObjects. Just your ordinary vanilla .NET context menu.I would like to add to this .NET Context Menu, a ToolStripMenuItem that activates an ESRI command (or tool?).Normally that ESRI command (or tool) would be placed on an ESRI toolbar as a button.The ESRI command (or tool) I am interested in using has not been placed on any of my ESRI toolbars, nor do I want to. I don't care about showing the official ESRI icon for the command or anything, I just want to make the command (or tool) active when I click on the MenuItem on my .NET Context Menu.Can you point me to how to do this?Based on another post, I have gotten this far... Friend Sub BuildMapContextMenu()
_mapControlContextMenu.Items.Clear()
Dim inkToolMenuItem As ToolStripMenuItem = New ToolStripMenuItem("Highlight Tool", Nothing, AddressOf CallInkTool)
_mapControlContextMenu.Items.Insert(0, inkToolMenuItem)
End Sub
Friend Sub CallInkTool(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Dim cmd_ As ICommand = New ControlsInkHighlightTool
cmd_.OnCreate(Me.MapControl.Object)
cmd_.OnClick()
End Sub
The problem with this code though is that to tool only appears for a fraction of a second after I click the menu item. I have to click the menu item, and then immediately begin highlighting in order to get it to work. The tool won't remain active between highlights either. As soon as I complete one, it goes back to regular arrow cursor and I have to click the menu item again and immediately begin highlighting.Thanks a lot for any help.
