RobotStudio API - ToolWindow DockStyle

RobotStudio
1

Hi,

Just wondering if it is possible to have a “floating” tool window in RobotStudio. The tool window controls are designed through a UserControl. I have tried the following code, using VS 2005:

public static void AddinMain()
{
ToolWindow tw = new ToolWindow();’
UserControl1 uc = new UserControl1()
tw.Control = uc;

UIEnvironment.Windows.AddDocked(tw, DockStyle.None);
}

When RobotStudio starts up the following message appears in the RS ouput window:

“Value does not fall within the expected range”

and the addin does not load. The same happens if I use DockStyle.Fill

Changing the DockStyle property to “Dockstyle.Right”, the add in loads up with no error.

Thanks in advance,
Neil

2

Hi Neil,

if you want to have a floating ToolWindow just call Windows.Add instead:

public static void AddinMain()
{
ToolWindow tw = new ToolWindow();
tw.Caption = “MyFloatingToolwindow”;
Button b = new Button();
b.Text = “ClickMe”;
b.Size = new Size(100, 100);
tw.Control = b; &nbs p;
UIEnvironment.Windows.Add(tw);
}

The reason you got an exception was that the method Windows.AddDocked() does not support DockStyle.None, because it means that the window is not docked. I will update the exception message text to be more descriptive.

3

I tried this example and after starting my Add-In a message box pops up with the information “RobotStudio has encountered a user-defined breakpoint.”

After clicking “Close” the Add-In is loaded and the toolWindow is visible.

The Debugger stops at the last line of the code snippet (UIEnvironment.Windows.Add(tw):wink:

Does anybody know how to fix that problem?

Thank you,
Bernd