VSTO: What am I doing wrong?

Ok, I'm new to VSTO development. I'm working on building a command bar that will check the name of the current document to select a path to save the form data and a copy of the form when a user presses save. The code looks like this so far:

using System;

using System.IO;

using System.Text;

using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Drawing;

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime;

using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;

using Office = Microsoft.Office.Core;

using Microsoft.Office.Core;

using Microsoft.Office.Interop;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools;

namespace Save_Doc_Button

{

public partial class ThisAddIn

{

private Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBar AppCommandBar;

private Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton cbbSaveData;

private Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton cbbEPAID;

private Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton cbbdate;

string docname;

string filename;

private void ThisAddIn_Startup(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

this.BuildFormCommandBar();

((Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationEvents4_Event)Application).NewDocument += new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationEvents4_NewDocumentEventHandler(Application_NewDocument);

Application.WindowActivate += new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationEvents4_WindowActivateEventHandler(Application_WindowActivate);

Application.DocumentOpen += new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationEvents4_DocumentOpenEventHandler(Application_DocumentOpen);

}

private void ThisAddIn_Shutdown(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

}

#region VSTO generated code

///

/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify

/// the contents of this method with the code editor.

///

private void InternalStartup()

{

this.Startup += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Startup);

this.Shutdown += new System.EventHandler(ThisAddIn_Shutdown);

}

#endregion

private void BuildFormCommandBar()

{

AppCommandBar = CreateCommandBar("Form Tools");

cbbSaveData = CreateCommandBarButton("Extract and Save", 0, Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonIconAndCaption, "Extract Data", "Extract Data from Form");

cbbSaveData.Click += new Office._CommandBarButtonEvents_ClickEventHandler(cbbSaveData_Click);

}

private Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBar CreateCommandBar(string name)

{

return this.Application.CommandBars.Add(name, Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoBarPosition.msoBarFloating, false, true);

}

static string Data_File_Name()

{

int namevar = 01;

string namevar_2 = namevar.ToString();

string flnm = "Test'namevar_2'.txt";

string path = @"c:\temp\'filename";

while (File.Exists(path))

{

namevar++;

namevar_2 = namevar.ToString();

}

flnm = path;

return flnm;

}

private void cbbSaveData_Click(Microsoft.Office.Core.CommandBarButton Ctrl, ref bool CancelDefault)

{

this.Application.ActiveDocument.SaveFormsData = true;

Data_File_Name(filename);

this.Application.ActiveDocument.save(filename);

}

private void file_path_check()

{

string[] asConfigText = new string[2];

string compline;

docname = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document.Name;

StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(@"C:\Filetest\FATtext.txt"); //set this to correct path later

compline = sr.ReadLine();

while ((asConfigText = compline.Split('@'))[0] != docname)

{

compline = sr.ReadLine();

asConfigText[0] = compline.Split('@')[0];

}

filename = asConfigText[2];

sr.Close();

}

}

and the output looks like this:

------ Build started: Project: Form Commands, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Csc.exe /noconfig /nowarn:1701,1702 /warn:4 /define:DEBUG;TRACE /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Accessibility.dll /reference:"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\8.0\Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.dll" /reference:"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\8.0\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Runtime.dll" /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.Data.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.Drawing.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.Windows.Forms.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.XML.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\Office\11.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\Office.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word\11.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll /reference:C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\stdole\7.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\stdole.dll /debug+ /debug:full /optimize- /out:"obj\Debug\Save Doc Button.dll" /resource:obj\Debug\Save_Doc_Button.Properties.Resources.resources /target:library Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs Properties\Resources.Designer.cs Properties\Settings.Designer.cs ThisAddIn.cs ThisAddIn.Designer.cs

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(32,175): error CS0103: The name 'Application_NewDocument' does not exist in the current context

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(33,123): error CS0103: The name 'Application_WindowActivate' does not exist in the current context

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(34,119): error CS0103: The name 'Application_DocumentOpen' does not exist in the current context

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(58,27): error CS0103: The name 'CreateCommandBarButton' does not exist in the current context

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(96,13): error CS1501: No overload for method 'Data_File_Name' takes '1' arguments

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(71,23): (Related location)

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(97,45): error CS0117: 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document' does not contain a definition for 'save'

\\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs(109,23): error CS0120: An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Document.Name.get'

c:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word\11.0.0.0__71e9bce111e9429c\Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll: (Related file)

Compile complete -- 7 errors, 0 warnings

------ Skipped Build: Project: Save Doc ButtonSetup, Configuration: Debug ------

Project not selected to build for this solution configuration

========== Build: 0 succeeded or up-to-date, 1 failed, 1 skipped ==========

And the error list looks like this:

Error 1 The name 'Application_NewDocument' does not exist in the current context \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 32 175 Form Commands
Error 2 The name 'Application_WindowActivate' does not exist in the current context \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 33 123 Form Commands
Error 3 The name 'Application_DocumentOpen' does not exist in the current context \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 34 119 Form Commands
Error 4 The name 'CreateCommandBarButton' does not exist in the current context \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 58 27 Form Commands
Error 5 No overload for method 'Data_File_Name' takes '1' arguments \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 96 13 Form Commands
Error 6 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document' does not contain a definition for 'save' \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 97 45 Form Commands
Error 7 An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Document.Name.get' \\file1\mis\dheald\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\Save Doc Button\Save Doc Button\ThisAddIn.cs 109 23 Form Commands

They never really taught this stuff in school, and I'm having a hard time pinning down a good reference document for how to do this stuff. Alot of the code is adapted from a project done by a coworker, but he's not here to ask what I did wrong. Not sure when or if he'll be back since he's a contractor.

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joe_cat_ok19y ago
David,

Be sure that you have the methods in place to actually handle the events your are wiring up. In your case the following methods would work:

private void Application_NewDocument(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document Doc)
{
}
private void Application_DocumentOpen(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document Doc)
{
}
private void Application_WindowActivate( Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document Doc, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Window wn)
{
}

Hope this helps,
Scott the wayward consultant.