Problem Statement: 1) I have developed a toolbar using BandObject but it is not visible in IE-8 even after successful build. The name of the toolbar is getting reflected in the Add-On list but it is not visible when enabled. 2)I also have to invoke MS Office Communicator-07 from the toolbar.
System Details :
- OS: Windows 7 Enterprise
- System Type: 32-bit Operating System
- Processor: AMD Athlon(tm)II X2 245 Processor 2.90GHz
Integrated Development Environment:
- VSTS 2010 Ultimate - C# 4.0 .Net Framework
- Internet Explorer : Version 8
Steps Followed :
I had downloaded projects from :
- 1.http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/dotnetBandObjects/dotnetBandObjects_src.zip
- 2.http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/14141/Band-Objects-NET-2-0-Redux
Process I:
- I launch VSTS 2010 Ultimate as an administrator.
- BandobjectLib, a project of the complete solution is developed in .Net2.0
- I am building the project in release mode.
- The project is building successfully.
- I can even see the name of the bandobject appearing as the Add-On in the internet-explorer but when I enable the add-on I can't see the toolbar.
- Sometimes there is a flickering in the internet explorer but the toolbar is not visible.
Process II:
- I have used BandObjectLib developed in .Net Framework 2.0
- I have added a Project pertaining from class Library template.
- There I had created the Tool Bar and referenced it to BandObjectLib.
- I had also added a setup project in the solution.
- Everything builds fine and the name of toolbar is visible in internet explorer.
- But on enabling the add-on nothing happens.
I have made sure that gacutil and Regasm are there in place.
i have used the below mentioned 2 lines in the post build event uner Build Propery tab of the project.C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\gacutil" /if <projectname>.dll
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\regasm"<projectname>.dll
I have also used GUID generated online from : http://www.guidgenerator.com/ a few times.
Earlier sometimes while trying to change the framework of BanObjectsLib project, few of the files were also getting locked in read only mode.
Please suggest a way to make sure that the toolbar gets reflected in the internet explorer after building.