Why my menu disappears after creating a document?

[anueblav]

I am new to visio SDK and just created a new menu firing an even. all works
nice until I create a document. then the menu disapears. What am I missing
here?

Thanks
Fabio

 

[Paul Herber]

I am new to visio SDK and just created a new menu firing an even. all works
nice until I create a document. then the menu disapears. What am I missing
here?

How are you creating the menu? It sounds like you have created the
menu just for the current document, so, either
a. create your menu for the application level
or b. add your menu to the new document after it is created.

 

[anueblav]

Just to get started, I am using the sample code that ships with the sdk
(Command Bar Creation) calling it from connect. Would that be an app menu?
once I open a doc, the menu goes away. What I am missing here?

Thx

 

[anueblav]

BTW, i do create per document and in fact if I put a modal dlg (messagebox)
after creating it, I can it right after the onDocument event is called.
However, as soon as I dismiss the messagebox, it disappears. this is driving
me crazy! What is going on? either it created or it didnt. why the menu
'exists' but is not visible?

 

[anueblav]

Aha, here is the interesting part. it *only* disappears if I create a UML
diagram (which is the one I need). any other diagram works just fine. any
ideas?

 

[Paul Herber]

Ha, I was just about to reply to ask a few questions but your code
would seem to be working. With the UML add-on you have no chance, it
overwrites any attempts to add other menus.

 

[anueblav]

Interesting... is that "by design"? it seems odd to me...

 

[Paul Herber]

Who knows. If it is on purpose then it breaks the guidelines for
creating Visio menus and if not then it is very easy to fix.

Interesting... is that "by design"? it seems odd to me...