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Mar 12th, 2007, 02:07 PM
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Office 2007 user interface
Are there instructions on how to use the office user interface in a regular vb.net project? Everything i have found points to using Office add in dll's and not vb.net exe's. A perfect example of such an app would be powerarchiver.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 03:27 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
Office in .NET is used more for automation. If you want to add tabs to the ribbon then the more standard method is to use VSTO 2005 SE as its the default editor/IDE for customizing Office 2007.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 07:06 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
I understand, however i am trying to simply use the ribbon control in a standard project, not an office project
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Mar 12th, 2007, 07:20 PM
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The Ribbon is part of Office 2007 and is not for use in non-Office applications. If you want to use it in other applications you would need to get a clone. Here's one example:
http://www.prof-uis.com/elegant-ribbon-control.aspx
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Mar 12th, 2007, 07:48 PM
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Infragistics, ComponentOne, among others are available...
jmc- that's a pretty nice one there..... and within a reasonable price range too.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 07:51 PM
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If you are depending on your users having 2007 then you can use automation to use it on your forms.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 08:53 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
so what you are saying is that the office 2007 ribbon control cannot be used in standard exe projects? Is there an article on automation for vb.net? Apparently powerarchiver 2007 is using this control and it is an exe...according to the credits anyway
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Mar 12th, 2007, 09:08 PM
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Hi, you can also see www.componentfactory.com. They're recently still in developing the control. They already release a beta test application in their blog.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 09:53 PM
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Odds are they are using a third party control, like the ones jmc and I mentioned.... not the one from Office....
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Mar 12th, 2007, 09:55 PM
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The Component Factory controls look nice.... but I don't see the UI Ribbon available in there anywhere....
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Mar 12th, 2007, 09:57 PM
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Because they're still developing it. They've release a beta 1 version. You can see it's progress in their blog: http://www.componentfactory.com/blog.php?cat=5
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Mar 12th, 2007, 10:30 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
Yes, it depends on the control if it is dependant upon the Office Library or not.
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Mar 12th, 2007, 11:37 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
Then why would they credit microsoft for the control, and not the original author? But all aside i think i figured it out, i will know for sure in the morning
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Mar 12th, 2007, 11:42 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
just in case
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Mar 12th, 2007, 11:43 PM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
it is a .net exe. i am able to reference the com dll, however there are no code samples on how to use the control.
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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by wrecklesswun
Then why would they credit microsoft for the control, and not the original author? But all aside i think i figured it out, i will know for sure in the morning
Not sure who you are talking to but like I posted it could be completely created as a similar control to the Office ribbon.
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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:19 AM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
If you are depending on your users having 2007 then you can use automation to use it on your forms.
I took this statement as this could not be done. I apologize if i misunderstood. I never heard the word automation been used in the .net world, again i haven't been developing in the .net world for long. Are there any examples of automation that anyone can point me to, or provide samples?
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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:22 AM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
Sure, check out my Office Development FAQ (link in my sig to index).
Here is one of the FAQ items on Office Automation in .NET - http://vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=406637
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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:27 AM
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Re: Office 2007 user interface
I do not have access to the VSTO link in the thread posted. and thanx again!
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Mar 13th, 2007, 12:30 AM
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I havent finished it yet.
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