BaseCommand never show up in "Customize Toolbar Items"

Question

I am developing in c# using ArcGIS Engine 10. I created a BaseCommand class ZoomCommandTest using BaseCommand template in Visual Studio 2010 using .Net Framework 3.5

Following is the ZoomCommandTest class -

/// <summary>
/// Summary description for ZoomCommandTest.
/// </summary>
[Guid("166e3282-95e4-475a-b301-505a88a0a4bb")]
[ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[ProgId("Exercise7B.ZoomCommandTest")]
public sealed class ZoomCommandTest : BaseCommand
{
    #region COM Registration Function(s)
    [ComRegisterFunction()]
    [ComVisible(false)]
    static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType)
    {
        // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
        ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType);

        //
        // TODO: Add any COM registration code here
        //
    }

    [ComUnregisterFunction()]
    [ComVisible(false)]
    static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType)
    {
        // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
        ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);

        //
        // TODO: Add any COM unregistration code here
        //
    }

    #region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
    /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType)
    {
        string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
        ControlsCommands.Register(regKey);

    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
    /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType)
    {
        string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
        ControlsCommands.Unregister(regKey);

    }

    #endregion
    #endregion

    private IHookHelper m_hookHelper;

    public ZoomCommandTest()
    {
        //
        // TODO: Define values for the public properties
        //

        base.m_category = "Map Navigation"; //localizable text
        base.m_caption = "Zoom Command Test";  //localizable text
        base.m_message = "Zooms to the extent of Layer currently selected in the TOC";  //localizable text 
        base.m_toolTip = "Zoom Command Test";  //localizable text 
        base.m_name = "MapNavigation_ZoomCommandTest";   //unique id, non-localizable (e.g. "MyCategory_MyCommand")

        try
        {
            //
            // TODO: change bitmap name if necessary
            //
            string bitmapResourceName = GetType().Name + ".bmp";
            base.m_bitmap = new Bitmap(GetType(), bitmapResourceName);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(ex.Message, "Invalid Bitmap");
        }
    }

    #region Overridden Class Methods

    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when this command is created
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="hook">Instance of the application</param>
    public override void OnCreate(object hook)
    {
        if (hook == null)
            return;

        if (m_hookHelper == null)
            m_hookHelper = new HookHelperClass();

        m_hookHelper.Hook = hook;

        // TODO:  Add other initialization code
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when this command is clicked
    /// </summary>
    public override void OnClick()
    {
        // TODO: Add ZoomCommandTest.OnClick implementation
        MessageBox.Show("Zoom Command");
    }

    #endregion

Now, in my MapControl application, I configured the customize dialog box like this -

private void ConfigureCustomizeDialogBox()
    {
        m_customizeDlg = new CustomizeDialogClass();
        m_customizeDlg.ShowAddFromFile = true;
        m_customizeDlg.DialogTitle = "Customize Toolbar Items";
        m_customizeDlg.SetDoubleClickDestination(toolBarCtrl);

        // Sink Events
        ICustomizeDialogEvents_Event custDlgEvents = (ICustomizeDialogEvents_Event)m_customizeDlg;
        custDlgEvents.OnStartDialog += new ICustomizeDialogEvents_OnStartDialogEventHandler(custDlgEvents_OnStartDialog);
        custDlgEvents.OnCloseDialog += new ICustomizeDialogEvents_OnCloseDialogEventHandler(custDlgEvents_OnCloseDialog);
    }

Events -

void custDlgEvents_OnCloseDialog()
    {
        toolBarCtrl.Customize = false;
        button1.Enabled = true;
    }

    void custDlgEvents_OnStartDialog()
    {
        toolBarCtrl.Customize = true;
        button1.Enabled = false;

        //ZoomToLayer tool = new ZoomToLayer();            
        //toolBarCtrl.AddItem(tool, 0, -1, true, 0, esriCommandStyles.esriCommandStyleIconAndText);
    }

On toolbar double click, I popup the customize tool bar like this-

m_customizeDlg.StartDialog(toolBarCtrl.hWnd);

But my BaseCommand class ZoomCommandTest never show up in the Map Navigation Category. Am i doing something wrong in here...??

Hope description is clear enough...

Thanks,

Answer 1

First of all make sure that you ran the visual studio as administrator.

Answer 2

Try creating a BaseToolbar and add your BaseCommand to the BaseToolbar. For me, my BaseCommand never appeared in the Customize/Commands list. Once I added it to a toolbar, it started appearing. You don't need to use the toolbar once your BaseCommand is active.

public sealed class YourToolbar : BaseToolbar
{
.....
public YourToolbar()
{
    AddItem("{166e3282-95e4-475a-b301-505a88a0a4bb}");//Your BaseCommand guid goes here
}