‘Add-in Express for Office and VCL’ category archive

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 what’s fixed

As compared to the previous generation, Add-in Express 2009 doesn’t contain revolutionary changes or enhancements. We have not rewritten the core code completely, the major part of the time was spent on the most in-demand features, such as Outlook view and form regions and Excel, Word and PowerPoint task panes... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 Excel capabilities

In addition to bug fixes, which I must admit were not too numerous, and some platform-dependent modifications and enhancements concerning Excel, we've decided to improve Advanced Excel Task Panes as well... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 zero-visibility, part 2

As early as in July 2008, in version 4.2 we added beta support of three rather specific regions: FolderView and ReadingPane for the Outlook Explorer window, and InspectorRegion for the Outlook Inspector window. Since then we have fixed a couple of bugs, but didn’t go through with it to announce these regions 100% complete... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 zero-visibility

If someone all of a sudden decides to read through whatsnew.txt from the Add-in Express 2009 distributive, they may run into a mysterious point: IMPROVED: Advanced form and view regions for Microsoft Outlook. Here is what it means... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 compatibility

What shall you expect from the new releases? What's new? Are there many changes? I will try to answer all questions here, in this post, as well as in a couple of upcoming ones... ... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 – Beta 1 availability

Finally we uploaded beta 1 of Add-in Express 2009 for Office (all three editions) and Add-in Express for Internet Explorer. You can download it right now ...... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express for Office and .net / VSTO / VCL – Which product do I choose?

A rare day passes when we do not receive a question like that. We have several template answers which are helpful in some degree in deciding which Add-in Express edition to choose. But I am not satisfied with any of the templates. Now I will try to depict everything that makes a real difference between three editions of Add-in Express for Office, and all that is worth taking into consideration when choosing the edition right for you.... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 Roadmap – Part 2

I have discovered an interesting fact. My posts on this blog led to the increased number of messages in my Inbox. But practically no one writes directly here, to the blog. The main goal is reached, though – we have got one more tool for communication with our customers... :-)... Read the rest of this entry →

The New Year 2009 is coming!

The New Year is coming! For the last seven days I'm saying these words every time I step over the threshold of our office. Do you feel there is something special in the air? :) So, I will be brief...... Read the rest of this entry →

Migrate the code of your Office solution from Win32 and VBA code to .NET

As you probably know the .NET Framework provides a number of advantages when compared to Win32 programming. Say, administrators have by far more control over your code – they may restrict your code to use these or those resources or permissions. While it puts some limits on developers, companies are able to build environments that are safer and more controllable. ... Read the rest of this entry →

CodeGear Delphi Prism and Microsoft Office extensions

Embarcadero, continuing to support Delphi for Win32, is about to launch onto the market the version of Visual Studio 2008 Standard with Delphi for .NET built in. To be more precise, this is not the original Delphi for .NET, nor is it a reincarnation of Delphi 8, it is a "new" .NET-oriented programming language, which, however, already has a rich history. ... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 for CodeGear Delphi 2009 and… C++Builder

Delphi remains platform number 1 for developing commercial-class Microsoft Office extensions. Is it big news for anybody? We have been in the know of that for a long time and say it to everyone. What is more, we still develop all our commercial add-ins on Delphi 7. ... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express 2009 Roadmap

Many of you have already enquired about our roadmap for the year 2009. Its rough outline is ready, but as you understand, we reserve the right to introduce some changes. Well, now in more detail...... Read the rest of this entry →

Developers wanted for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express projects

If you do programming for Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer or Outlook Express and have some experience in copywriting, then take a minute to read this page to the end. I am sure we’ll make a bargain.... Read the rest of this entry →

Office add-in localization: ribbon and commandbar controls, task panes etc.

To localize your COM add-in, you need to know the language settings of the Office application (host application) that the add-in is currently loaded in. In this post you will find some VB.NET and Delphi code samples of localizing your COM add-ins.... Read the rest of this entry →

Add-in Express VCL future

The prospects of Add-in Express VCL.... Read the rest of this entry →

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