Upgrading is resetting the ExplorerLayout

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Upgrading is resetting the ExplorerLayout
 
Mark Borton


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I have a solution that shows an ADXOLForm in Outlook with a default ExplorerLayout of RightSubpane. Users are allowed to move the form to other regions should they like. When a user performs an update (ClickOnce in my case), the upgrade is always placing the form back in the RightSubpane location even if the user had moved it elsewhere. Is there anything that can be done to "remember" the position?

Thanks!
Posted 26 Sep, 2016 09:18:58 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Mark,

Uninstalling the add-in removes the information that Add-in Express uses to position the form. This info is stored in the ADXXOL subkey of your add-in's key, see {HKLM or HKCU}\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\{your add-in\ADXXOL}.

The ClickOnce module provides the OnClickOnceAction event. You need to read and preserve the settings from that key when the add-in is being unregistered(ADXClickOnceAction.Unregister). When the add-in is being registered (ADXClickOnceAction.Register) you need to restore the settings. Please find more info in section Customizing ClickOnce installations, see the PDF file in the folder {Add-in Express}\Docs on your development PC.


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 26 Sep, 2016 10:24:15 Top
Mark Borton


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Thanks for your quick reply and direction!

-Mark
Posted 26 Sep, 2016 10:36:29 Top
Andrei Smolin


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You are welcome!


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 27 Sep, 2016 04:25:48 Top
aweber




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Andrei,

I actually tried this by putting some code in 
if (action.HasFlag(ADXClickOnceAction.Unregister))

But it appears that the registry key is already gone by that point. Can you confirm that this event is triggered BEFORE unregister so that we have the correct place to perform any backup or other actions?

Thanks,
AJ
Posted 29 Sep, 2016 14:06:55 Top
Sergey Grischenko


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Hello,

You are right. The 'OnClickOnceAction' event fires after the add-in is unregistered. We will fix this bug in the next build. Please try to use the 'OnUnregister' event of the add-in module. It should work properly.
Posted 30 Sep, 2016 06:57:30 Top