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Add-in Express for IE and .NET

Developer's Guide

Add-in ExpressTM for Internet Explorer? and Microsoft? .NET

Developer's Guide

Revised on 20-May-19

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Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................... 6

Why Add-in Express? .....................................................................................................................................7 System Requirements.....................................................................................................................................8 Technical Support ...........................................................................................................................................9 Installing and Activating ...............................................................................................................................10

Activation Basics........................................................................................................................................................10 Setup Package Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 11

Getting Started ................................................................................. 12

My First IE Add-on.........................................................................................................................................13 Step #1. Creating an IE Add-on Project.....................................................................................................................13 Step #2. IE Module .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Step #3. IE Module Designer ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Step #4. Custom Toolbars in IE ................................................................................................................................. 19 Step #5. Custom Bars in IE........................................................................................................................................ 23 Step #6. Custom Main Menu Commands .................................................................................................................. 27 Step #7. Custom Context Menu Commands.............................................................................................................. 32 Step #8. Intercepting Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 35 Step #9. Intercepting IE Events ................................................................................................................................. 36 Step #10. Intercepting HTML Events ......................................................................................................................... 37 Step #11. Running the IE Add-on .............................................................................................................................. 39 Step #12. Debugging the IE Add-on .......................................................................................................................... 39 Step #13. Deploying the IE Add-on............................................................................................................................40 What's next? .............................................................................................................................................................. 40

My First IE Bar ...............................................................................................................................................41 Step #1. Creating an IE Bar Project ........................................................................................................................... 41 Step #2. IE Bar Module..............................................................................................................................................44 Step #3. IE Bar Module Designer .............................................................................................................................. 45 Step #4. Custom Main Menu Commands .................................................................................................................. 47 Step #5. Custom Context Menu Commands.............................................................................................................. 52 Step #6. Intercepting Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 53 Step #7. Intercepting IE Events ................................................................................................................................. 54 Step #8. Intercepting HTML Events ........................................................................................................................... 55 Step #9. Running the IE Bar ...................................................................................................................................... 56 Step #10. Debugging the IE Bar ................................................................................................................................ 57 Step #11. Deploying the IE Bar..................................................................................................................................57 What's next? .............................................................................................................................................................. 58

My First IE Toolbar ........................................................................................................................................59 Step #1. Creating an IE Toolbar Project .................................................................................................................... 59 Step #2. IE Toolbar Module ....................................................................................................................................... 62 Step #3. IE Toolbar Module Designer ........................................................................................................................ 63 Step #4. Custom Main Menu Commands .................................................................................................................. 65 Step #5. Custom Context Menu Commands.............................................................................................................. 70 Step #6. Intercepting Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 71 Step #7. Intercepting IE Events ................................................................................................................................. 72 Step #8. Intercepting HTML Events ........................................................................................................................... 73 Step #9. Running the IE Toolbar................................................................................................................................74 Step #10. Debugging the IE Toolbar..........................................................................................................................74

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Step #11. Deploying the IE Toolbar ........................................................................................................................... 75 What's next? .............................................................................................................................................................. 75

Deploying IE Extensions................................................................... 76

All Deployment Technologies at a Glance..................................................................................................77 Deployment: Things to Consider .................................................................................................................79

How Your IE Extension Is Registered ........................................................................................................................ 79 How Your IE Extension Loads into IE ........................................................................................................................ 82 Installing and Registering........................................................................................................................................... 83 Permissions Required................................................................................................................................................84 Files to Deploy ........................................................................................................................................................... 84 Publishing from the Command Prompt ...................................................................................................................... 84 Creating MSI Installers..................................................................................................................................86 Installation Software Products Supported by Add-in Express .................................................................................... 86 Setup Project Wizard ................................................................................................................................................. 86 Creating a Visual Studio Installer Setup Project Manually ......................................................................................... 88 WiX Setup Projects .................................................................................................................................................... 99 ClickTwice :) Deployment ...........................................................................................................................102 Introduction to ClickTwice ........................................................................................................................................ 102 Publishing with ClickTwice :)....................................................................................................................................103 Files Generated by ClickTwice :) ............................................................................................................................. 112 Updating an IE Extension via ClickTwice :).............................................................................................................. 115 Automatic Updates .................................................................................................................................................. 116 Step-by-step Samples ............................................................................................................................................. 117 Deployment Step-by-steps .........................................................................................................................118 Deploying a per-user IE Bar via an MSI installer ..................................................................................................... 119 Deploying a per-machine IE extension via an MSI installer ..................................................................................... 128 Deploying a per-user IE bar via Group Policy .......................................................................................................... 136 Deploying an IE extension via ClickTwice :) ............................................................................................................ 143 Updating an IE extension via ClickTwice :) .............................................................................................................. 154 Custom Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................157 Bootstrapper folders ................................................................................................................................................ 157 My Prerequisites Dialog ........................................................................................................................................... 157 Bootstrapper package..............................................................................................................................................158 Install File................................................................................................................................................................. 159 System checks.........................................................................................................................................................162 Related packages .................................................................................................................................................... 167 Custom schedules ................................................................................................................................................... 168 Install Conditions ..................................................................................................................................................... 168 Exit Codes ............................................................................................................................................................... 169 Security .................................................................................................................................................................... 170 Additional Files 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Tips and Notes ............................................................................... 172

Add-in Express Essentials .........................................................................................................................173 On Using Add-in Express Modules .......................................................................................................................... 173 IEModule plus IE Bars and Toolbars: There and Back Again .................................................................................. 173 On Using Advanced IE Bars .................................................................................................................................... 174

IE Essentials ................................................................................................................................................179 Tabbing .................................................................................................................................................................... 179 Windowing and Threading ....................................................................................................................................... 179

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Instancing ................................................................................................................................................................ 180 Messaging ............................................................................................................................................................... 181 Protected Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 182 Unsorted .......................................................................................................................................................188 What are interop assemblies? ................................................................................................................................. 188 MyWinApiWindow Class .......................................................................................................................................... 188 Deploying ? Shadow Copy....................................................................................................................................... 189 How Do I Find the PublicKeyToken of My Add-on? ................................................................................................. 189 Deploying Localized IE Add-ons .............................................................................................................................. 189 Breakpoints are Not Hit When Debugging ............................................................................................................... 189 Useful ............................................................................................................................................................ 191

Finally ............................................................................................. 192

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