ArcGIS Engine Developer Guide

BUILDING APPLICATIONS WITH WINDOWS CONTROLS
8. Build and run the application. Use the map navigation tools that you added
earlier to change the extent of the focus map in the PageLayoutControl. The
new extent is drawn on the MapControl.
This scenario’s source code is located at
\DeveloperKit\samples\
Developer_Guide_Scenarios\
Building_an_ArcGIS_Controls_Map_
Viewer_ApplicationCSharp.zip.
Creating a custom tool
Creating custom commands and tools to work with the MapControl and
PageLayoutControl is very much like creating commands for the ESRI ArcMap
application that you may have done previously. You will create a custom tool that
adds a text element containing today’s date to the PageLayoutControl at the
location of a mouse click. You will, however, create the command to work with
the MapControl and ToolbarControl as well as the PageLayoutControl.
The code for this custom tool is available with the rest of this scenario’s source
code. If you want to use the custom command directly, rather than creating it
yourself, go directly to Step 24.
1. Create a new Visual C# Class Library project from the New project dialog
box.
2. Name the project ‘Commands’, and browse to a location to save the project.
3. Click on the Project menu and click Add Reference.
4. In the Add Reference dialog box, check ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto,
ESRI.ArcGIS.Display, ESRI.ArcGIS.Geometry, ESRI.ArcGIS.System,
ESRI.ArcGIS.SystemUI, ESRI.ArcGIS.Utility, and
ESRI.ArcGIS.ControlCommands.
5. Add one class to the project, named “AddDateTool”.
6. Click the Project menu and click Add Existing Item. Browse to the date.bmp
file from its location in this sample’s source code and add it into your project.
7. Click the date.bmp file in the Solution Explorer window to display its properties
in the Properties window. Change the Build Action property to Embedded
Resource. This bitmap will be used on the face of the command button.
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