Steps to create your plugin
Now that you know why having a plug in in PlanningPME, here are the technical steps to follow.
1 – Register the PlanningPME.dll
C:\windows\system32\regsvr32.dll PlanningPME.dll
2 – Create the plugin with Visual Basic
Choose the name of your object : here : Project1
Choose the name of your class
Here : Projet1.plugin
Register the dll PlanningPME in your project
Insert your code
Const BN_CLICKED = 0
Const WM_COMMAND = 273
Option Explicit
Implements PlanningPMEPlugin
Private Sub PlanningPMEPlugin_InitializeControls(ByVal Controls As PlanningPMEControls)
Dim Control As PlanningPMEControl
Set Control = New PlanningPMEControl
Control.Caption = "My Button update Task"
Control.ID = 5000
Control.x = 350
Control.y = 50
Control.Height = 20
Control.Width = 150
Control.Type = PpControlPushButton
Control.When = PpWhenUpdate
Control.Destination = PpDestinationDoTask
Controls.Add Control
End Sub
Private Sub PlanningPMEPlugin_OnEvent(ByVal Context As PlanningPMEContext)
If Context.Context = PpContextMessage Then
If Context.Loword = 5000 And Context.message = WM_COMMAND And Context.Hiword = BN_CLICKED Then
MsgBox "BN_CLICKED task Key = " & Context.Key
End If
End If
If Context.Context = PpContextTrigger Then
If Context.When = PpWhenInsert Then
MsgBox "Trigger Insert task Key = " & Context.Key
End If
If Context.When = PpWhenUpdate Then
MsgBox "Trigger Update task Key = " & Context.Key
End If
End If
End Sub
Compile your project
3 – Register your plugin
C:\windows\system32\regsvr32.dll plugin.dll
4 – Indicate in the PlanningPME register database (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) the name of your plugin
Name : Plugin and Value : Projet1.plugin
5 – Launch PlanningPME
A new button in the task window will appear
