The Developer Kit is a utility that allows users to build
complex dialog boxes, floating tools, and wizards. The kit
provides all the necessary resources and files to help create
such dialogs and then access them programmatically from Origin C.
Dialogs created using the Developer Kit can contain embedded
Origin graphs and other third party components. Controls and
embedded objects can be placed arbitrarily and organized in
multiple tabs, panels, or wizard pages.
For detailed documentation please refer to the
OriginLab Wiki site.
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Dialogs like the Import Wizard and Layer
Management Dialog in Origin can be created with the
Developer Kit
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If your dialog needs are simpler, you may be able to create
them using the X-Functions technology available
in Origin.
Creating resource-only DLLs that can be accessed by Origin
C
Origin's Developer Kit includes an Origin Dialog AppWizard
which simplifies the process of creating a resource-only DLL in
Microsoft® Visual C++® and other
resource editors/compilers. Then you can access these resources
in Origin with Origin C.
Controls that are supported include:
- Button
- Check Box
- Combo Box
- Edit Box
- Group Box
- List Box
- Picture
- Radio Button
- Rich Edit
- Slider
- Spin
- Static Text
- FlexGrid
- Tab
In addition, you can also include Origin graph and worksheet
controls, bitmap toolbar buttons, images, custom controls, and
third party ActiveX® controls in the resource-only
DLL.
Accessing Developer Kit resources with Origin C
Once resources have been created and are made available in a
resource-only DLL they can be accessed in Origin with Origin C.
Additionally, you can develop Origin C code to handle the events
associated with your resources.
In Origin C, special class objects called message maps
can be used to map resource events to event handler functions.
The Developer Kit automatically creates template code for each
message map and several basic event handler functions to
facilitate the creation of the message maps. You can add more
handler functions, if so desired. Then you can code the handler
function bodies to complete the mapping.
Sharing tools created with Developer Kit
You can share Origin tools created with the Developer Kit with
other users, even with those who don't have the Developer Kit, by
supplying the necessary files - including the required precompiled files - to the user.
For licensed Concurrent Network users (click here to see the License Options),
sharing tools created with Developer Kit becomes even more
convenient with the help of the Group Folder
feature. After creating an Origin tool with the Developer Kit,
you can pack the tool or its components (to allow other users to
modify the tool) as an .opx file and publish the file into the
Group Folder. All members of the group will get this package
automatically at next start-up of Origin. If the Origin tool is
updated, it can be published to the Group Folder again. Other
members will be notified of the updates and they can get the new
version after restarting their Origin.
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