Steps To Create a VB Add-In

• Add a new class to your project. This will be an instance of your Add-In class. The following properties must be set...

1. Instancing: Creatable MultiUse

2. Public: True

• Create the following procedures in your Add-In class:

    Public Sub ConnectAddIn(vbinstance As Object)
      ' TO DO:
      ' Store the instance of vb in a class member variable,
      ' and add any menu items here, linking the menu items
      ' to event handlers in your class.
    End Sub
  

  and

    Public Sub DisconnectAddIn(Mode As Integer)
      ' TO DO:
      ' Clean up and remove any menus you have added to the VB IDE
    End Sub
  

• Add a reference to "Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Development Environment".

• Add the following line/s to the "VB.INI" file in the Windows directory:

  
    [Add-Ins32]
    YourProjectName.YourAddInClass=1
  

Other References:
Limitations of the Visual Basic 4.0 Add-In Object Model
How to Create a Basic Add-In Using Visual Basic 4.0
How to Add Menu Controls to a Form from an Add-In
How to Set Font Properties from an Add-In

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