Change or Remove Controls in the File menu

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   How do I change or remove a button caption from the Recent Documents list of the File menu of a Ribbonbar Control? What event is fired that I can intervene to update the Recent Documents list for the File Menu.

I start with this during the Form_Load:

Set ControlFile = Ribbonbar.AddSystemButton()
....
Set Control = CommandBars.CreateCommandBarControl("CXTPRibbonControlSystemPopupBarListCaption")
Control.Caption = "Recent Documents"
Control.BeginGroup = True
ControlFile.CommandBar.Controls.AddControl Control

 Set Control = CommandBars.CreateCommandBarControl("CXTPRibbonControlSystemPopupBarListItem")
Control.ID = ID_File_History_1
Control.Caption = FileHistory(i&)
....

Then I need to know which event to track so I can change/remove the captions of the Recent Documents controls so users can see a list of the recent files they have opened. I have this code:

Set Control = .Find(xtpControlButton, ID_File_History_1)
Control.Caption = "(Last Filename)"

but I don't know where to put it. What event is fired before the File menu is launched?

Is there a better way to code this so I don't need to access/find the controls with static IDs ( ID_File_History_1, ID_File_History_2,...)? Can I just loop thru all my Recent Document controls to change the captions without using an ID? 

Also, is there a good tutorial on Actions?   

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randallmking Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 September 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote randallmking Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Change or Remove Controls in the File menu Posted: 29 December 2008 at 5:54pm
	How do I change or remove a button caption from the Recent Documents list of the File menu of a Ribbonbar Control? What event is fired that I can intervene to update the Recent Documents list for the File Menu. I start with this during the Form_Load: Set ControlFile = Ribbonbar.AddSystemButton() .... Set Control = CommandBars.CreateCommandBarControl("CXTPRibbonControlSystemPopupBarListCaption") Control.Caption = "Recent Documents" Control.BeginGroup = True ControlFile.CommandBar.Controls.AddControl Control Set Control = CommandBars.CreateCommandBarControl("CXTPRibbonControlSystemPopupBarListItem") Control.ID = ID_File_History_1 Control.Caption = FileHistory(i&) .... Then I need to know which event to track so I can change/remove the captions of the Recent Documents controls so users can see a list of the recent files they have opened. I have this code: Set Control = .Find(xtpControlButton, ID_File_History_1) Control.Caption = "(Last Filename)" but I don't know where to put it. What event is fired before the File menu is launched? Is there a better way to code this so I don't need to access/find the controls with static IDs ( ID_File_History_1, ID_File_History_2,...)? Can I just loop thru all my Recent Document controls to change the captions without using an ID? Also, is there a good tutorial on Actions?

Oleg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 21 May 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11234	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oleg Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 December 2008 at 12:55am
	Hi, Guess best event InitCommandsPopup - fired before Popup appeared.
	Oleg, Support Team CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

randallmking Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 September 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote randallmking Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:58am
	CommandBars_InitCommandsPopup routine is called for all Popup controls. How do I know when the File meu control is selected? Private Sub CommandBars_InitCommandsPopup(ByVal CommandBar As XtremeCommandBars.ICommandBar) End Sub Also, is there a better way to code this so I don't need to access/find the controls with static IDs ( ID_File_History_1, ID_File_History_2,...)? Can I just loop thru all my Recent Document controls to change the captions without using an ID?