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Dynamically registering UserControls in Sparx Enterprise Architect AddIns for showing them with Repository.AddTab

Sparx Enterprise Architect provides a means for AddIns to display Windows via Repository.AddTab() which are based on System.Windows.Forms.UserControl. However the call AddTab expects a name for the actual tab and a PROGID. EA actually takes this PROGID and loads the UserControl via the registry (as it is actually an Active COM Control). In this post I show you how these […]

By Ronald Rink Posted on

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Registering a Sparx Enterprise Architect AddIn on Windows 10 x64 without administrative permissions

Sparx Enterprise Architect supports AddIns so we can enhance its functionality and behaviour in our daily work life as an architect. This is normally done by adding a subkey to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sparx Systems\EAAddins key. This is described in Geert Bellekens’ Tutorial: Create your first C# Enterprise Architect addin in 10 minutes. As we can read in the tutorial, in addition […]

By Ronald Rink Posted on