How to get the location of the custom task pane when it is floating?

Question

How to get the location of the custom task pane when it is floating?

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Answer 1

VSTO’s custom task pane object does not expose the Left and Top property to tell the location information. But, we have some possible workarounds for this.

1.    We can get the location information via the Office CommandBar object. This is the simplest solution:

String ctpName = “Custom Task Pane”;

this.CustomTaskPanes.Add(new UserControl1(), ctpName).Visible = true;

this.Application.CommandBars[ctpName].Left

this.Application.CommandBars[ctpName].Top

 

2.       We can also get the location information using the Windows API FindWindowW and GetWindowRect. For more detailed information, please refer to the forum discussion:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vsto/thread/ed72d66d-6159-49fd-a6e2-ad365f275bb3/  

(Related forum thread, http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vsto/thread/ed72d66d-6159-49fd-a6e2-ad365f275bb3/ )

For more FAQ about Visual Studio Tools for Office, please see Visual Studio Tools for Office FAQ

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Answer 2

Add VB version codes,

 Dim ctpName As String
 ctpName = "Custom Task Pane"
 Me.CustomTaskPanes.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.UserControl, ctpName).Visible = True
 Me.Application.CommandBars.Item(ctpName).Left
 Me.Application.CommandBars.Item(ctpName).Top

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