Delphi IDE custom menu items, how to Add them?

Question

I am working on a project using Delphi 7 and Delphi 2006, i am developing a component that will get certain system information. Now the requirement is that after the component is installed on the system, there should be a menu item on the IDE , like this

and for delphi 7 like this

i have searched on the net about adding a menu item but i have not got anything to add an item to the IDE like the one EurekaLog has. can any body tell me how to add the item like EurekaLog or mysql ? is it some where in the registry?

Answer 1

To add a menu to the Delphi IDE you must use the Delphi Open Tools API. from here you can access the Main menu of the delphi IDE using a code like this.

LMainMenu:=(BorlandIDEServices as INTAServices).MainMenu;

or

LMainMenu:=(BorlandIDEServices as INTAServices).GetMainMenu;

And then add the menu items which you want.

Check these links for additional samples

• Open Tools API Chapter 15: IDE Main Menus
• Introduction to the Delphi Open Tools API
• How can I add a menu item to the IDE’s main menu?