Hi Mike,

suppose to have a toolbar that composes itself at runtime and a specific place could be occupied by two (or more) different ButtonTools. In this case you can not know what code to execute, it depends on what ButtonTool has been used. So, please could you demonstrate me how to invoke the click programmatically?

Thanks in advance
Gianni

I have the same problem

        If tlbPulsanti.Tools.Exists(sTool) Then
            tlbTool = tlbPulsanti.Tools(sTool)
            If tlbTool.EnabledResolved Then
              If tlbTool.GetType Is GetType(ButtonTool) Then
                   DirectCast(tlbTool , ButtonTool) ..... Click

I dont'know sTool value but i must invoke the click programmatically.
In UltraGrid there is PerformAction(UltraGridAction)

Thanks

Lorenzo

Have you tried what was described at the top of the thread (creating a method to handle the button click logic and call it both from the UltraToolbarsManager.ToolClick event handler and the place where you need to invoke the click programmatically)? That is the best way to implement this.

It isn't possible. The button tools are dinamically created in a dll from a configuration file. Each user chooses the menu to emulate from button.

I solved in this (terrible) way:

tlbTool = Me.Tools(sTool)
With DirectCast(tlbTool, ButtonTool)
                        Dim aAppearanceData As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceData = Nothing
                        With .SharedProps.ToolInstances(0)
                            .ResolveAppearance(aAppearanceData, Infragistics.Win.AppearancePropFlags.BackColor)
                            Dim srt As Shortcut = .SharedProps.Shortcut
                            .SharedProps.Shortcut = Shortcut.Ctrl0
                            SendKeys.Send("^0")
                            Application.DoEvents()
                            .SharedProps.Shortcut = srt
                            .SharedProps.AppearancesSmall.AppearanceOnMenu.BackColor = aAppearanceData.BackColor
                        End With
                        aAppearanceData = Nothing
                    End With

You can add ToolButton->SharedProps->Shortcut (eg: F8)
then, in the code:
 

SendKeys.Send("{F8}");