Vb exe in illustrator CS menu

[_Prabudass_]

Hi,

I developed a vb exe for illustrator CS. I used "Adobe illustrator SDK" for adding that .exe in illustrator menu . I successfully did it, But after activating that exe through illustrator menu, when i move to the illustrator application window Immediatly that exe get minimized in the task bar. Is it possible to make the exe to be opened stable in the illustrator application window. Kindly advice me.

Thanks,
Prabudass

[A. Patterson]

It sounds like you want your VB window to stay modal? Or maybe semi-modal with Illustrator? If that's right, there's no easy way to do that with a VB project I imagine, but I'd assume you'd have to find some way to link your VB project's window with Illustrator's frame window if you wanted something like that to work. If it's not parented off Illustrator, Illustrator is going to jump up on top of your window.

Even if you do manage it, I'm not sure it'll work anyways. Illustrator has a very odd windowing system to facilitate the palettes & their quasi-modal functionality. It may not be possible to get an external application -- even one launched from within Illustrator -- to work properly within that framework. At least, not without a heck of a lot of hacks.

[_Prabudass_]

Yes you are correct. Thanks for your response. I will try it, if any samples kindly provide me.