Suppress Connect project chooser dialog

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How do I disable Connect project chooser dialog when using Multiframe COM automation interface. Multiframe requires user input at this dialog (either cancel or select a project) - takes away from the whole point of using COM interface. For our purposes, the file does not need to be associated with a project.

pat couser · Accepted Answer

pat couser · Answer

we have disabled the project chooser entirely for the next version it will only be accessible from the menu. in previous versions 22 and 21 etc. It was a requirement imposed on us by Bentley that the project chooser be displayed as soon as the model was initially created -- its just something we were mandated to implement. It was something we felt didnt necessarily fit in with the majority of Multiframe users' workflow - but we didnt have any choice and were audited on the implementation. However we have decided to make it so that the ProjCh dlg is now only show if the menu item is specifically selected -- this will solve your problems in the next release. 
 
 In the meantime, you should be able to set a dummy project via COM and that should prevent the ProjCh dlg from coming up. 
 Ive tested it on my machine with Multiframe 22.03.00.121 
 I call the following -- its just a random GUID that I generated and it seems to work as far as I can see. 
 this is before it starts adding geometry 
 mfApp.Frame.CONNECT_ProjectGUID = "525351A1-26A2-4912-9500-210F50CE4AA4"

hopefully that should get you working until the new version is available. 
 cheers, 
 pat

pat couser · Answer

If you are opening an existing file, then first manually associate it with a project (even if its a dummy one) once this is done, you wont get prompted again. 
 Another way is to log out of the connection centre. This will give a one-time warning when the Multiframe first starts but then the dialog will not be shown. This warning dialog can be prevented from displaying by changing the registry setting to zero: 
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bentley\MultiframeCommon21\ShowConnectFailMessage 
 we will look to see if we can disable the Project chooser when run via COM

pat couser · Answer

Hello Trevor, can you tell me what exactly the problem is that you are facing and which version you are using. You seem to mention several things, and Im unsure as to which is causing the problem. As mentioned before there is a registry key which if set to '0' (zero) will prevent the project chooser from displaying (irrespective if called from COM or interactively). But the location of the registry key is major version specific, so if you have upgraded from 21 to 22 you will need to add a new key. You do also need to set the registry key before Multiframe is launched because the keys are read from the registry only at the start of when the application is run. 
 Here with the key set to 1 (one) (ie true) the Project chooser dialog is shown:

If I turn off the key with '0' (zero) and restart everything (including Excel), the project chooser is not displayed 
 (note file was saved from COM and dialog was not shown) 
 
 GeneratePortal.xls

pat couser · Answer

Sorry - just reread original question. 
 SO there is one key to prevent the "Connect fail" message dialog coming up; there is another key to prevent the project chooser coming up 
 they need to be in the registry area that corresponds to the version you are using - ie 21, or 22 (or 23 which will out soon) 
 Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bentley\MultiframeCommon22

Suppress Connect project chooser dialog

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