Outlook hangs with C# Add-in

[Sunny]

Hi all,
I'm developing an Outlook 2000 addin using VS.Net 2003 and C#.
I have used as an example that articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302901
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnoxpta/html/odc_dnscof.asp

Here are some parts of the code:

namespace IceDesktop
{
using System;
using Office;
using Extensibility;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Outlook;


/// <summary>
/// The object for implementing an Add-in.
/// </summary>
/// <seealso class='IDTExtensibility2' />
[GuidAttribute("6EA19D09-55E9-493D-8DF2-B910115C6BE0"),
ProgId("IceDesktop.Connect")]
public class Connect : Object, Extensibility.IDTExtensibility2
{
public Connect()
{
}
public void OnConnection(object application,
Extensibility.ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref
System.Array custom)
{
applicationObject = (Outlook.Application)application;
addInInstance = addInInst;
}

public void OnDisconnection(Extensibility.ext_DisconnectMode
disconnectMode, ref System.Array custom)
{
applicationObject = null;
}

public void OnAddInsUpdate(ref System.Array custom)
{
}

public void OnStartupComplete(ref System.Array custom)
{
Init.Start();
}

public void OnBeginShutdown(ref System.Array custom)
{
OfficeUI.DeleteIceControls();
Init.Stop();
}

public static Outlook.Application applicationObject;
private object addInInstance;
}
}

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using System;

namespace IceDesktop
{
public class Init
{

public static void Start()
{
bool ttt = OfficeUI.OfficeUI.CreateIceButton(Connect.applicationObject.ActiveExplorer())
}

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using System;
using System.Reflection;
using Office;
using Outlook;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace IceDesktop
{
public class OfficeUI
{
private static IceBase oBase = new IceBase("OfficeUI");

private static Office.CommandBar IceBar;
private static Office.CommandBarButton DefaultIceButton;

public static String sIceBarName = "CWT";
public static String sIceDefaultTag = "IceDefaultButton";
public static String sIceToolsTag = "IceSelectButton";
public static String[] sIceButtonItemText = {"View", "Sync",
"Options"};

public static bool CreateIceButton(Outlook.Explorer currExplorrer)
{
string sModname = "CreateIceButton";
//try to find if IceBar exists
bool bBarExists = false;
try
{
try
{ //it have to be that way, if bar does not exists, index
generatex exeption
IceBar = currExplorrer.CommandBars[sIceBarName];
}
catch
{
if (IceBar != null)
{
try
{
IceBar.Delete();
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
oBase.Show(sModname, "Error: " + e.ToString());
}
}
}

bBarExists = IceBar != null;

if (!bBarExists) //there is no IceBar, so create it
{
try
{ //right now we assume, that standard bar is at the top also
IceBar = (CommandBar)currExplorrer.CommandBars.Add
(sIceBarName, MsoBarPosition.msoBarTop, Missing.Value,
Missing.Value);
//Try to possition after Standard Bar
Office.CommandBar StdBar =
currExplorrer.CommandBars["Standard"];
IceBar.RowIndex = StdBar.RowIndex;
IceBar.Left = StdBar.Left + StdBar.Width;
IceBar.Enabled = true;
IceBar.Visible = true;
bBarExists = true;
oBase.Show(sModname, "IceBar created");
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
oBase.Show(sModname, "Error: " + e.ToString());
}
}
//Now try to add Default button if IceBar exists

bBarExists = bBarExists && SetDefaultIceButton(IceBar);
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
oBase.Show(sModname, "Error: " + e.ToString());
}


return bBarExists;
}

private static bool SetDefaultIceButton(Office.CommandBar tIceBar)
{
string sModname = "SetDefaultIceButton";
bool butExists = false;
try
{
DefaultIceButton = (Office.CommandBarButton)tIceBar.FindControl
(MsoControlType.msoControlButton,
Missing.Value,
sIceDefaultTag,
Missing.Value, Missing.Value);
butExists = DefaultIceButton != null;
if (!butExists)
{ //there is no default button, create it
try
{
DefaultIceButton = (CommandBarButton)tIceBar.Controls.Add
(MsoControlType.msoControlButton,
Missing.Value, Missing.Value, 1, Missing.Value);
DefaultIceButton.Caption =
sIceButtonItemText[Globals.nDefaultAction];
DefaultIceButton.Tag = sIceDefaultTag;
string fname = System.Environment.GetFolderPath
(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles) +
"\\IceDesktop\\IceButton.ICO";
System.Drawing.Bitmap oPict = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(fname);
Clipboard.SetDataObject(oPict);
DefaultIceButton.PasteFace();
oPict.Dispose();
DefaultIceButton.Style = MsoButtonStyle.msoButtonIconAndCaption;
DefaultIceButton.TooltipText = sIceBarName + " " +
sIceButtonItemText[Globals.nDefaultAction];
DefaultIceButton.Visible = true;
DefaultIceButton.Enabled = true;
butExists = true;
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
oBase.Show(sModname, "Error: " + e.ToString());
}
}
}
catch (System.Exception e)
{
oBase.Show(sModname, "Error: " + e.ToString());
}
return butExists;
}



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I use oBase just for displaying a MsgBox.

So, the problem is, that when I run that it creates the commandbar and
the button, but after that, if I try to close the outlook, it closes
the explorer, but outlook process remains active in memory, and
OnDisconnect or OnBeginShutdown methods are never invoked.
I have noticed, that if I delete the commandbar by hand
(Outlook/Tools/Customize), and uninstall/install add-in, the first
opening of Outlook invokes add-in correctly, creates the commandbar
and button, and if I close outlook now, it finishes as expected. But
next time it hangs again.
The same happens, if I run a new install of the add-in and clear
outlook, but before I close it, I just open any menu, or of I click on
my button. After such an action Outlook hangs again on shutdown.

Please, excuse me for my English. If I haven't described something
clearly, please ask for additional information.


Hope someone out there have seen such a problem and would like to help
me.

Thanks in advance.
Sunny