In the latest version of IDEAL Calendar, we have added a few features that allow other developers to enhance the program. Plus, we receive many requests for new features that are useful, but adding all the features to the program can make the download package huge. So in the future, we plan to provide plug-ins for users to download for extended features. We have also provided links that we feel are helpful for all developers.
Visual C++ 4.2+ and Visual Basic 5.0+ are recommend for development.
IC 3.5+ allows other developers to create their own programs that can interact with the calendar. We will add more functionality to the external options depending on the usage.
Basically, you can create a new program that calls public functions in the DLL we provide and post messages to interact with the calendar.
Your plug-in can add menu items to the program by entering the program name and path in a specific location in the registry. Or, call the 'AddTool', or 'AddProgram', method in our DLL to add the registry entry. More information is provided on the calendar methods page.
Send an email if you have any questions.