Getting the Delphi 8 menu item names so as to develop an OTA plugin for Delphi

Are you required to develop an Open Tools API plugin for Delphi 8?

If so, you may be required to add a menu item to the Delphi 8 menu. Before adding a menu item to the Delphi 8 menu, you are required to know the existing name of a Delphi 8 menu item.

As the author of probably the world's first plugin (outside of Borland) for Delphi 8, I had to figure out all the menu item names, in order to insert an item into the Delphi 8 menu.

For the first time, anywhere in the world, the following code fragment shows you how to walk the list of menu items in Delphi 8, and list them out.

MainMenu := BorlandIDE.GetServices(typeof(IOTAMainMenuService));
MenuItem := MainMenu.GetFirstMenuItem;

while MenuItem<>nil do
begin
 SubMenus(MenuItem);
 MenuItem := MenuItem.NextMenuItem;
end;

procedure SubMenus(MenuItem...)
...
... ChildMenuItem: ...
begin
 for I := 0 to 99 do
  begin
    ChildMenuItem := MenuItem.ChildMenuItem(I);
    if ChildMenuItem = nil then Break;
    Show MenuItem in TextBox....
  end;
end;

Some Delphi 8 users wished Borland could have published the following information, but as of the date/time of this article, it remains unpublished, and undocumented.

Undocumented Delphi 8 menu item names

Name: “FileMenu” Caption: “&File”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “New1” Caption: “&New”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileOpenItem” Caption: “&Open...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileOpenProjectItem” Caption: “Open Pro&ject...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileClosedFilesItem” Caption: “&Reopen”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileSaveSeparater” Caption: “-”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileSaveItem” Caption: “&Save”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileSaveAsItem” Caption: “Save &As...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileSaveProjectAs” Caption: “Sav&e Project As...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileSaveAllItem” Caption: “Sa&ve All”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileCloseItem” Caption: “&Close”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileCloseAllItem” Caption: “C&lose All”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileMenuSeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileUseUnitItem” Caption: “&Use Unit...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FilePrintItem” Caption: “&Print...”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “FileMenu” Name: “FileExitItem” Caption: “E&xit"

Name: “EditMenu” Caption: “&Edit”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditUndoItem” Caption: “&Undo”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditRedoItem” Caption: “&Redo”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditCutItem” Caption: “Cu&t”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditCopyItem” Caption: “&Copy”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditPasteItem” Caption: “&Paste”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditDeleteItem” Caption: “&Delete”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditSelectAll” Caption: “Se&lect All”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditAlignGridItem” Caption: “Align to &Grid”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditFrontItem” Caption: “Bring to &Front”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditBackItem” Caption: “Send to &Back”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditAlignItem” Caption: “&Align...”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditSizeItem” Caption: “&Size...”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditScaleItem” Caption: “Scal&e...”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditTabOrderItem” Caption: “Tab &Order...”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditCreationOrderItem” Caption: “Creatio&n Order...”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditFlipChildrenItem” Caption: “Flip C&hildren”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “EditLockControlsItem” Caption: “Loc&k Controls”
Parent “EditMenu” Name: “HTMLTidySubmenuItem” Caption: “HTML Tidy”

Name: “SearchMenu” Caption: “&Search”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchFindItem” Caption: “&Find...”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchFileFindItem” Caption: “Fin&d in Files...”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchReplaceItem” Caption: “&Replace...”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchAgainItem” Caption: “&Search Again”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchIncrementalItem” Caption: “&Incremental Search”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchGoToItem” Caption: “&Go to Line Number...”
Parent “SearchMenu” Name: “SearchGotoAddressItem” Caption: “Goto Addr&ess”

Name: “ViewsMenu” Caption: “&View”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewObjInspItem” Caption: “&Object Inspector”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewDebugItem” Caption: “&Debug Windows”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewDesktopsMenu” Caption: “Des&ktops”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “mnuViewDataExplorer” Caption: “Data Explorer”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewWelcomePageItem” Caption: “&Welcome Page”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “EditWindowSeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewNewEditorItem” Caption: “New &Edit Window”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “DockEditWindow1” Caption: “Dock Edit Window”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “HistoryMenuItem” Caption: “History”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “HistorySeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewToolbarsItem” Caption: “Toolba&rs”
Parent “ViewsMenu” Name: “ViewNextWindowItem” Caption: “Next Window”

Name: “ProjectMenu” Caption: “&Project”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectAddItem” Caption: “&Add to Project...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectRemoveItem” Caption: “&Remove from
Project...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectAddRepositoryItem” Caption: “Add
&to Repository...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ViewPrjSourceItem” Caption: “&View Source”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “N2” Caption: “-”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectAddNewProjectItem” Caption: “Add
&New Project...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectAddExistingProjectItem” Caption:
"Add E&xisting Project...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectCompileSeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectCompileItem” Caption: “&Compile”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectBuildItem” Caption: “&Build”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectSyntaxItem” Caption: “&Syntax
check”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectInformationItem” Caption:
"&Information...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectClearUnitCacheItem” Caption: “Clear
Unit Cache”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “N1” Caption: “-”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectCompileAllItem” Caption: “Compil&e
All Projects”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectBuildAllItem” Caption: “B&uild All
Projects”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectSeparator2” Caption: “-”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectDependenciesItem” Caption: “&Dependencies...”
Parent “ProjectMenu” Name: “ProjectOptionsItem” Caption: “&Options...”

Name: “RunMenu” Caption: “&Run”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunRunItem” Caption: “&Run”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunRunNoDebugItem” Caption: “Run Without &Debugging”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunParametersItem” Caption: “&Parameters...”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunParametersSeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunStepOverItem” Caption: “&Step Over”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunTraceIntoItem” Caption: “&Trace Into”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunTraceToSourceItem” Caption: “Trace to &Next Source Line”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunGotoCursorItem” Caption: “Run to &Cursor”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunShowCSIPItem” Caption: “S&how Execution Point”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunPauseItem” Caption: “Pro&gram Pause”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunResetItem” Caption: “Program R&eset”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunDetachItem” Caption: “&Detach From Program”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunInspectSeparator” Caption: “-”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunEvalModItem” Caption: “E&valuate/Modify...”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunAddWatchItem” Caption: “Add &Watch...”
Parent “RunMenu” Name: “RunAddBreakItem” Caption: “Add &Breakpoint"

Name: “ComponentMenu” Caption: “&Component”
Parent “ComponentMenu” Name: “ComponentPaletteItem” Caption: “actnCompDummy”

Name: “Map” Caption: “Team”
Parent “Map” Name: “CheckOutFiles” Caption: “Check Out Files...”
Parent “Map” Name: “CheckInFiles” Caption: “Check In Files...”
Parent “Map” Name: “AddFiles” Caption: “Add Files...”
Parent “Map” Name: “RemoveFiles” Caption: “Remove Files...”
Parent “Map” Name: “UndoCheckOutFiles” Caption: “Undo Check Out Files...”
Parent “Map” Name: “MainSep2” Caption: “-”
Parent “Map” Name: “CommitBrowser” Caption: “Commit Browser...”
Parent “Map” Name: “PlaceProject” Caption: “Place Project Into Source
Control...”
Parent “Map” Name: “PullProject” Caption: “Pull Project from Source Control...”
Parent “Map” Name: “MainSep3” Caption: “-”
Parent “Map” Name: “ShowDifferences1” Caption: “Show Differences...”
Parent “Map” Name: “GetFiles” Caption: “Get Latest Version”
Parent “Map” Name: “ShowHistory1” Caption: “Show History...”
Parent “Map” Name: “MainSep4” Caption: “-”
Parent “Map” Name: “Messages1” Caption: “Messages”
Parent “Map” Name: “RunSccApplication1” Caption: “Run Scc Application”

Name: “ToolsMenu” Caption: “&Tools”
Parent “ToolsMenu” Name: “ToolsOptionsItem” Caption: “&Options...”
Parent “ToolsMenu” Name: “ToolsGalleryItem” Caption: “&Repository...”
Parent “ToolsMenu” Name: “IDEToolsItem” Caption: “Build Tools...”
Parent “ToolsMenu” Name: “N3” Caption: “-”
Parent “ToolsMenu” Name: “ToolsToolsItem” Caption: “Configure &Tools...”

Name: “HelpMenu” Caption: “&Help”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpContentsItem” Caption: “C# Builder Help”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpDelphiToolsItem” Caption: “Delphi &Tools”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “” Caption: “-”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpInprisePage” Caption: “&Borland Home Page”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpCommunityPage” Caption: “B&orland Developer Network”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpDelphiPage” Caption: “Delphi Home &Page”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpDevSupportPage” Caption: “Delphi Developer &Support”
Parent “HelpMenu” Name: “HelpProgGuideSeparater” Caption: “-”