Borland provides APIs for programmatic access into our IDEs, so you can customize the behavior of the IDE or extend its functionality. These APIs are called "Open Tools" APIs. C#Builder is our first IDE that introduces aninterface for programming from the Microsoft .NET run-time environment. This article provides links to valuable resources that describe ways to customize C#Builder using its Open Tools API.

Open Tools API resources

• Erik Berry's BDN article The C#Builder Open Tools API
• An C#Builder Open Tools API html help reference can be downloaded from CodeCentral.
• Lino Tadros' BDN article Installing .NET Components into C#Builder using ToolsAPI
• Borland's technical publications team also has a reference guide and examples that can be downloaded from CodeCentral. After downloading, open the file callHelp2.htm for the reference guide.
• Additional documentation will be found in the C#/Tools/IDE street on BDN.