private void AnalyzeMainForm(MechatronicDesignSuiteForm MDSFormIn)
 {
     // loop through all windows form controls
     foreach (Control guiCtrl in MDSFormIn.Controls)
     {
         ;
     }
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// The PCExeSys Constructor
        /// - Intended use: to be called by PCExeSysForm during its construction/instantiation
        /// - Establishes link between execution system and main PC form
        /// - Calls maininit function of the execution system
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="MDSFormIn"></param>
        public PCExeSys(MechatronicDesignSuiteForm MDSFormIn)
        {
            if (MDSFormIn != null)
            {
                LinkedMDSForm = MDSFormIn;
            }
            pcExecutionSystemMetaData = PCExeSysMetaData.generateMetaData();
            InitializeExecutionSystem();
            ToolStripDropDownButton ExeSysMenuItems = null;

            foreach (Control ctr in LinkedMDSForm.Controls)
            {
                if (ctr.GetType() == typeof(MenuStrip))
                {
                    LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip = (MenuStrip)ctr;
                    ExeSysMenuItems             = new ToolStripDropDownButton("PCExeSys");
                    LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Items.Add(ExeSysMenuItems);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Project Explorer", null, viewProjectExplorerToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Exception Log", null, viewExceptionLogToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Open New Plot Pane", null, viewPlotPaneMenuItem_Click);
                    LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Parent  = LinkedMDSForm;
                    LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Visible = true;
                    LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Show();
                }
                else if (ctr.GetType() == typeof(ToolStrip))
                {
                    ExeSysMenuItems = new ToolStripDropDownButton("PCExeSys");
                    ((ToolStrip)ctr).Items.Add(ExeSysMenuItems);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Project Explorer", null, viewProjectExplorerToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Exception Log", null, viewExceptionLogToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                    ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Open New Plot Pane", null, viewPlotPaneMenuItem_Click);
                    ((ToolStrip)ctr).Parent  = LinkedMDSForm;
                    ((ToolStrip)ctr).Visible = true;
                    ((ToolStrip)ctr).Show();
                }
            }
            if (ExeSysMenuItems == null)
            {
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip      = new MenuStrip();
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Dock = DockStyle.Top;
                ExeSysMenuItems = new ToolStripDropDownButton("PCExeSys");
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Items.Add(ExeSysMenuItems);
                ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Project Explorer", null, viewProjectExplorerToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Exception Log", null, viewExceptionLogToolStripMenuItem_Click);
                ExeSysMenuItems.DropDownItems.Add("Open New Plot Pane", null, viewPlotPaneMenuItem_Click);
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Parent  = LinkedMDSForm;
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Visible = true;
                LinkedMDSForm.MainMenuStrip.Show();
            }
        }