Circuit Builder with non-API VB.NET Command

[jmoura2009]

Does any know if it is possible to reference/run a dotNet created command within the circuit builder XLS.

For example I compile the following command with VB.net called "MyCommand"

       <CommandMethod("MyGroup", "MyCommand", "MyCommandLocal", CommandFlags.Modal)> _
        Public Sub MyCommand() ' This method can have any name
            Dim acadMText As MText
            Dim acadBT As BlockTable
            Dim acadBTR As BlockTableRecord
            Dim acadDB As Database = HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase
            Dim acadTrans As Transaction
            acadTrans = acadDB.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
            Try
                acadBT = acadTrans.GetObject(acadDB.BlockTableId, _
                  Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.OpenMode.ForRead)
                acadBTR = acadTrans.GetObject(acadBT(acadBTR.ModelSpace), _
                  Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.OpenMode.ForWrite)
                acadMText = New MText()
                acadMText.Contents = "Hello World!!"
                acadBTR.AppendEntity(acadMText)
                acadTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acadMText, True)
                acadTrans.Commit()
            Catch
                acadTrans.Abort()
            Finally
                If Not IsNothing(acadTrans) Then acadTrans.Dispose()
                If Not IsNothing(acadMText) Then acadMText.Dispose()
                If Not IsNothing(acadBT) Then acadBT.Dispose()
                If Not IsNothing(acadDB) Then acadDB.Dispose()
            End Try
        End Sub

From the command line, it run and adds the simple "Hello World" text to my drawings. 

Next I wanted to add a command (a little more complex than HelloWorld) to my Circuit Builder XLS sheet to execute when needed.  However I'm unsure how to make this happen.  I'm tried the following CommandLists but nothing happen.

Any help would be appreciated.

Joe

[PatMurnen_Adsk]

Joe,

I would like to experiment with this if you could send me the compiled sample file. My direct email is pat.murnen@autodesk.com

Regards,

Pat

[PatMurnen_Adsk · Accepted solution]

It looks like the syntax -

(c:ace_cb_eval "(command 'mycommand')")

should work. It basically embeds the command in the lisp call.

Regards,

Pat

[jmoura2009]

Thank you Pat.