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[#1]

What does it mean "clone of Microsofts major products"

For run Autocad Applikation on C sharp first step: build referens for ACDBMGD.DLL and ACMGD.DLL

number two: using method

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using acadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application;

public class HelloWorld
{
  [Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.CommandMethod("HELLO")]
  public void HelloCommand()
  {
    acadApp.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor.WriteMessage(_
      "Hello World FROM C#!");
    acadApp.UpdateScreen();
  }
}

Than I do debugging cs-format (it means also compile cs ->exe). But I want to have a dll to can load program in Autocad workflow. In Visual Studio produce automatically dll you can find in c:\...\ClassLibrary\bin\Debug\ if you starting your library with extern program and load acad.exe. But it´s not possible to do with Express. The reason is I don´t know why I should buy Visual Studio if all functions I can also do with Express. Can somebody explain how I can do a dll from cs file with Visual Express ?

/Dirk

[#2]

Hi,

>> What does it mean "clone of Microsofts major products"

E.g. that you don't use Microsoft's Visual Studio but >>>cSharp<<< instead. I think you already found it.

>> For run Autocad Applikation on C sharp first step: build referens for ACDBMGD.DLL and ACMGD.DLL

Sorry no. The fist step is to create a project, and the type of project has to be a DLL:

Check this first steps, then you can set the debug-options that when starting debugging the ACAD.EXE is started and you are able to netload your DLL now.

 

Good luck, - alfred -

[#3]

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cadplayer wrote:

C# How make a dll

< .. > 

Sorry I´m absolute beginners in c#

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If that is the case, don't try to build AutoCAD plugin's without learning the basics

of C# ( and .NET) first.

There are tons of C# tutorials available on the net that you can start with

and use to become familiar with the language.

Watch a couple of the AU videos related to programming.

Download the labs from AutoDesk ( 7 sessions) and work your way through those.

Read the forums ... there are several that have a great collection of code and AutoCAD related posts.

In short, you have to do the work to get the results.

Regards

Kerry

edit : added -  there are some references here that may be handy for you:

http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=32381.0

[#4]

Thanks Alfred, yes we comes nearly to my solutions. Take a look on second picture, the is register "Debuggen" . I can´t load Exeternal program ... acad.exe I can't find this opportunity in Visual Express. That is the reason for Autocad library is unusable with Visual Express (you can´t produce dll) or?

Sorry for my english, I´m not very well to describe thing in it.

@Kerry you´re right I am already 5 steps further.

[#5]

Hi,

Sorry first about mentioning the wrong word for the alternative to MS-Visual Studio, it's name is SharpDevelop (>>>Wikipedia<<<).

And my screenshots (thinking of you are searching for and using an alternative) were done with SharpDevelop (4.2).

>> the is register "Debuggen" . I can´t load Exeternal program

That makes me thinking that you either use VS-Express (and not an alternative) or your project type is an EXE.

For VS-Express: The most easy way would be to get an existing project, and modify the CSPROJ-file (with notepad or any other ascii-editor)) like you can see it >>>here<<<. And then clear the code and input yours

>> That is the reason for Autocad library is unusable with Visual Express (you can´t produce dll) or?

Yes, you can, but a few steps has to be done to get project files prepared.

- alfred -

[#6]

Yes I get it. Now I have maked a dll thanks Alfred 

PS.: it´s much complicate as I think before