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    Problem calling WCF Service from within AutoCAD 2012

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    01-01-2012 02:52 PM

    Hello everybody!

    I am experiencing a strange problem and I suppose it is because of some technical detail that I dont currently know.

    I have done the first chapter from Windows Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step.

    I have built myself a simple service and separete console client that talks with the service and it goes pretty well.

    I have made absolutley the same client inside AutoCAD 2012 x64 and tried to call the service and I receive the following error provided on screenshot.

    I have provided both codes for you to see. Can you explain the problem? If you provide me a link to something I will be greatful.

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    Re: Problem calling WCF Service from within AutoCAD 2012

    01-01-2012 03:39 PM in reply to: ognyandim

    http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2008/01/turning-autocad.html - Kean implemented a thing that calls outside in another way, but that is not exactly what I am looking for.

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    Re: Problem calling WCF Service from within AutoCAD 2012

    01-01-2012 04:16 PM in reply to: ognyandim

    I am going to answer it here myself.

    We need the app.config loaded. When we have Conosle Client App the config is loaded, but when we make a library client ( .dll that we have to NETLOAD ) it is not loaded anywhere and therefore the config is unavailible.

    I have solved my problem by pasting the configuration in acad.exe.config. That way my WCF client config is availible the to .dll which is hosted inside AutoCAD.

     

    Here I have found a pretty good intro video for WCF hosted inside AutoCAD. ( Mine was outside of AutoCAD ) :

    http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=event_class&jid=610987&session_id=7182

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