Problems with the dotNET wizard - references and breakpoints
Try creating a blank new project and check the references. Are they included? What files do they actually point to?
Ed
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Yes, but you mentioned that you made changes. The questions I asked required specific information. If you look at the properties for those references it will tell you where the file was actually found (or an exclamation mark if not found).
Also, if all you did was add the interop's, those are not adde by default. Those are only needed if you are using COM objects. Perhaps you are converting some existing vba code? When you create a new project, the dialog offers you the opportunity to add additional refrerences. You can check the appropriate boxes.
As far as debugging goes, do you have your project in debug mode? Run the cofig mgr (Debug>Configuration Manager) and set the solution to Debug. When you are ready to debug, run the netload the dll from the Bin/Debug folder. When you are ready to deploy, set it back to Release mode and then distribute the dll version from the Bin/Release folder.
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OK, sorry, misunderstood your question. Here is a screenshot of the references after I added the following:
C:\ObjectARX 2011\inc-x64\Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.dll
C:\ObjectARX 2011\inc-x64\Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common.dll
After that all I did was add a command to test breakpoints and execute.
Gary
So, were you able to debug?
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I meant, after you checked your debug settings like I mentioned...assuming you did so. You didn't say what your project settings were.
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Can you do debugging with a project not created via wizard? That is, jsut create a plain Windows class Library project and add reference to acdbmgd.dll/acmgd.dll, and write a simple command method and then run debugging. Can you do that?
Other things:
1. I never used the wizard (and do not feel I ever need it). But I can imagine the reference to COM APIs contained in Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop and ObjectDBX Common Library is not MUST-HAVE stuff, so by default the wizard may not add reference to them. So, you may need to manaully set reference to the interop assemblies, if you HAVE TO use COM API (do not over-use/abuse them! in many cases, you do not need them, And with C# 4.0 dynamic, you can call COM API without having to have reference to COM API (equivalent to VB's late binding).
2. Lt looks you are targeting .NET 3.x, because reference to PresentationCode.dll 3.0. You need to verify which version of .NET of your AutoCAD 2011 uses by looking into acad.exe.config for something "<<supportedRuntime .... V4.0.../>. If you do not see it or it is commented out, than your AutoCAD 2012 runs on .NET 3.5. Otherwise, it is on .NET 4.0. Then you make sure your project targets the same version of .NET.
3. When targeting .NET 4.0, there is a very annoying issue with AutoCAD using "Fiberworld". Enter "Fiberworld" at AutoCAD command line, if the value is 1, it is oftern the debugging break point would be missed when debugging. You need to enter "NextFilberworld" at command line and then set it to 0. Now you can debug, but AutoCAD's ribbon/menu/toolbar would likely stop working.
> 1. I never used the wizard (and do not feel I ever need it). But I can imagine the reference to COM APIs contained in Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop and ObjectDBX Common Library is not MUST-HAVE stuff, so by default the wizard may not add reference to them.
I didn't add anything to the code the wizard produced other than that basic command method. It targets .NET 3.5.
It had unresolved symbols marked red when I tried to save, pretty much all of them. I did notice that the Interop references were there, but the instructions for the Wizard implied that you don't need them. Here's what I get:
And...
Everything I've read and heard says to use .NET 3.5 as a target for ObjectARX.
When I use the checkboxs provided by the wizard for Interop, I *still* get unresolved symbols (even after saving and restarting Visual Studio and reloading the project.
Can't help but wonder if there's something weird about my system (?). I'm running vanilla Win7 and Visual Studio, no special mods or anything. Same with AutoCAD, other than the ObjectARX development I'm doing. My plugins work fine, they just won't allow debugging.
Gary
Did you do this? After acad starts, type NETLOAD, select the dll from Bin/Debug?
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