VB.NET + COM GetEntity gives type mismatch

[Anonymous]

The following code keeps throwing a type mismatch on the GetEntity line

What am i doing wrong?

Dim obj As Object = Nothing

Try
    Dim pnt As Object = Nothing
    doc.Utility.GetEntity(obj, pnt, "test")
Catch ex As Exception
    Return False
End Try

The following code as well:

Dim obj as Object = Nothing
Try
    Dim pnt As Object = Nothing
    doc.Utility.GetEntity(obj)
Catch ex As Exception
    Return False
End Try

When i give no parameters i get an error that the number of parameters is not correct. That's fine, but that would imply

- that there is an overload accepting 1 parameter

- that the 'obj' parameter is of the wrong type

[Alexander.Rivilis]

Dim obj As Object = Nothing
Dim pnt(2) As Object
Try
    doc.Utility.GetEntity(obj, pnt, "test")
Catch ex As Exception
    Return False
End Try

 ?

[Anonymous]

unfortunately no 🙂

I'm running a thread in another forum as well and it seems that autocad not being the top window at the time seems to have an effect on this issue

[Alexander.Rivilis]

Sorry. What about:

Dim pnt(2) As Double

 ?

[Anonymous]

yes i tried that, but it didn't work

and about bringing autocad to the front: wrong track. I built in a 500ms delay and the call rejected error disappears and the original error reappears

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I gave up and used early binding instead. That worked

[jeff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

unfortunately no 🙂

I'm running a thread in another forum as well and it seems that autocad not being the top window at the time seems to have an effect on this issue

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Are these replies to feedback at another forum?

[Anonymous]

No,

i was referencing some findings in the other thread which at first glance seemed to have relevance.

i didn't want to cross post, but the gentleman in the other thread recommended this group so i posted here, but since he kept helping i didn't want to abandon that thread