using COM API in .net dll

[markgardiner]

Hi,

I am trying to use the COM API in my .net dll (acad 2005) with C#
I can get the code to work in VB.net but not C#


to get the hosting acad application

'in vba
Public WithEvents m_Acad As AcadApplication
Set m_Acad = AcadApplication

'in vb.net dll
Dim _AcadApp As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication

in c#.net dll
//Yet converting the vb.net code to C#
//Build gives error CS0029 cannot convert object to Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication
private Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication _AcadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication;


I assume the vb.net code is converting the '.net acad object' to the 'com acad object'
I want to avoid using GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application.16")

Thanks
Mark

[Anonymous]

I'm sure there are lots of opinions and methods, but you should use the
specific application ID which for 2005 is "16.1". Also learn to use the
imports/using statements so you have less typing 😉

VB.NET
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common

Public Function Connect2Acad() As Boolean
'+-- Retrieve or establish reference to AutoCAD [via COM]
' test to see if reference is already established
If IsNothing(cadApp) Then
' no so try accessing existing session
Try
cadApp = Marshal.GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application.16.2")
Catch
' existing session not found...fire up Acad
Try
cadApp = CreateObject("AutoCAD.Application.16.2")
Catch AcadEx As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.Exception
Dim sMsg As String = AcadEx.Message & " from: " & AcadEx.Source
MessageBox.Show(sMsg, "AutoCAD_BasicCalls|Connect2Acad",
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
Return False
End Try
End Try
End If
' made it here so it worked
Return True
End Function

C#
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common;

class HitAcad_example
{
public AcadApplication cadApp;
public AcadDocument cadDoc;

public bool Connect2Acad()
{
try {
cadApp =(Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication)
Marshal.GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application.16.1");
} catch {
try {
cadApp =new Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication();
cadApp.Visible = true;
} catch (System.Exception AcadEx) {
string sMsg = AcadEx.Message + " from: " + AcadEx.Source;
MessageBox.Show(sMsg, "AutoCAD_BasicCalls|Connect2Acad",
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
}

-- Mike
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[markgardiner]

ks Mike

I do use 'Imports' or 'using' but sometimes you need the fully qualified name to prevent ambiguity (ie application is in more than one of your imports)


//c# I was missing the (AcadApplication)
Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication _AcadApp = (AcadApplication)Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication;

I didn't want to use GetActiveObject is this can return any running instance of acad and not necessarly the one my .net dll is loaded into.


Mark

[Anonymous]

> I do use 'Imports' or 'using' but sometimes you need the fully qualified name to prevent ambiguity (ie application is in more than one of your imports)
Haven't had that problem

> I didn't want to use GetActiveObject is this can return any running instance of acad and not necessarly the one my .net dll is loaded into.
Well you can't create a new instance from a dll already running in AutoCAD!
Sorry I misread that portion of your post. You either need to use
GetActiveObject or a bit of managed code to get the host something like:

Imports AcadApp = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application

Public Shared m_CoAcadApp As Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication =
CType(AcadApp.AcadApplication, AcadApplication)


-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

[Anonymous]

>I do use 'Imports' or 'using' but sometimes you need the fully qualified
>name to prevent >ambiguity (ie application is in more than one of your
>imports)

Isn't avoiding this the idea behind Namespaces, while enjoying short
typing with using directives? Mike help??

wrote in message news:4854118@discussion.autodesk.com...
ks Mike

I do use 'Imports' or 'using' but sometimes you need the fully qualified
name to prevent ambiguity (ie application is in more than one of your
imports)


//c# I was missing the (AcadApplication)
Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication _AcadApp =
(AcadApplication)Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication;

I didn't want to use GetActiveObject is this can return any running instance
of acad and not necessarly the one my .net dll is loaded into.


Mark

[Anonymous]

> Isn't avoiding this the idea behind Namespaces, while enjoying short
> typing with using directives? Mike help??

Yes, and actually depending upon how you write your code there are a few
places where you still need to type it all out but I've only ever run into
it with the managed API [Graphics], never with COM.Try this to see it:

Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface

Then try declaring: Dim oVport As New Viewport

You'll get the ambiguitity error. In my case here, I really wasn't using
GraphicsInterface so I removed it 😃

-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

[Anonymous]

Thanks..
"Mike Tuersley" wrote in message
news:4854721@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Isn't avoiding this the idea behind Namespaces, while enjoying short
> typing with using directives? Mike help??

Yes, and actually depending upon how you write your code there are a few
places where you still need to type it all out but I've only ever run into
it with the managed API [Graphics], never with COM.Try this to see it:

Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.GraphicsInterface

Then try declaring: Dim oVport As New Viewport

You'll get the ambiguitity error. In my case here, I really wasn't using
GraphicsInterface so I removed it 😃

-- Mike
___________________________
Mike Tuersley
___________________________
the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...

[palaniselvam]

Hi,
I have installed Architecture 2009 standalone version on my local machine. I am calling autocad document from Windows C# and getting the following error. Can you help me to fix this error?

"Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {28B7AA99-C0F9-4C47-995E-8A8D729603A1} failed due to the following error: 80080005."

My Code is:

try
{
acadapp = (AcadApplication)Marshal.GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application");
}
catch
{
try
{
Type acType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AutoCAD.Application");
acadapp = (AcadApplication)Activator.CreateInstance(acType, true);
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{

};

}


If I use the following code then application is throwing an error as " it is not able to find out form(class) name"

acadapp = (Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication)Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication;

[Anonymous]

If the error happens when AutoCAD is running, then try
"AutoCAD.Application.17.2" rather than just "AutoCAD.Application".

To create a new instance of AutoCAD you can just use:

AcadApplication app = new AcadApplication();

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wrote in message news:6300407@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi,
I have installed Architecture 2009 standalone version on my local machine. I
am calling autocad document from Windows C# and getting the following error.
Can you help me to fix this error?

"Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID
{28B7AA99-C0F9-4C47-995E-8A8D729603A1} failed due to the following error:
80080005."

My Code is:

try
{
acadapp =
(AcadApplication)Marshal.GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application");
}
catch
{
try
{
Type acType =
Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AutoCAD.Application");
acadapp =
(AcadApplication)Activator.CreateInstance(acType, true);
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{

};

}


If I use the following code then application is throwing an error as " it is
not able to find out form(class) name"

acadapp =
(Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.AcadApplication)Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application.AcadApplication;

[palaniselvam]

Thanks Tony. I opened AutoCAD 2009 through program menu and tried with the following code. It is working. My concern is like why should I run AutoCAD s/w first and run this program. This is the case through my C# program I need to kickoff autocad software and use the following code to create the instance for ACAD document. How Can I kickoff AutoCAD s/w?

AndI have some autocad document(linked with oracle db(uid/pwd). Through C#, I need to pass UID/PWD to open the Autocad document. Is there any way we can do that?
try
{
acadapp =
(AcadApplication)Marshal.GetActiveObject("AutoCAD.Application");
}
catch
{
try
{
Type acType =
Type.GetTypeFromProgID("AutoCAD.Application");
acadapp =
(AcadApplication)Activator.CreateInstance(acType, true);
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{

};

}

How can I pass user id / password to autocad document. I have seen the following code accepts only pwd:
acadapp.Documents.Open(dtFileList.Rows[intRowCount]["FileName"].ToString(), false, pwd);
Here If I pass pwd as string then autocad document should not prompt to enter UID/PWD. Is it possible?

Thanks and Regards,
Palani. Edited by: palaniselvam on Dec 8, 2009 10:17 AM