ShowDialog

[bthatcher]

I'm trying to simply show a dialog, here is my code...

[code]

namespace HelloWorld

{
[Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.TransactionMode.Automatic)]
public class Class1 : IExternalCommand
{
public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData revit,
ref string message, ElementSet elements);

public void ShowMyDialogBox()
{
Form1 frm = new Form1();
frm.ShowDialog();
}
}
}

[/code]

I've started with the HelloWorld sample. The debugger is getting caught on
'Execute' (see attached). Any ideas? Thanks.

[ollikat]

I think it is just as it says...you don't have a body for Execute(...). You must have implementation for it because it is declared in IExternalCommand interface which you are inheriting.

[bthatcher]

I'm learning. Can you give me an example. It works fine when calling a TaskDialog. Thank you.

[ollikat]

Hmmm...it sounds strange that it works with something other.

But what the error refers is the missing function body for Execute().

See Method body

[bthatcher]

that link is broken

[ollikat]

That's strange...let's try again 🙂

(with pure copy-paste)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa664437%28v=vs.71%29.aspx

[DMadhuri]

Exectue is a method in class1-- meaning that it should have a method body which is missing .
You are endin the class with a semicolon without immplementation

Please change the code as below and you can call your method here :

public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData revit,
ref string message, ElementSet elements)
{
	// Call to your method 
	ShowMyDialogBox()
}

Hope this helps..

[bthatcher]

i HI have followed that up with...

publicvoid ShowMyDialogBox()

            {

Form1 frm = newForm1();

            frm.ShowDialog();

            }

Is that correct?

Also, how do I use a Code tag here? Thanks.

[DMadhuri]

Hi bthatcher

I'm assuming that you are trying to call a window  in the external command.. and Form1 is the name of your window

 You can also direclty call these two lines direclty in the External command method

namespace HelloWorld

{
	[Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.Transaction(Autodesk.Revit.Attributes.TransactionMode.Automatic)]
	public class Class1 : IExternalCommand
	{
		public Autodesk.Revit.UI.Result Execute(ExternalCommandData revit,
			ref string message, ElementSet elements)
		{
			Form1 frm = new Form1();
			frm.ShowDialog();
		}
	}
}

And to answer your Second Query "Also, how do I use a Code tag here? "

In the reply : Please click on the insert Code button and plac your code..

Hope this helps