Creating DLL for API and making it available for Robot menu

[rhjbruins]

I've tried numerous times to create a dll. I've gotten some help 3years ago see: http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=109604 However that actually never worked for me, does anyone have any help (with pics).

Kind Regards,

[damkow1981]

May I ask You for MyAddIn project in VB, just like You placed it in C#? Then I wouldn't have to create my own library, I would just paste my VB into Your project.

Thanks in advance!

[Rafal.Gaweda]

I do not have it for VB anymore.
All steps how to create it with default namespace code in doc file in post 15.

[damkow1981]

I got that. The only problem I have is to add a type library to dll, because VS Express has no option described in the guide You provided post no 15. Seems like I will have to convert my VB code into C# (I wanted to avoid that since it's a lots of work). Thanks anyway.

Have a nice weekend!

[Rafal.Gaweda]

http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/vb-to-csharp/

http://www.carlosag.net/tools/codetranslator/

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[damkow1981]

Thanks again. I will try them.

BR

[rita.aguiar]

Hi @Rafal.Gaweda

I followed all your instructions from your .zip files successfully and managed to register the addin through the command prompt. However, when opening Robot and going to Addins -> AddIns Manager I still cannot add MyAddin.dll to Robot. What should I do?

[hvdsidf]

Hi all,

And how to remove the added menu?

Thanks,

HVDSIDF

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Hi @hvdsidf 

Delete relevant registry in

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Structural\RSA\MenuExtension

[hvdsidf]

Hi and Thanks alot Rafal.

I have 3 mores questions:

    1. I use your sample "MyAddin", it works well but the text in the menu "MyAddin (Class1)" is in chinese, please see image below. How to correct it?

                

    2. Can we have de sub-menu of 2 levels? (it means the sub-menu Under "My Command 1")

    3. How to have 2 menus at the same level of menu "MyAddin" (in your exemple) : we can have 2 namespace in  the same solution (so the same dll) in order to make 2 menus?

[Rafal.Gaweda]

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Hi @hvdsidf  1. I use your sample "MyAddin", it works well but the text in the menu "MyAddin (Class1)" is in chinese, please see image below. How to correct it?

Fix it in registry. Example:

             

    2. Can we have de sub-menu of 2 levels? (it means the sub-menu Under "My Command 1")

I do not think it is possible.

    3. How to have 2 menus at the same level of menu "MyAddin" (in your exemple) : we can have 2 namespace in  the same solution (so the same dll) in order to make 2 menus?

No idea. Sorry.

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[hvdsidf]

Thanks anyway, Rafal.

Best regards.

[rita.aguiar]

Hi @Rafal.Gaweda

Do you know if it's possible to handle events (using Robot's API) within the Robot application such as registering the launch and closing of the application, for example?

Thank you