How can I use acdbmgd.dll and acmgd.dll from an executable project?

[dancalgary]

I am new in VB.NEt programming
As i understand if I make an dll program referencing the mgd files I can run it from autocad and I am able to use transactions and so on
But if I create an executable project (Windows form application) the only way I know is by the following code:

Dim Acadapp As Object
Acadapp = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Autocad.Application")

And from here I can add objects like in VB6
How Can I access the transaction manager from this COM object?
Or it is not possible?

Thanks

[chiefbraincloud]

My understanding is that you can only access the COM components from an external app, because your app is not running under AutoCAD's AppDomain, and most/all of the managed methods, are what I would call 'not thread safe'. This applies particularly to those methods dealing with transactions and garbage collection (dispose).

[Anonymous]

Not possible.

AutoCAD's .NET API is only available to extensions that are loaded into
AutoCAD using NETLOAD.

You can purchase a RealDwg license and use the Database-level part of the
API from a standalone executable, but the cost is quite rediculous.

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wrote in message news:6271464@discussion.autodesk.com...
I am new in VB.NEt programming
As i understand if I make an dll program referencing the mgd files I can run
it from autocad and I am able to use transactions and so on
But if I create an executable project (Windows form application) the only
way I know is by the following code:

Dim Acadapp As Object
Acadapp =
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Autocad.Application")

And from here I can add objects like in VB6
How Can I access the transaction manager from this COM object?
Or it is not possible?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I think you're confused.

Autodesk specifically prohibits AutoCAD DLLs from being loaded into another
process, because they charge a lot of money for the ability to do that
(RealDWG).

It has nothing to do with 'thread safe' or dispose or transactions or
garbage collection.

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wrote in message news:6271543@discussion.autodesk.com...
My understanding is that you can only access the COM components from an
external app, because your app is not running under AutoCAD's AppDomain, and
most/all of the managed methods, are what I would call 'not thread safe'.
This applies particularly to those methods dealing with transactions and
garbage collection (dispose).

[dancalgary]

Thanks a lot for the answers.
But I have another one
Wich way is faster?
Using a com reference or using .net references?
I am having a database, I want to query it and to draw some lines based on the query result

[Anonymous]

You can't use .net references from an out-of-process client, so the question
is moot. From within AutoCAD, .NET is faster than COM.

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wrote in message news:6272038@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks a lot for the answers.
But I have another one
Wich way is faster?
Using a com reference or using .net references?
I am having a database, I want to query it and to draw some lines based on
the query result