My .NET modules just stop working!

[maciej.szczudlo]

I have written plenty of .NET modules which were run in Auto Cad 2007 via NETLOAD.

This modules are used in my company on 15 computers.

But sometimes my colleagues inform me that .NET modules stop working.

There's no errors during NETLOAD command, but when I try to call module method
specified in [CommandMethod("XXX")] editor returns message:

Unknown Command "XXX". Press F1 for help.

Only solution I found is to reinstall AutoCad 2007 again.
I hope it is temporary.

Has anybody idea what can it be?

AutoCad 2007
Visual Studio 2008, C#
Windows XP, SP3
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1

[vampirefromtheITcave2]

Make sure the people using your program know that if they restart AutoCAD, they must redo Netload

[Anonymous]

Hello maciej.szczudlo,
I've run into this with C# .NET addins and have not been able to figure out
what happened. I've never run into this with VB .NET addins (can't explain
it).

With the C# addins that quit working, I was able to convert to VB and they've
never quit working (go figure).

> I have written plenty of .NET modules which were run in Auto Cad 2007
> via NETLOAD.
>
> This modules are used in my company on 15 computers.
>
> But sometimes my colleagues inform me that .NET modules stop working.
>
> There's no errors during NETLOAD command, but when I try to call
> module method specified in [CommandMethod("XXX")] editor returns
> message:
>
> Unknown Command "XXX". Press F1 for help.
>
> Only solution I found is to reinstall AutoCad 2007 again. I hope it is
> temporary.
>
> Has anybody idea what can it be?
>
> AutoCad 2007
> Visual Studio 2008, C#
> Windows XP, SP3
> .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

[grandhougday]

For All persons that face to this problem in their first step.

in the Visual studio in References for acdbmgd.dll and acmgd.dll, change their "Copy Local" properties to "False"

for more information Refer :

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/NET/Unknown-Commands/m-p/2616003/highlight/true#M17273

Regards

Rise

[Jeffrey_H]

Hey Michael,

The only thing I have noticed different with VB and C# is if you create a project using the AutoCAD templates VB's application type is a WPF class library and C# output type is a Class library.

I do not know if that would have anything to do it as I have never seen an option to select a WPF class library.

And using 2007 I do not know if you would use the templates.

[wesbird]

Does AutoCAD 2007 support WPF? I have a question here without any answer. 

[HomeBoyLV]

I've had this happen before. The problem is usually an error in the init section. If you get one, AutoCAD just return to the command prompt without informing you there is an error (How RUDE :))

Add a try/Catch Block in your Init section. and trap it there. IIRC, AutoCAD is in an unknown state to your app, so you might not be able to get the editor, if not,  use standard logging functions to log the error

HomeBoy Out