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Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:58:49 GMT

Hi Guys,

Already this post might be posted but i did not find any solutions on the internet. This might also seem a silly problem for you.

I have a bit of problem. I have created a Addin for Inventor using Visual Studion 2010 Professional.

My Addin Works fine for

Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (64-bit OS)

With Autodesk Inventor Professional 2012, 32-Bit Edition

Now I need to Deploy the addin on another Machine with below configuration,

Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1(64 bit OS)

Autodesk inventor Professional 2012, 64-Bit Edition.

I tried to load my addin, it doesnot load, I tried to load it manually by Goint to Tools->Add-In and selecting my addin and selected "Loaded", Even then its not loading..

I am struggling to get this done.

Plz..Plz...Please guys let me know if there is any solution for this.

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Ralf_Krieg — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:28:55 GMT

Hello

Try to start your AddIn from VS and debug the Activate-Sub. Somewhere there it fails. Or add following to the Activate-Sub

Public Sub Activate(ByVal oAddInSiteObject As Inventor.ApplicationAddInSite, ByVal bFirstTime As Boolean) Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.Activate
            Try

' Put in all of your code here

Catch ex As Exception
                System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & ex.ToString)
            End Try
        End Sub

Maybe the displaying error message indicates what's going wrong.

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 12:35:42 GMT

Hi Krieg,

I have already tried this, there is not error at all. I have also used breakpoints, The execution wont stop.it will finish the whole execution and loads the inventor, but not the addin.

Is there any other solution for this.

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:07:17 GMT

Are you using registry free addins, or are you using the older style registry dependent addins?

If using the registry free version, post the file location of the dll file, then upload the .addin file. It may help to determine the problem. (the .addin is just an xml file. it has no information you'd need to worry about sharing)

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:35:39 GMT

Hi,

I am using Register dependent Addin.

While creating and addin there is a template in Visual Studio to create "Autodesk Inventor Addin". I am using this template to create a addin. Once i finish my coding for inventor i just change from debug mode to release mode and copy the dll and the xml file to the Bin folder of inventor installation path. And paste the Addin to the C:\Application data\Autodesk\Addin\.

Thats all i do...

Actually i beginning my career in Customization.

Please provide any solution for this, many of you might solved this

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:33:19 GMT

From the description, that sounds more like registry free.

If you're sure it's registry dependent, make sure you use the proper registry command.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe

Since you're using 64bit, you'd need to use the bottom one when you register your addin.

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:02:29 GMT

Hi,

How to use it, can you please provide steps.

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:08:58 GMT

To register a new addin, enter this into the command line. Make sure to specify the full path to the dll file and the name of your addin. Again, this is only if you're using a registry dependent addin.

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /codebase "C:\Program Files\yourFilePathHere\addinName.dll"

To unregister:

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe /unregister "C:\Program Files\yourFilePathHere\addinName.dll"

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:32:01 GMT

I am getting this message if i try to register or unregiter

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727>RegAsm/codebase "C:\Program File
s\Autodesk\Inventor 2012\Bin\Modified.dll"
Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Assembly Registration Utility 2.0.50727.5420
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2004. All rights reserved.

RegAsm : error RA0000 : Failed to load 'C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2012\
Bin\Modified.dll' because it is not a valid .NET assembly

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:42:26 GMT

Alright. I'm beginning to run out of ideas.

In Visual Studio, could you take a screenshot of the project "Application" tab with the "Assembly Information" showing as well??

Also, under build events, do you have anything in the post-build event command line?

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:23:56 GMT

Hi,

On post Build event COmmand Line i have the below statement

"call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%vsvars32"

mt.exe -manifest "$(ProjectDir)Modified.X.manifest" -outputresource:"$(TargetPath)";#1"

And i have attached both the screen shots.

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Ralf_Krieg — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:25:46 GMT

Hello

If you create a .addin file your AddIn is a registryfree. You don't need to register. Are you shure you compiled a 64-bit Version for the second client?

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:29:04 GMT

Hi,

Ok I didn't know that.addins created are registry free

But i have compile my project by setting the platform as X64 in Visual Studio, even then its not loading

Thank YOU

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:29:28 GMT

That's what I thought. You are NOT using the old style registry dependent addin. You ARE using the newer, registry free addin.

Try changing your build events to end with a 2 instead of a 1.

mt.exe -manifest "$(ProjectDir)Modified.X.manifest" -outputresource:"$(TargetPath)";#2"

Make sure your .addin and manifest file both have no blank lines. For me this caused the addin to not load.
Inside the .addin file, check if you've set LoadBehavior. This is an optional property. You might try removing it until everything loads as expected.
In the .addin file, make sure the path to the .dll file is correct.

If none of that works, read this: http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/migrate-net-add-ins-to-registry-free.html

It's about migrating from registry dependent to registry free, but you might still fidn some useful information.

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:31:40 GMT

To add to that, try setting it to compile as "Any CPU". I have a registry free addin running on a 64 bit Win7 computer, and it's workign fine with that setting.

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:35:07 GMT

Hi,

Will update & verify and post reply...

Thank YOU

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 04:32:21 GMT

Hi,

I tried the steps, still not working.

You are running out of ideas and i am running out of patience.

Please buddy, is there any other setting required to make it run.

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Ralf_Krieg — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:05:53 GMT

Hello

Here's my last idea. In your screenshot "Application Tab.jpg" is the assembly version 1.0.* If I remember right, also in your manifest is the assembly version number defined. If the version of your dll and the version in your manifest differs, maybe the dll is just not found. Can you try to set the assembly version to 1.0.0.0 so there will be no automatic numbering on every compile run?

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 04:37:18 GMT

Hi,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

The version in manifest is same as mentioned in the Assembly Information in Application tab. Check the code above "Version is Same"

Thank You

Re: Add-In not loading in Windows 7 64-bit OS

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:31:08 GMT

Hi,

Maybe the problem is that you are using the wrong version of RegAsm. If for example your AddIn targets .NET4 you should use the C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe