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re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:12:59 GMT

Trying to debug a program I originally developed for Autocad 2015 and built using the vs setup wizard, at the time I set the autocad executable location to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2015. Now trying to debug and get the error;

I cant for the life of me figure out how to redefine the location to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

fieldguy — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:55:19 GMT

Project->Properties->Debug->Start Action

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

wispoxy — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:11:21 GMT

Do you have AutoCAD 2015 uninstalled and completely removed?

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:17:20 GMT

thanks for your reply, yeh 2015 is uninstalled

So in my debug tab i see:

using vs 2012

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

wispoxy — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:28:17 GMT

@fieldguy Looks like you're using a different VS version.

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

wispoxy — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:32:26 GMT

@Anonymous Are you using the VS full version?

Read this: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Revit-API/files/GUID-3A80843A-D9BA-463F-8D01-CDDDD79C2ECE-htm.html

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

Keith.Brown — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:51:09 GMT

You should download and use the community edition.

You might try this article also http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2011/08/debugging-autocad-net-projects-using-express-editions.html

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:51:55 GMT

yeh just express version

I'm just going to have to copy and paste all forms and modules in to a new project I think. Bit of a nuisance.

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

_gile — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:14:55 GMT

Hi,

Even I agree with Keith (using Community Edition is better), FYI, the information concerning the application launched at startup is store in the .csproj (.vbproj, .fsproj) file or, if any, in the .csproj.user (.vbproj.user, .fsproj.user) file.

    <StartAction>Program</StartAction>
    <StartProgram>C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\acad.exe</StartProgram>

Re: re specify the autocad executable location in vs 2012

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:52:31 GMT

Thanks, yes much eaiser editing the .user file than starting a new project!