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SymbolUtilityServices Version Change?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 May 2007 09:43:33 GMT

When I need to find the space I was in for 2006 in wrote this
SymbolUtilityServices service = new SymbolUtilityServices();
currentSpaceId = service.GetBlockModelSpaceId(HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase)

This worked just fine

Now when I try this using the acdbmgd and acmgd references from AutoCAD 2008 the project compiles but when I run the app I get this error:
--> System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.ObjectId Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database)'.

To make it work I have to now use:
currentSpaceId = SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase)

am I doing something wrong? Or has something changed

Re: SymbolUtilityServices Version Change?

Anonymous — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:38:37 GMT

Your code was wrong to start with. You
shoudn't create instances of that class.

The method you're calling is static.

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When I need to find the space I was in for 2006 in wrote this
SymbolUtilityServices service = new SymbolUtilityServices();
currentSpaceId = service.GetBlockModelSpaceId(HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase)

This worked just fine

Now when I try this using the acdbmgd and acmgd references from AutoCAD 2008 the project compiles but when I run the app I get this error:
--> System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.ObjectId Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database)'.

To make it work I have to now use:
currentSpaceId = SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase)

am I doing something wrong? Or has something changed

Re: SymbolUtilityServices Version Change?

Anonymous — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:55:09 GMT

Yes, I see that now but if I try
currentSpaceId = SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(HostApplicationServices.WorkingDatabase);

using references to autocad 2006 the compiler gives me this error:

An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method, or property 'Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.SymbolUtilityServices.GetBlockModelSpaceId(Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices.Database)' (CS0120)

Re: SymbolUtilityServices Version Change?

Anonymous — Sat, 05 May 2007 08:54:10 GMT

For anyone interested, changes have been made.
By Reflecting both 2006 and 2008 acdbmgd.dll and looking at
GetBlockModelSpaceId we find these differences:

2007: public static unsafe ObjectId GetBlockModelSpaceId(Database databasePointer)

2006: public unsafe ObjectId GetBlockModelSpaceId(Database databasePointer)

So it has been changed to a static method in 2008.
I guess my code wasn't wrong for the 2006 version.