Error message when trying to add Reference to VB.Net form.

[Anonymous]

I was following a tutorial to further learn VB.Net and referencing Inventor.

https://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/78/593918/2/IM10601-L-How%20to%20Write%20P...

I got to where it instructs to add the Reference for Inventor, but I got an error message instead.

I thought I would try to create a new form and add the reference before I do anything else, but I still got the errors.

The first of 2 errors was, "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component."

Clicked "OK",

Second error is "The operation could not be completed. No such interface supported".

Is this a bug or just operator error? Thanks

[dgreatice]

Hi,

please explain you workflow, with video is better.

[Anonymous]

I'm afraid I don't know how to create the workflow with video, but I'll do my best to explain. (is there a program I can use for this?)

Using Visual Studio Community 2017 v. 4.7 I click on New Project. This opens up the dialog box to create/name new project.

Using the Visual Basic category, I select "Windows Forms App (.NET Framework)" (Framework 4.6.1)

Click OK

Expand Solution Explorer, HiLite "WindowsApp4" (in this case), RC/Add/Reference.

As soon as I select Reference, I get the first error, and when I click OK, I get the second.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

could you please make a screenshot of your references in Vb.net?

[Anonymous]

[bradeneuropeArthur]

what reference are you using for the Autdosk Invenot interop?

What is the path you try to use?

[Anonymous]

I have not been able to attach the reference yet, because the errors come up before I can select one. The reference file I'm wanting is:

Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll

and the location is:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Bin\Public Assemblies, and if for some reason that was not the correct location I would just do a search for the file.

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

are you using VS 2017?

Is this supported for 2016 ?

I am using VS 2015

[Anonymous]

Yes, I am using VS 2017.

I also had 2012 Express, so I tried that and the references came right up, no problem. 

So it seems it's a current incompatibility between VS 2017 & Inv 2016.?.? Is there a resource available to verify that through documentation; Microsoft or Autodesk?

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Not supported I think:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/visual-studio-vs-inventor-2016/td-p/6056787

[Anonymous]

So you are currently using VS 2015 with no issues, correct?

If that is true, I would probably do well to download.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I don't have any problems with VS 2015 at all.

So this could be solved if you would also install this version.

Please let me know about the status...

Regards,

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