AutoLoad the dll on AutoCAD startup
Where do you have the bundle folder stored? In one of the areas that AutoCAD looks for them? Your personal area is located at %AppData%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins
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Hi,
In this reply, an example of minimalist PackageContents.xml file for autoloading a .NET DLL.
@prem_kumar8SXZJ wrote:
Hi, Where I can find this product code and upgrade code? So that I can include them in the PackageContents.xml file?
ProductCode="{83F90232-3CEB-40F0-88BE-2638C843CEA5}" UpgradeCode="{B31D4C65-464B-4460-9E9F-B36D7B1C453A}"
You do not "find" them, you create them (there's a "Create GUID" in the Visual Studio Tools menu and many other on the web).
ProductCode shoud be changed a each new version. UpgradeCode should never be changed.
The 'Trapeze.bundle' was just an example you have to adapt to suit your needs.
Name the .bundle as you need (typically as you project), create new GUIDs for both the ProductCode and the UpgradeCode, change the application Name, Set the SeriesMin and SeriesMax value to the AutoCAD releases you want your app to run on, change the AppName and, for sure, the ModuleName.
You should read this topic and the related references.
Do not care about your application Status is "Unknown App" in the application manager dialog. This is due to the fact you application is not one from the Autodesk Application Store.
Does your application contains a class which implements IExtensionApplication? If so, your issue may be due to what does the Initialize method because this method is not called in the same context when the application is autoloaded or when it is netloaded.
You can use IExtensionApplication, but you have to take care of the context the Initialize() method is run.
Typically, you just subscribe to the Application.Idle event in the Initialize method and do your stuff in the event handler to ensure the code is not run before AutoCAD completed its own initialization.
Here's a example:
internal class ExtensionApplication : IExtensionApplication
{
public void Initialize()
{
Application.Idle += OnIdle;
}
private void OnIdle(object? sender, EventArgs e)
{
var doc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
if (doc != null)
{
Application.Idle -= OnIdle;
try
{
// Do the initialization stuff here.
}
catch (System.Exception ex)
{
doc.Editor.WriteMessage($"\nInitilization error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
public void Terminate()
{ }
}
You can also use this ExtensionApplicationAsync abstract class from @ActivistInvestor.
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