transactions do not work in stand alone executables?

[Bauron]

Hello

I am trying to write a simple pdf creator that can work outsideo of autocad. 

Since I am not opening each file, I need to use the DBDictionary. 

When it comes tothe statement where I need to start the transaction, the routine fails. 

I am guessing it is a simple either/or scenario, where you cant use autocad Transactions in stand alone execuatbles?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[norman.yuan · Accepted solution]

It is not only Transaction. It is the entire AutoCAD .NET APIs cannot used in EXE applications other than AutoCAD itself. You can only use them (e.g. references to accodemgd/acmgd/acdbmgd.dll) in a DLL projects and the DLL can only run when loaded inside AutoCAD process (with command NETLOAD, or other auto-loading approaches).

[Bauron]

Thank you for your quick response. 

It clears up a lot