Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop

[CADsoftOrl]

I'm trying to start AutoCAD using COM Interop but can't get it to work.  If I manually start AutoCAD and set the variable "STARTUP" to 3, everything works.  If I leave it at the default value of 2, it won't. My AcadApplication is valid but all of the methods throw exceptions.  Here's a code snippet:

                    try
                    {
                        pACADApp = (AcadApplication)Marshal.GetActiveObject(szProgramId);
                        fWasAutoCADRunning = true;
                    }
                    catch (COMException)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            pACADApp = new AcadApplication();
                        }
                        catch (Exception) { }
                    }

                    if (pACADApp == null)
                    {
                        Application.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
                        {
                            string szErrorMsg = string.Format("Failed to create an instance of AutoCAD. Please ensure AutoCAD is properly installed on this computer before processing.\n\nExpected program id: {0}", szProgramId);
                            GenericMessageBox pErrorDlg = new GenericMessageBox("Process Failed", szErrorMsg, GenericMessageBox.MessageBoxButtons.OK, GenericMessageBox.MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                            pErrorDlg.Owner = pMainWindow;
                            pErrorDlg.ShowDialog();
                        });
                        return;
                    }

                    this.pProgress.szPrimaryStatus = "Sending AutoCAD command";

                    //  Wait for AutoCAD to finish opening
                    while (true)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            pACADApp.Visible = true;
                            pACADApp.WindowState = Autodesk.AutoCAD.Interop.Common.AcWindowState.acMin;
                            break;
                        }
                        catch { }
                    }

It fails to clear the "while (true)" loop.  pACADApp.Visible throws an exception.  In fact, all of the methods of pACADApp throw exceptions.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Joe

[Virupaksha_aithal]

Hi,

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