Where to deploy Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.dll

[ifrankel]

I'm customizing the Data Standard dialog box located in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Vault 2018\Extensions\DataStandard\CAD\Configuration\AutoCAD.xaml. I need to implement a textbox edit mask so I installed the Extended.Wpf.Toolkit into the project I have open while modifying and testing the form. I added the MaskedTextBox to the form and it displays fine in both VS 2017 and in Blend 2017. However, once I ran AutoCAD Civil3D and brought up the Data Standard dialog box, I got the following error message:

    Cannot create unknown type '{http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit/}MaskedTextBox.

I've tried deploying the dll to the following folders without any success:

  -- C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Vault 2018\Extensions\DataStandard

  -- C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\Autodesk DataStandard 2018.bundle\Contents

  -- C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Vault Professional 2018\Explorer

  -- C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2018

Here's my declaration at the head of the xaml file:

xmlns:xctk="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/toolkit"

Am I wrong to assume this can be done in the AutoCAD.xaml environment?

[wangdu · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you are just placing the Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.dll in one of those folders, it would not load. You need to call either Add-Type Cmdlet or using reflection Assembly LoadFrom() depending on the powershell version to load the assembly.

Hope it helps!

Wangdu

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[ifrankel]

Adding the dll name and location into Default.ps1 via the following statement worked perfectly:

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom("C:\Users\ifrankel\Documents\VSTS\Product\Source\Vault.DataStandard.Custom\bin\Debug\Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.dll").

Thanks!