imports an unregistered object

[nasejohann]

Hi @all!

I've Downloaded the SolidEdge (CAD-Programm) SDK. The Code-Examples for VB are like that...

Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
Dim oCustom As SolidEdgeFramework.Properties

The Compiling-Error is that SolidEdgeFramework is unknown.

My Problem is, that i am using SharpDevelop. In Ms VB it is possible to include the right folder of the SolidEdge SDK. It is not possible in SharpDevelop. So I am searching for the right syntax to include the SDK. Is it possible to do that with "imports"?

Thanks

Benni

[Nerseus]

I don't know if SharpDevelop does this for you automatically or not, but you need to convert the COM component into a .NET version (at least, I assume your SDK is distributed as a COM DLL).

 

In Visual Studio, you simply add a reference to the COM component and it takes care of creating the new wrapper DLL for you. If SharpDevelop doesn't do that, you'll need to run a utility on the COM DLL to get an "interop" DLL that .NET recognizes. I can't remember the utility offhand, but it's a command line thingy :)

 

-Nerseus

[PlausiblyDamp]

IIRC it's called tlbimp.exe

[pelikan]

SharpDevelop does the same thing VS Studio does - just right click Add References in the Project pane - browse to your dll or tlb and you're ready to rock and roll.

 

(note: both VS Studio and SharpDevelop use tlbimp in it's simplest, most basic no option form. For more control read this article:

http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/useframewktools.asp