Trouble getting started.

[jason907238]

I was trying to start using Visual Studio 2008 .Net. I found the AutoCad 2010 .NET API Training Labs for VB. I folllowed all of the instructions but I can't get AutoCad to run in the debug mode (hit F5 or Play from VB). When AutoCAD comes up, it gives me the error message:

Unhandled exception has occured in a component in your application......
The Component
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.ACInfoCenterConn.MyAutoCadBalloon' does not have a resource identified by the URI
'/AcWindows;component/infocenteracconn/myautocadbaloon.xaml'

Application does not support just-in-time (JIT)
debugging. see the end of the messag for details...
..
************** JIT Debugging **************
Application does not support Windows Forms just-in-time (JIT)
debugging. Contact the application author for more
information.

If I open an AutoCad session by itself, I can load the dll and run it with out any errors but there is no debugging since it is not being handled by VB.

Here is my code... Can you please let me know what I am doing wrong.

TIA
Jason


Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.EditorInput
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime

Public Class Class1
<CommandMethod("HelloWorld")> _
Public Sub HelloWorld()
Dim ed As Editor = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument.Editor
ed.WriteMessage("Hello World 5")
End Sub
End Class

[pjohnson.137155]

under propoerties of your project and under debug, have you set the extternal program to acad.exe?

Patrick Johnson
http:\\www.cadenhancement.com

[jason907238]

yes I have set it to the Acad.exe under 2010 directory. When I hit F5 or play, it loads Autocad but it gives me that error. Then I hit continue and try loading the dll but nothing happens. If I load AutoCad by itself and then load the dll, it will work but there is no debugging when I do it this way.

[jason907238]

I figured it out. If you go to the Properties>References and look at the AcDbMgd and AcMgd references, you need to make sure that the Copy Local is set to False. Once I changed that, it opened AutoCAD with no errors.

[Kerry Brown]

I figured it out. If you go to the Properties>References and look at the AcDbMgd and AcMgd references, you need to make sure that the Copy Local is set to False. Once I changed that, it opened AutoCAD with no errors.

Yes, that's a well documented trap.

For future reference.

The reference to 'InfoCenter' in your exception message indicates to me that there may be more to your problem than you think ... or at least that you have a bit more in your code or references than your posted code indicates.

Without seeing the original Solution/Project files it's a little difficult to say ....

Regards
Kerry

[jason907238]

There was not any more than I posted. Just a "Hello World" sent to the command line. I have attached a zip file of the Project and a text file with the error saved in the first directory. I changed the References setting for Copy Local back to True so that you could see the errors.

If there is more that I did wrong, please let me know because I did not do much.

[Kerry Brown]

Thanks for that info Tony.

I have the Option set, so I've never noticed the address in his Exception before
ie

Unhandled exception has occured in a component in your application......
The Component
'Autodesk.AutoCAD.ACInfoCenterConn.MyAutoCadBalloon' does not have a resource identified by the URI
'/AcWindows;component/infocenteracconn/myautocadbaloon.xaml'

Regards
Kerry

[mario.gallardo]

You solution worked! Thank you.