Can't find the replacement for EntryPoint Attribute in .net 4.7

.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ height:90px;width:728px;box-sizing:border-box;
}

So i am trying to update the solidoworks macro from .net 3.5 to .net 4.7

And when i was about to do that, i found that there is a method called EntryPoint(0) which basically is the start point for the macro code.

Adding the code below:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools;

using SolidWorks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using System;

using static System.Reflection.MethodInfo; 

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.AddIn.Contract.Collections; 

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Management;

using System.Runtime;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;

using System.Windows.Forms;



namespace GoPublish.csproj

{

    public sealed class SolidWorksMacro : OuterDispProxy

    {

      [EntryPoint(0)]

      public SldWorks swApp;



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int CreateItemMoniker([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszDelim, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszItem, out IMoniker ppmk);



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int GetRunningObjectTable(uint reserved, out IRunningObjectTable pprot);

I am not able to find a replacement of that in the .net 4.7

Any suggestions as to how can i do that?

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

Can you target for Net 3.5? Check installed software and see if Net 3.5 is installed.

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:03

@jdweng Yes the system has 3.5 installled. And it works perfect for 3.5. But for windows 10 machines, there is 4.7 installed for default and we want to target for that only. Because when we upgrade the solidworks software, the macro stops working.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:08

@WaiHaLee I added the code for the macro, the import statements and the EntryPoint(0) part as well.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:09

Microsoft does not release each class in Net Library when it does a new release. Only methods that change. So you need to install older version of Net to get all method to run. Also see Solidworks : help.solidworks.com/2018/English/api/sldworksapi/…

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:29

add a comment |

So i am trying to update the solidoworks macro from .net 3.5 to .net 4.7

And when i was about to do that, i found that there is a method called EntryPoint(0) which basically is the start point for the macro code.

Adding the code below:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools;

using SolidWorks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using System;

using static System.Reflection.MethodInfo; 

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.AddIn.Contract.Collections; 

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Management;

using System.Runtime;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;

using System.Windows.Forms;



namespace GoPublish.csproj

{

    public sealed class SolidWorksMacro : OuterDispProxy

    {

      [EntryPoint(0)]

      public SldWorks swApp;



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int CreateItemMoniker([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszDelim, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszItem, out IMoniker ppmk);



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int GetRunningObjectTable(uint reserved, out IRunningObjectTable pprot);

I am not able to find a replacement of that in the .net 4.7

Any suggestions as to how can i do that?

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

Can you target for Net 3.5? Check installed software and see if Net 3.5 is installed.

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:03

@jdweng Yes the system has 3.5 installled. And it works perfect for 3.5. But for windows 10 machines, there is 4.7 installed for default and we want to target for that only. Because when we upgrade the solidworks software, the macro stops working.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:08

@WaiHaLee I added the code for the macro, the import statements and the EntryPoint(0) part as well.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:09

Microsoft does not release each class in Net Library when it does a new release. Only methods that change. So you need to install older version of Net to get all method to run. Also see Solidworks : help.solidworks.com/2018/English/api/sldworksapi/…

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:29

add a comment |

So i am trying to update the solidoworks macro from .net 3.5 to .net 4.7

And when i was about to do that, i found that there is a method called EntryPoint(0) which basically is the start point for the macro code.

Adding the code below:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools;

using SolidWorks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using System;

using static System.Reflection.MethodInfo; 

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.AddIn.Contract.Collections; 

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Management;

using System.Runtime;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;

using System.Windows.Forms;



namespace GoPublish.csproj

{

    public sealed class SolidWorksMacro : OuterDispProxy

    {

      [EntryPoint(0)]

      public SldWorks swApp;



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int CreateItemMoniker([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszDelim, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszItem, out IMoniker ppmk);



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int GetRunningObjectTable(uint reserved, out IRunningObjectTable pprot);

I am not able to find a replacement of that in the .net 4.7

Any suggestions as to how can i do that?

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

So i am trying to update the solidoworks macro from .net 3.5 to .net 4.7

And when i was about to do that, i found that there is a method called EntryPoint(0) which basically is the start point for the macro code.

Adding the code below:

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel;

using Microsoft.Office.Tools;

using SolidWorks;

using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;

using System;

using static System.Reflection.MethodInfo; 

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

using System.AddIn.Contract.Collections; 

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Management;

using System.Runtime;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes;

using System.Windows.Forms;



namespace GoPublish.csproj

{

    public sealed class SolidWorksMacro : OuterDispProxy

    {

      [EntryPoint(0)]

      public SldWorks swApp;



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int CreateItemMoniker([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszDelim, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpszItem, out IMoniker ppmk);



      [DllImport("ole32.dll")]

      private static extern int GetRunningObjectTable(uint reserved, out IRunningObjectTable pprot);

I am not able to find a replacement of that in the .net 4.7

Any suggestions as to how can i do that?

c# .net solidworks

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

edited Jan 9 at 23:22

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

asked Jan 3 at 17:52

Tejvir Singh

4619

Can you target for Net 3.5? Check installed software and see if Net 3.5 is installed.

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:03

@jdweng Yes the system has 3.5 installled. And it works perfect for 3.5. But for windows 10 machines, there is 4.7 installed for default and we want to target for that only. Because when we upgrade the solidworks software, the macro stops working.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:08

@WaiHaLee I added the code for the macro, the import statements and the EntryPoint(0) part as well.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:09

Microsoft does not release each class in Net Library when it does a new release. Only methods that change. So you need to install older version of Net to get all method to run. Also see Solidworks : help.solidworks.com/2018/English/api/sldworksapi/…

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:29

add a comment |

Can you target for Net 3.5? Check installed software and see if Net 3.5 is installed.

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:03

@jdweng Yes the system has 3.5 installled. And it works perfect for 3.5. But for windows 10 machines, there is 4.7 installed for default and we want to target for that only. Because when we upgrade the solidworks software, the macro stops working.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:08

@WaiHaLee I added the code for the macro, the import statements and the EntryPoint(0) part as well.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:09

Microsoft does not release each class in Net Library when it does a new release. Only methods that change. So you need to install older version of Net to get all method to run. Also see Solidworks : help.solidworks.com/2018/English/api/sldworksapi/…

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:29

Can you target for Net 3.5? Check installed software and see if Net 3.5 is installed.

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:03

@jdweng Yes the system has 3.5 installled. And it works perfect for 3.5. But for windows 10 machines, there is 4.7 installed for default and we want to target for that only. Because when we upgrade the solidworks software, the macro stops working.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:08

@WaiHaLee I added the code for the macro, the import statements and the EntryPoint(0) part as well.

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 18:09

Microsoft does not release each class in Net Library when it does a new release. Only methods that change. So you need to install older version of Net to get all method to run. Also see Solidworks : help.solidworks.com/2018/English/api/sldworksapi/…

– jdweng
Jan 3 at 18:29

add a comment |

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

Class EntryPointAttribute is defined in the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract.dll, which is a part of VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications). I'm not too familiar with it but my understanding it's a lightweight version of VS for macro/plugin development.

You definitely can build solidworks macros without this dll, but there are a lot of ways to build macros, so maybe with your specific setup you do need it.

I'm guessing you've been using VSTA for your 3.5 version and switched to VisualStudio for 4.7 and that's your actual issue.

.net 4.7 has full support for the libraries build for previous versions, so you can try adding the reference manually. Here's where I was able to find Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract.dll : C:WindowsassemblyGAC_MSILMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3aMicrosoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Contract.dll

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

add a comment |

Your Answer

StackExchange.ifUsing("editor", function () {
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function () {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function () {
StackExchange.snippets.init();
});
});
}, "code-snippets");

StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "1"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});

function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});

}
});

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fstackoverflow.com%2fquestions%2f54027371%2fcant-find-the-replacement-for-entrypoint-attribute-in-net-4-7%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

You definitely can build solidworks macros without this dll, but there are a lot of ways to build macros, so maybe with your specific setup you do need it.

I'm guessing you've been using VSTA for your 3.5 version and switched to VisualStudio for 4.7 and that's your actual issue.

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

add a comment |

You definitely can build solidworks macros without this dll, but there are a lot of ways to build macros, so maybe with your specific setup you do need it.

I'm guessing you've been using VSTA for your 3.5 version and switched to VisualStudio for 4.7 and that's your actual issue.

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

add a comment |

You definitely can build solidworks macros without this dll, but there are a lot of ways to build macros, so maybe with your specific setup you do need it.

I'm guessing you've been using VSTA for your 3.5 version and switched to VisualStudio for 4.7 and that's your actual issue.

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

You definitely can build solidworks macros without this dll, but there are a lot of ways to build macros, so maybe with your specific setup you do need it.

I'm guessing you've been using VSTA for your 3.5 version and switched to VisualStudio for 4.7 and that's your actual issue.

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

answered Jan 3 at 21:12

Vlad

43027

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

add a comment |

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

Thanks a lot. That worked. I was adding the contract files v9.0 and v10.0 in the references but not the one you mentioned. Can you also tell me how to make .swp file from .csproj. Any ideas?

– Tejvir Singh
Jan 3 at 21:32

swp is a different type of macro, just use dll that visual studio builds for you

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:44

read here about different types of SW macro codestack.net/solidworks-api/getting-started/macros/types

– Vlad
Jan 3 at 22:45

add a comment |

draft saved

draft discarded

Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!

Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

But avoid …

Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.

To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});

Post as a guest

Name

Required, but never shown

Name

Required, but never shown

Name

Required, but never shown

This page is only for reference, If you need detailed information, please check here

搜尋此網誌

Bdtjtk