Got Visual Studio and the Interop.PCDLRN.dll... Now what?

As I upgraded one CMM to Windows 7 64-bit, my small VBS helpers died in the process (still kickin' butt on XP though).
So, I have begun re-coding them in Visual Studio 2010 (I think). I have gotten so far in the coding where I need to connect to PC-DMIS and start interfacing with it. Now, I managed to find the DLL that is supposed to expose some interfaces and methods and I have successfully added it to my project.

Then what? How do I use the DLL to connect to PC-DMIS and expose the PartPrograms collection for instance?

Oh, I am using C# for this...

Any and all input, examples or suggestions are VERY welcome!

TIA!

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vpt.se over 10 years ago

Yep, I added the DLL through "Add reference" in the top-right corner.

This is the snippet where I try to connect to PC-DMIS, but it gives me the "PC-DMIS needs to be started" no matter what...
It doesn't matter if the DLL is present or not...

if (openfiledialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            PCDLRN.IApplication PCDApp = new PCDLRN.Application(); // fetch the PC-DMIS application
                            PCDLRN.IPartPrograms PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms; // set up partprograms
                            PCDPartPrograms.Open(openfiledialog1.FileName, "CMM1"); // have PC-DMIS open the PRG
                            //PCDPartPrograms = null;
                            //PCDApp = null;
                        }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("PC-DMIS needs to be started!"); // PC-DMIS needs to be started!
                            Application.Exit(); // Exit
                        }
                    }

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vpt.se over 10 years ago

if (openfiledialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            PCDLRN.IApplication PCDApp = new PCDLRN.Application(); // fetch the PC-DMIS application
                            PCDLRN.IPartPrograms PCDPartPrograms = PCDApp.PartPrograms; // set up partprograms
                            PCDPartPrograms.Open(openfiledialog1.FileName, "CMM1"); // have PC-DMIS open the PRG
                            //PCDPartPrograms = null;
                            //PCDApp = null;
                        }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {
                            MessageBox.Show("PC-DMIS needs to be started!"); // PC-DMIS needs to be started!
                            Application.Exit(); // Exit
                        }
                    }

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