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

vpt.se
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,

    I'll start with a question. How would you connect to a currently running program in a PC-DMIS script? 
    dim app as object
set app = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")


    the c# equivalent is very easy, there is actually a doc burried in the script editor help file called "Windows 7 automation notes"

    the following code is derived from that. 

    // code to open pc-dmis, if pc-dmis is open, this c# application will connect to the currently running instance of PC-DMIS

using PCDLRN;


// class containing functions for interacting with pcdmis
public class PCDMISInterop
{
Appliction pcdApp; // don't use IAppliction, instances of interface types cannot be created, Interfaces can only be inherated

public Application PCDMISApplication
{
get{return this.Application;}
}

public PCDMISInterop()
{
startPCDMIS();
}

bool StartPCDMIS()
{
    try
    {
         Type pcdObjType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("PCDLRN.Application");
         this.pcdApp = Activator.CreateInstance(pcdObjType);

 pcdApp.WaitUntilReady(60); 
         return true; //pc-dmis started
    }
    catch
    {
         return false; // an error occured
    }
}

// Gets the active part program
}


    this is how you would use it in the main part of the program 

    
using PCDLRN;

int main(void)
{
PCDMISInterop PCDMIS = new PCDMISInterop();

PartProgram pcdProgram = PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.ActivePartProgram

// the following 2 methods could be put into the PCDMISInterop Class to simplify the coding.

// to open a part program
PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.PartPrograms.Open("C:\test.prg","CMM1"); // "CMM1" for online, "OFFLINE" for offline

// to create a new part program
PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.PartPrograms.Add("C:\test2.prg",UNITTYPE.INCH/*UNITTYPE.MM for metric*/,"TESTPROBE");


}

    I hope this helps.

    I do a lot of Interop with PC-DMIS in C# so if you need anything send me a PM.
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  • vpt,

    I'll start with a question. How would you connect to a currently running program in a PC-DMIS script? 
    dim app as object
set app = CreateObject("PCDLRN.Application")


    the c# equivalent is very easy, there is actually a doc burried in the script editor help file called "Windows 7 automation notes"

    the following code is derived from that. 

    // code to open pc-dmis, if pc-dmis is open, this c# application will connect to the currently running instance of PC-DMIS

using PCDLRN;


// class containing functions for interacting with pcdmis
public class PCDMISInterop
{
Appliction pcdApp; // don't use IAppliction, instances of interface types cannot be created, Interfaces can only be inherated

public Application PCDMISApplication
{
get{return this.Application;}
}

public PCDMISInterop()
{
startPCDMIS();
}

bool StartPCDMIS()
{
    try
    {
         Type pcdObjType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("PCDLRN.Application");
         this.pcdApp = Activator.CreateInstance(pcdObjType);

 pcdApp.WaitUntilReady(60); 
         return true; //pc-dmis started
    }
    catch
    {
         return false; // an error occured
    }
}

// Gets the active part program
}


    this is how you would use it in the main part of the program 

    
using PCDLRN;

int main(void)
{
PCDMISInterop PCDMIS = new PCDMISInterop();

PartProgram pcdProgram = PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.ActivePartProgram

// the following 2 methods could be put into the PCDMISInterop Class to simplify the coding.

// to open a part program
PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.PartPrograms.Open("C:\test.prg","CMM1"); // "CMM1" for online, "OFFLINE" for offline

// to create a new part program
PCDMIS.PCDMISApplication.PartPrograms.Add("C:\test2.prg",UNITTYPE.INCH/*UNITTYPE.MM for metric*/,"TESTPROBE");


}

    I hope this helps.

    I do a lot of Interop with PC-DMIS in C# so if you need anything send me a PM.
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