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Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Add-in Applications

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM versions... Support .NET Framework...
2013 and later 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, and 2.0
2009 and later 3.5, 3.0, and 2.0
2008 and earlier 2.0

If your SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2012 or earlier version add-in application is compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0, then SolidWorks Enterprise PDM displays the following message when you load the add-in:

“The Archive Server could not open the Windows Registry.”
 

  • C# or VB.NET

    To solve this problem, try changing your add-in project’s target framework to .NET Framework 2.0:

  1. Right-click the project in the Solution Explorer.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. Click Compile > Advanced Compile Options.
  4. Select .NET Framework 2.0 or earlier.
  5. Click OK.

After changing your project’s target framework to .NET Framework 2.0, you might not be able to reference the SolidWorks Enterprise PDM nnnn Type Library (EdmInterface.dll), because Visual Studio creates primary interop assemblies using the latest version of .NET Framework (4.0), and your project targets an earlier version of .NET Framework. If you encounter this problem, you can generate a compatible SolidWorks Enterprise PDM primary interop assembly by using the Microsoft's Type Library Importer (TlbImp.exe) that is included in an earlier version of the Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.

  1. Download and install a version of .NET Framework SDK that is compatible with your add-in project's version.
  2. Open a Windows Command Prompt.
  3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\vx.x\Bin in which the earlier .NET Framework version of TlbImp.exe is installed.
  4. Type TlbImp.exe install_dir\EdmInterface.dll /sysarray /out:Interop.EdmLib.dll /namespace:EdmLib.

    NOTE:     Typically install_dir is C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Enterprise PDM.

 

  • C++

    This problem can occur at runtime if the add-in failed to register its DLL during the build process. To solve this problem, ensure that your add-in registers the DLL:
     
    1. Open your C++ add-in project.
    2. Right-click the project in the Solution Explorer.
    3. Select Properties.
    4. Click Linker > Input.
    5. Configure Module Definition File to point to the add-in's project_name.def.
    6. Save the project.
    7. Click Build > Clean Solution.
    8. Click Build > Build Solution.

See Also

Using .NET Framework in Stand-alone Applications



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