[CONNECT .NET Addin] Validate Commands xml file - is there a CONNECT version of ustnxom.exe?

Hi Mike,

what type of troubles do you experience?

The mechanism how commands.xml file is different in V8i and CONNECT Edition. Did you modify Visual Studio project accordingly?

As far as I know there is no ustnxom tool available for CONNECT Edition.

With regards,

Jan

Sounds like the problem I was having. See this thread.
communities.bentley.com/.../114262

Is there anything special I need to do to the project except modify the vbproj file after embedding the commands.xml file?

My xml file is called "Commands.xml" and here is my vbproj text:

 <ItemGroup>

       <EmbeddedResource Include="Commands.xml">

         <SubType>Designer</SubType>

         <LogicalName>CommandTable.xml</LogicalName>

       </EmbeddedResource>

 </ItemGroup>

My dll loads but the commands do not register, the keyin window shows no commands for my addin.

I'm going to assume that was the correct area to look at, I had the setting in my vbproj file and it was not working. I deleted the commands.xml file, saved my project, re-added the commands.xml file, saved my project, closed VisStudio, made the change, opened VisStudio built and it worked correctly.

Good to know it's working now! :-)

Jan

Hello,

I guess that Mike wanted to validate the add-in. The ustnxom tool recognized errors within the file commands.xml. As one has to write that manually it might happen that a simple spelling mistake leads to the result that the add-in is successfully compiling but doesn't work in MSTN.

Thats why a connect edition version of ustnxom is or would be highly appreciated. I can't understand why such an important tool has not been ported to connect edition. Are there any plans to provide a mechanism in order to avoid creating add-ins that will never work in MSTN?

Kind regards

Marc Schüller

Marc Sch?ller said:

A CONNECT edition version of ustnxom is or would be highly appreciated

I agree — it remains easy to get things wrong because of minor spelling errors.

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