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h1. Overview

This sample plugin was developed using Visual Basic 2005. You need to do the following steps to enable this plugin in SAP2000:

* [register the plugin|Plugin#Registering_Plugins]
* add the plugin to SAP2000


h1. FAQ

h2. How do I compile the plugin?

The plugin is already compiled as the following DLL library:

{code}
obj/Release/Sap2000Plugin_CSI_Sample1.dll
{code}


h2. Once I compile the plugin, do you need to register it with the operating system? If so, how do I do that?

_[See registering wiki page [kb:Registering plugins|Plugin#Register]_.


h2. How do I resolve the following error when registering the plugin using regsvr32?

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Register the plugin using regasm instead of regsvr32. Run:

{code}
c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\regasm /codebase /tlb /verbose  Sap2000Plugin_CSI_Sample1.dll
{code}


h2. Registering the plugin using regasm gives warning RA0000. Should I worry about this warning?

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The warning message can be ignored and the plugin will still work.

h1. Attachments

* [Sample Plugin Zipped Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Project|^Sap2000Plugin_CSI_Sample1.zip]