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h1. Overview

ThisThe CSI sample plugin 1 was developed using Visual Basic 2005. It is as a simple example for developers of new PlugIns for SAP2000. It starts a new model, then converts a line of text into frame objects and adds them your model. If you enter the text "crash" an error will be generated for testing purposes.

You need to do the following steps to enable this plugin in SAP2000:

* [register the plugin|kb:Registering plugins]
* [add the plugin to SAP2000|kb:Adding plugins 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 wiki page [kb:Registering plugins].


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]