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5. Some manual edits must be made to the project file in order for the plugin to run successfully. Open the project file (in our example, CSiNET8PluginExample1.csproj ) in a text editor, and make the following edits:
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- Change the <TargetFramework> from net8.0 to net8.0-windows . This is necessary to allow our plugin to open a Windows form (Note: this plugin has only been tested to work on the Windows platform)
- Add the <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading> attribute to the <PropertyGroup> . This will allow the CSI product to load our project as a plugin.
- Add the
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| <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows<0</TargetFramework>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
<Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
<EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="CSiAPIv1">
<HintPath>..\Program Files\Computers and Structures\ETABS 22\CSiAPIv1.dll</HintPath>
<Private>false</Private>
<ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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| <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework> |
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<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
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<Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
<EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
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ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="CSiAPIv1">
<HintPath>..\ |
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Program Files\Computers and Structures\ETABS 22\CSiAPIv1.dll</HintPath>
<Private>false</Private>
<ExcludeAssets>runtime</ExcludeAssets>
</Reference>
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
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6. With the modifications to the project file, you should be able to add a new Windows Form to your project
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