Unkown file type

[Ekke]

Hi,

I have trouble to run my chook with x5, I get an error "Unkown file type".

What can I do? The chook was written in vb.net.

 

I also tied the nethook 2 example for x4, but the same error appears.

(I use know Visual Basic 2010)

 

Silas

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

A CHook is written in C++/MFC

A NETHook is written in C# or VB (NET)

 

Using VS 2010 should probably not be an issue (at least with NETHooks).

What version of the .NET Framework are you targeting in your Project?

Are you trying to run a DEBUG build of your project using the RELEASE version of Mastercam.EXE?

[Ekke]

Hi Martin,

 

I mean NETHook.

The version of the .NET Framewore are 4.0.0.

Yes I use the release version of mastercam.exe, is there a debug version available?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Try setting the Target Platform to .NET 3.5

There is a Debug EXE available with the CHook SDK

Your Mastercam Dealer has access this to download and can give it to you.

*Of course you don't need the Debug Mastercam.EXE for debugging a NETHook, only if your're debugging a CHook.

[Ekke]

After changing to 3.5 the nethook2 examples works.

But stop points doesn´t work if I start debugging in vs2010,

maybe I need the debug mastercam.exe?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

You do not need the 'debug' EXE for debugging a NETHook.

 

Are your running Visual Studio2010 Express or a "full" version of VS2010 ?

 

What are you your Project's Properties - Debug settings ?

Start Action - 'Start external program' -> C:\Program Files (x86)\mcamx5\Mastercam.exe

Start Options -'Working directory' -> C:\Program Files (x86)\mcamx5

 

How are you starting Debug ?

[Ekke]

I use VS 2010 express, I modified the file ".vbproj.user" to start an external program.

If I click debugging then Mastercam starts automatically.

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Try this...

 

Create a file named "mastercam.exe.config"

 

That contains =>

<!-- mastercam.exe.config -->
<configuration>
   <startup>
      <supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727" />       
   </startup>
</configuration>

 

And place it in the folder with mastercam.exe

 

Usually ->

32-bit OS => C:\Program Files\mcamx5

64-bit OS => C:\Program Files (x86)\mcamx5

[Ekke]

:) That's it, now I can debug,

 

Martin many thanks for your help,

 

Silas