I'm trying to figure out the best way to control the FlexSim simulation through VB.NET.
Requirement :
Create a FlexSim model and control the objects in the model from the VB.Net code. Will the DLL maker be useful for this requirement. Make a communication between the VB.NET code and the FlexSim via the DLL. Is this possible ?
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I went through the FlexSim DLL documentation and there is no information about using these DLLs with VB.NET. Our software is based on VB.NET frameworks and I'm trying to figure out if there are any ways we can pass on instructions to flexsim from the VB.NET.
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The default settings in the DLL Maker are set up to create a native C++ library.
You'll need to adjust the setting of the project to create Mixed assemblies if you want to call managed .NET code from a native C++ function.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/dotnet/mixed-native-and-managed-assemblies
For more discussion on application interoperability, see the links in FlexSim Application Programming Interfaces - FlexSim Community
For example, you can read the entire discussion in https://answers.flexsim.com/questions/92218/using-flexsim-with-pythonc-api.html and replace anywhere it says Python with VB.NET and replace any links to Python documentation with VB.NET equivalent documentation for functions that do the same kinds of things, such as starting processes or using sockets.
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