Build a Communication Enabler

Procedure

  1. Select Tools>Command Prompt on the Workbench menu bar.
  2. In the Command Prompt... window, issue the following commands:

    < drive>

    cd %BSM_ROOT%\api

    where  <drive> is the disk where your CIMPLICITY software is installed (for example, C:).

  3. If environment variables are not set automatically, issue the following command to set them. 
    for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %F in (`"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -property installationPath`) do set VSPATH=%F call "%VSPATH%\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat"
  4. Launch Visual Studio.
    devenv CimplicityAPI.sln
  5. Modify the toolkit project to include the compilation and linking of any additional files created for your customized communication enabler.
  6. Right-click the project in Solution Explorer.
  7. Select Build on the Popup menu.
    The customized communication enabler is built.
    Note: The executable and .dll file will be located automatically in %BSM_ROOT%\exe.