OS. Start Your VB.Net Project
This quick set of steps demonstrates how to set up your workspace for a VB.Net project.
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In the Visual Studio start window, click Create a new
project.
The Create a new project window opens.
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Filter the project templates using the following:
- Type console in the search field.
- Select VB from the Language drop-down list.
- Select Windows from the Platform drop-down list.
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Select the Console App (.NET Framework) from the results
and then click Next.
The Configure your new project window opens.
- Type OpenSTAAD Demo in the Project Name field.
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Click Create.
Visual Studio opens your new project, which includes default
Hello World
code. -
Add the staadpro.dll dependencies to the project
file.
This adds OpenSTAAD as a COM file reference.
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Open the project's .vbproj file.
This file is located in the root directory of the project.
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Add the following element to the start of the
<ItemGroup>
element:<COMFileReference Include="C:\Program Files\Bentley\Engineering\STAAD.Pro 2024\STAAD\StaadPro.dll"> <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes> </COMFileReference>
- Save and close the project file.
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Open the project's .vbproj file.