topic Does it matter which version of Visual Studio you use? in Archicad C++ API

Does it matter which version of Visual Studio you use?

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:55:14 GMT

Hi, I'm working on an add-on built for ArchiCAD 11. It was compiled in VS 2005 by another developer and worked just fine. I just recompiled it in VS 2008 (release mode), but I get this error when I try to load it in ArchiCAD (demo mode):

The file is either not an Add-On or an outdated one that cannot be used with this ArchiCAD version.

Could VS 2008 be the issue? I read somewhere that VS 2008 cannot be used for some versions of ArchiCAD.

Thanks in advance.

Rohin.

Re: Does it matter which version of Visual Studio you use?

Ralph Wessel — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:22:36 GMT

rohin wrote:
I get this error when I try to load it in ArchiCAD (demo mode):
The file is either not an Add-On or an outdated one that cannot be used with this ArchiCAD version.
Could VS 2008 be the issue?

Definitely. Please refer to the System Requirements in the API Documentation:

On Windows you need Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003 installed.

From AC12 onward, you need VS 2005. Do not use VS 2008 for any ArchiCAD API development.

Re: Does it matter which version of Visual Studio you use?

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:38:12 GMT

To clarify, reading from the source cited in postings below, the current quote is:

"On Windows you need Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2005 installed."

Re: Does it matter which version of Visual Studio you use?

Ralph Wessel — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:26:07 GMT

didrik wrote:
"On Windows you need Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2005 installed."

Only for ArchiCAD 12 and above. For ArchiCAD 11, you need VS 2003.