EA 12: Connect to VS Project doesnt work

[Raf L.]

Hi,

I'm running VS2013Upd4 and EA 12. I installed VSIntegrate version 5.

Extensions->Visual Studio->Connect to External Project brings forth the "Visual Studio Connections" Dialog box, and pressing "Browse" allows me to select a sln file, but then nothing happens.
Also, the "Help" button does not work in that dialog. Please, where can i find up-to-date guidance in making this connection?

[SomersetGraham]

Hi
The user guide can be found here -
http://
http://www.sparxsystems.com/bin/MDGIntegrationVS4.pdf


I use VS2012 integrated with EA
You need to connect EA packages to a VS project, not a model to a solution file

HTH

[sparxstevebe]

[size=12]Hello,[/size]

I have a similar issue. I'm able to trigger the connection from EA project to a VS solution as Raf L. wrote, but on my side the result is an error dialog, saying:

--------------------------------------------------------------------- An error occurred while attempting to communicate with an Addin: Visual Studio (EAVSBridge.EAVSAddin) "MDG_Connect: Invalid Parameter(s)" Please contact the add-in provider for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

So I'm here to do so. Hope, I'm right. ;-)

In the other direction I do not have any option to connect my solution with an EA model: not in the project menu, any other menu nor in the context menu of my solution -- as the VSIntegration demo explains.

It seems, that VS do not have access to the MDG Integrate plugin. But it is installed, as the programs&features system control lists it. I cannot find any traces from within VS.

My Dev-Environment is:

• Win7
• VS2013
• EA12 Trial
• MDG Integrate 5 Trial
• C++ console application project

What I'm doing wrong?
How to check, if it is installed correct?
How install it otherwise?

Any advise would be very appreciated. Best regards.

PS: The trial period both is still active for EA and MDG Integration.

[SomersetGraham]

Hi

The one thing that I had to do to get this working -

Open your solution file with a text editor
Locate the section that adds the eap file or short cut - it looks something like -

Code: [Select]

     ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
            ..\..\Model\ModelShortCut.EAP = ..\..\Model\ModelShortCut.EAP
      EndProjectSection
EndProject

No move this section to the top of the solution file and reload

HTH

[sparxstevebe]

Hi SomersetGraham,

does this reveal the additional views of EA within VS? I'm looking for the model browser and diagrams view of EA right in VS.  :-/

I will take a look...

Best regards

[SomersetGraham]

Hi
If the EA Model view is not visible in VS you need to attach the model
Project->Attach UML Model

HTH

[sparxstevebe]

Hi,

unfortunately it does not work. :-(

I have the "Solution Items" folder as the first node in the solution. The folder contains the EAP file. In the right-click menu of that EAP I can choose "open with..." and through "more" can find an entry for "Enterprise Architect ...". So I guess, there is "some" integration of VS and EA. But there is still no entry called "Attach UML Model" in PROJECT menu: not if selected the first node, not if selected the EAP file and not if selected the Win32Project1 project.

Can you find any other entry/action within VS related to EA? Maybe in the project properties of your code project, maybe else. I don't.

I tried to "repair" the VSIntegrate installation from within the programs system control with no luck. Seems that there is something broken.  

Is there somebody of the Sparx staff that reads this? Do I have a misconfigured system, or made a mistake when installing? Don't know what to do, to get the VSIntegration working properly.

Best regards,
/me

[KP]

Is there somebody of the Sparx staff that reads this?

Yes, but not the one you need. Send in a bug report using the link at the bottom of the page or email [email protected]

[sparxstevebe]

Hi KP,

thanks for your answer. Yes indeed I thought about that. But wasn't sure if it is an error on my side. So I had to choose my own bug reporting system. :-D

Ok, lets try it. Hopefully it will help.

Best regards
/me