Connect to currently running EA app - C#?

[weasee]

Hi,

I am using the automation interface to connect to EA and extract various pieces of information from the repository (using C#).

I would like to connect to the current instance: from reading the docs, I should just be able to do:

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EA.App app = new EA.App();
 string cs = app.Repository.ConnectionString;
But cs is empty; if I call any methods on the repository it complains I haven't opened a file yet. It seems it hasn't connected to the current instance.

Any pointers?

Thanks,
Mike.

[Paulus]

I guess its empty because you created a new instance of EA and haven't told EA which repository to open.

If EA is already running and connected to the repository, use GetObject("EA.App") to obtain a reference to it.

best regards,

Paulus

[Geert Bellekens]

From Model.cs, a wrapper for EA.Repository

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   /// Creates a model connecting to the first running instance of EA
    public Model(){
      object obj = Marshal.GetActiveObject("EA.App");
      global::EA.App eaApp = obj as global::EA.App;
      wrappedModel = eaApp.Repository;
    }
Geert