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can a 32 bit solidworks add-in work with 64 bit
can a 32 bit solidworks add-in work with 64 bit intallation of solidworks. we may need to go to 64 bit to access more ram for our large assemblies but our erp system is 32 bit and the add-in for the solidworks interface to the erp is only available in 32 bit right now. the solidworks add-in compares the quantities and custom properties in solidworks to the propertries in the erp system and transfers data between them if there is a descrepency between the two systems. the erp system is a .net program using a sql database. the add-in program is written by automated-design in canada for cosona intuitive erp. i have contacted them but they were saying they have not tried to make a 64 bit version yet since the intuitive erp is still at 32 bit. the intuitive erp is saying they are not 64 bit yet because microsoft doesn't have 64 bit on some applications yet. here is what i got from the erp people: client installation: the intuitive client installation is not currently supported on any 64-bit operating systems. the installation will fail, in part because there is not a 64-bit version of microsoft jet or a 64-bit version of access available at this time. the issue is identified in cr 139758 which is scheduled for a future release of intuitive.
can we run the erp client in compatibility mode to run a 32 bit application on a 64 bit system? the solidworks interface add-in may be a problem since it is embedded in solidworks.
thank you
you need to compile the dll addin in x64bit to work with swx64, other than that you don't really need to change anything. but no, you cannot load a x32 bit dll into a swx64 instance.
thank you for the information luke
actually you can. you just have to set the dll to run on any operating system in the compile options. it will run under wow but it does work. i have customers running this way on a custom application that i wrote. i did have to make an x64 specific installer though.
originally posted by: luke malpass
you need to compile the dll addin in x64bit to work with swx64, other than that you don't really need to change anything. but no, you cannot load a x32 bit dll into a swx64 instance.
jeff cope
extensible cad technologies
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you cannot run 32bit dlls on any 64bit process that is written in .net (clr) as there is no wow marshalling layer beneath it, and in the case of sw2009 i'm sure it is at least partially if not completely clr, so this would not work.
on top of that because wow is basically an emulation layer it will make your program and sw run slightly slower and have possible bugs.
i shouldn't multi-task because it makes me less than careful with my words or my reading of other's posts. it is possible to run 32bit addin inside of 32bit solidworks with both running on 64bit windows under wow. that is what my crazy customer has done. and yes, i agree that this is not 'optimal.'
originally posted by: luke malpass
you cannot run 32bit dlls on any 64bit process that is written in .net (clr) as there is no wow marshalling layer beneath it, and in the case of sw2009 i'm sure it is at least partially if not completely clr, so this would not work.
on top of that because wow is basically an emulation layer it will make your program and sw run slightly slower and have possible bugs.
jeff cope
extensible cad technologies
800.379.0322
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