Call custom C++ plugin methods from C# application.

[AI_learner]

Hi All,

I have a custom C++ plugin that loads in Illustrator CC 2017.

I have another application in C# and I am able to call Illustrator methods by including type library (tlb) in my project. This works fine.

Now I want to call the methods of custom C++ plugin from C# application. Is there a way to update type library so that it includes methods from my plugin? Or any other way to call custom methods of plugin.

Thanks for any help,

VG

[LeoTaro]

This is not really an Illustrator SDK question. You would probably get better answers asking in a C# forum:

I have a C++ dll and a C# application. How do I call functions in the C++ dll from the C# application? Do I need to create a type library?

[AI_learner]

Thanks for the input.

I have been working in c# application and using COM interface to do certain things in illustrator but I am seeing some performance issue.

I found out that there is a method DoJavaScriptFile which is used to call the script. so I am wondering may be there is a way to call the plugin methods.

[LeoTaro]

You can use sendScriptMessage, see third reply:

sendScriptMessage

[AI_learner]

Thanks! I will try this.