Error loading plugins

[hsavaa]

Hi,

I am developing illustrator plugin from AI-SDK2020 and able to build plugin, while testing we are getting error message on launching illustrator cc 2020. We are only getting this issue on integrating AI-SDK2020. any suggestion?. 

[Ten A]

The Pipl changed in CC2020. If you never add the pipl tool, you need to add it like below or remake your project from 2020's template project.

[hsavaa]

I have added pipl tool as well and it still showing Error loading plugins but plugins is recognized on system info wizard.

[Frank Vyncke]

could you tell what platform you are using, and what the version of Illustrator is.

Perhaps a screenshot of the error would help too

Frank

[hsavaa]

[hsavaa]

And this is my python cmmand to create pipl file

create_pipl.py -input "[{\"name\":\"My_Illustrator_2020_x64\",\"entry_point\":\"PluginMain\"}]"

Due to "Error on loading plugins" my breakpoint doesn't hit to "entry_point"

[Frank Vyncke]

From the screenshot I can see that you try to load the CC2020 plugin into an AI2019, and that does not work

The binary model in AI changed between 2019 and 2020, so plugins build with (e.g.) SDK2017 work in AI2017 AI2018 and AI2019, but not in AI2020, and vice versa, plugins build with SDK2020 only run correctly in AI2020

[hsavaa]

I am using AI 2020, 

[Frank Vyncke]

Indeed, sorry, it is 2020.

But the screenshot you added from Visual Studio contained a reason why your plugin was not loaded, but it was not visible in the screenshot. could you share that info?

Frank

[hsavaa]

Module was built without symbols.

[Frank Vyncke]

I would suggest to try the following:

- try a debug build first. Like that it is less probably that your compiler throws away code that is needed for loading

- remove (temporary) older SDK from your computer. also remove older versions of your plugin. As such you can be certain that you are really

  compiling with the 2020 SDK

Frank