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Leon H H




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Joined: 2010-04-06
I started new Word Add-In, 2010 and later.
I create Tab Ribbon, and when I clicked on adding ADXWordTaskPaneManager, I got this:
[img]https://1drv.ms/i/c/2c53c4287e3dab57/EZOTZSuVJVhFmT1zgxzOhKwBWLccoXhIT0xO9Bi27JN_eA?e=DpJOex[/img]

So, I assumed that the installation of the add-in express is broken and I launched installer setup.exe and associated adxnet-v1002-b4714-vs-std.msi
and selected Repair. It ran and reported that it is installed.
I launched VS2022 again, but the error message box does not go away...
I looked at:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Add-in Express\Add-in Express for .NET\Bin
and see that AddinExpress.WD.2005.dll and associated .Design.dll and .XML files are there...

I also noticed that in the above folder the version of AddinExpress.WD.2005.dll is 10.2.4720.0 but the version of the rest of the DLLs is 10.2.4714.0

What's going on, how do I repair it?
Posted 26 Jan, 2025 00:11:16 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Leon,

A simplest way to return everything back to the initial state is to reinstall 10.2.4714; see the Downloads page at https://www.add-in-express.com/downloads/adxnet.php. If your projects use 10.2.4720, you need to follow the instruction I resent to you a moment ago.

Regards from Poland (GMT+2),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 27 Jan, 2025 20:51:27 Top
Leon H H




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Joined: 2010-04-06
I followed the exact procedures in your message. I ran repair om 4714 installer and then installed 4720.
Then I created new Word Add-In. Tt still referenced 10.2.4714, so removed that reference and added reference to AddinExpress.WD.2005 10.2.4720
and yet, I get the same error message, showing that it is looking 10.2.4714 and cannot find it. Somewhere in the files that the project creates it reference 4714 instead of 4720, and yet when I scan the entire solution for "4714" it cannot find it...
How do I solve this problem?
Posted 07 Feb, 2025 23:13:19 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Leon,

Please start Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt with elevated permissions (see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/reference/command-prompt-powershell?view=vs-2022; in the left menu choose your Visual Studio version) and run a command similar to this one: gacutil /l >d:\gaclist.txt. Then send me the gaclist.txt file by email to support@add-in-express.com.

Regards from Poland (GMT+2),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 11 Feb, 2025 14:08:48 Top
Leon H H




Posts: 55
Joined: 2010-04-06
Andrei, I am replying to your message - I ran the command and am attaching the download link to file gaclist.txt here.

https://1drv.ms/t/c/f4f4b8f9e368c217/EfOR7IOm8hxMh1CBUeuUWAsB2GWTuSkoHBUR_6JUBl1NsQ?e=lMysBR

P.S. I used so far existing add-in that already had the form manager to circumvent the problem, by cleaning the existing code and leaving the form manager. However, it is not a good solution since the registration goes really crazy when I try to run one add-in while the second is running.

I'd really appreciate your help.

Leon
Posted 12 Mar, 2025 03:23:39 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Leon,

Thank you for the list of assemblies. It shows:

AddinExpress.WD.2005, Version=10.2.4720.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e69a7e0f3592d2b8, processorArchitecture=MSIL
AddinExpress.WD.2005.Design, Version=10.2.4714.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e69a7e0f3592d2b8, processorArchitecture=MSIL

These assemblies must be of the same version. Please follow the instruction: it mentions unpacking the archive and copying *two* files.

On another tack. Please check whether your add-ins are affected by the issue described at https://www.add-in-express.com/forum/read.php?FID=1&TID=16743.

Regards from Poland (GMT+1),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 12 Mar, 2025 14:50:42 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Ah, sorry, I'm rechecking my recommendation on AddinExpress.WD.2005.Design.

Regards from Poland (GMT+1),

Andrei Smolin
Add-in Express Team Leader
Posted 12 Mar, 2025 16:37:25 Top
Leon H H




Posts: 55
Joined: 2010-04-06
I have no idea why gacutil shows the old version of the AddinExpress.WD.2005.Design, Version=10.2.4714.0

When I look at the bin folder, here is what I see:
https://1drv.ms/i/c/f4f4b8f9e368c217/EQVa-BB9syBLjz6zKeT1wAAB7UcfHBJEQ5jwkd-UJ_DEGw?e=8Ok7eN

I checked the registry for 64-bit machine and it matches the instructions...
I am going to reregister it now - maybe it depends what version of gacutil I am using (?) I have 5 of them...

I created new Word Add-IN and tried to create new TaskPaneManager and I am getting the same message that it cannot find the old version 10.2.4714.0

I added AddinExpress.WD.2005 and AddinExpress.WD.2005.Design as references and still the same error message.
Registration and Registry settings:
https://1drv.ms/i/c/f4f4b8f9e368c217/EU5b30h91BJMu5prFHjrg5YByq-HKhZ6K16NnZe5AXk8IQ?e=Bddrej
https://1drv.ms/i/c/f4f4b8f9e368c217/EZ59kJLhVHhNmYgBRM4Q7e4BOMWKZVkWppavwjaqURfbEA?e=hmaaET
https://1drv.ms/i/c/f4f4b8f9e368c217/EVYoJN4ZfUBMikrYDKNjCBkBbuGYDW7cW07cd_hm4RVStg?e=4fbcUe
Posted 13 Mar, 2025 03:45:17 Top