Exercise 1: Build AutoCount Accounting 2.0 Plug-In

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Objectives: Create a new Plug-in project for AutoCount Accounting 2.0
This exercise is to build an AutoCount Accounting Plug-in Package, and successfully load the Plug-in at AutoCount Accounting 2.0 Plug-in Manager.
Project in this tutorial is created with Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Community

New Plug-In Project

  1. Create a new "Visual C#" Project
  2. Framework is .Net Framework 4.5
  3. Select "Windows Forms App (.Net Framework)
  4. Enter project name: MyPlugIn2
  • Click [OK]


Add AutoCount Accounting 2.0 References to Project

Suggest to copy the dll to a folder and rename the folder to AutoCount Accounting version. Eg.: AC2.0.55.
So that when necessity arises, programmer can maintain multiple versions of Plug-Ins.
  1. Add References Window
  2. Browse to AutoCount Accounting 2.0 folder
    • Default path of 64bit AutoCount Accounting is C:\Program Files\AutoCount\Accounting 2.0\
  3. DLL files are assemblies of AutoCount Accounting that can be added to project references
  • Click [Add]

Adding AutoCount Accounting 2.0 Base Assemblies

  1. AutoCount.dll
  2. AutoCount.CommonAccounting.dll
  3. AutoCount.MainEntry.dll
  4. AutoCount.WinForms.dll


Add Class PlugInMain.cs

  1. Add a class to project.
  2. Name the class "PlugInMain.cs"
  • Click [Add]
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