Creo Toolkit Application in Visual Studio 2022

[NM_14117652]

I am trying to follow the steps detailed here to learn how to create a add-in for Creo 12.0 using the Creo Toolkit C++:

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo_toolkit/protoolkit_plus/usascii/index.html#page/creo_toolkit/get_started/Using_the_Microsoft_Visual_Studio_Solution.html#

However, my computer will not let me unzip the file where it is located (it is within program files), and when I unzip it somewhere else, the protk_install_example can no longer access the files in protk_appls. I've verified that the C and C++ compilers are included in my version of Visual Studio 2022.

Any ideas on how to unzip this file and build it successfully? 

[MartinHanak]

Hi,

set appropriate access rights to program files\PTC directory.

[NM_14117652]

I tried to unzip the zipper folder "protk_install_example.zip" in the directory "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 12.4.0.0\Common Files\protoolkit\x86e_win64\obj\" (where the zip file is located) while running File Explorer as an admin, but that did not fix the issue. Could you help me with more specific steps on how to do what you are suggesting? I have attached a screenshot of the issue I am having.

If I extract the file to another folder, I get different errors because it can't access other protoolkit folders (the makefile uses relative references).

[MartinHanak]

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@NM_14117652 wrote:

I tried to unzip the zipper folder "protk_install_example.zip" in the directory "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 12.4.0.0\Common Files\protoolkit\x86e_win64\obj\" (where the zip file is located) while running File Explorer as an admin, but that did not fix the issue. Could you help me with more specific steps on how to do what you are suggesting? I have attached a screenshot of the issue I am having.

If I extract the file to another folder, I get different errors because it can't access other protoolkit folders (the makefile uses relative references).

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Hi,

if I were you, I would unzip the zip file somewhere else and see what came out.
Note: It seems to me that you are a Toolkit beginner and maybe you haven't even read the documentation.