topic RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace in Product Forum

Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 09:57:00 GMT

Hi guys,

Have added Microsot.Visualbasic.dll at External Reference into the Code Options tab and Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings at Namespace Imports and i get this error ==> "Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace".

If i remove the Strings from the namespace and leave only Microsoft.VisualBasic then i got 200 errors.

What should I do to bypass this issue.

Into the Global Code I have a lot of C# code.

thank you for your answer!

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Cohen
RPA Developer

Romania
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

dmma — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:14:00 GMT

Hi Cohen,
It looks like you have spelling error in namespace, but maybe its only in this post, pls double check that: is Microsot.VisualBasic or Microsoft.VisualBasic

Maybe this is the reason.

But probably, you need to write in the namespace only Microsoft.VisualBasic without Strings. As Strings is a class name, not a namespace.

Here is the reference on MSDN:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.visualbasic.strings?view=netframework-4.8

Let me know if that solved the problem.

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Kind regards,

Dmitrij Mamajev
RPA Developer
Volvo Cars
Gothenburg - Sweden
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:24:00 GMT

Spasibo balshoie Dmitry! It did the trick! had a typo out there!

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Cohen
RPA Developer

Romania
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

SoumyaBehera — Sun, 09 May 2021 09:56:00 GMT

Hi Dmitrij, Please let me know your thoughts.
I have added both the DLL name and Namespace correctly but still getting this Error Message:

''Page: Initialise
Stage: Stage1
Type: Error
Action: Validate
Description: Compiler error at top section line -5: Metadata file 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll' could not be found
Repairable: No"

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Soumya Behera
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

david.l.morris — Mon, 10 May 2021 14:26:00 GMT

Try without referencing the dll. Just use the namespace import you have for 'Microsoft.VisualBasic', and see if that works.

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Dave Morris
Cano Ai
Atlanta, GA
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

SoumyaBehera — Mon, 10 May 2021 14:43:00 GMT

Hi Davis, Tried your way.

But now I am getting new error that is saying "Page: Action 1
Stage: Code1
Type: Error
Action: Validate
Description: Compiler error at line 2: The name 'Mid' does not exist in the current context
Repairable: No"

If do not mind can you please tell me how I can get Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll so that I can put it in my "Blue Prism Automate" folder.

and do you know the Difference between "Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll" & "Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll". Because I have also tried using the second DLL file but still getting the same error.

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Soumya Behera
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

david.l.morris — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Could you show a snippet of your C# code?

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Dave Morris
Cano Ai
Atlanta, GA
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

SoumyaBehera — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:50:00 GMT

Hi Davis, I was trying to do use some prebuilt visual basic funtionsin code stage like MID(), Trim(), etc.

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Soumya Behera
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RE: Microsot.VisualBasic.Strings is a type not namespace

AndreyKudinov — Wed, 12 May 2021 10:14:00 GMT

Why do you even need VB methods in C# code?
Left/Right/Mid => Substring, Instr => IndexOf, Trim is same.

C#: value = SText.Substring(SText.IndexOf(TextToSearch),4).Trim();

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Andrey Kudinov
Project Manager
MobileTelesystems PJSC
Europe/Moscow
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