Referencing an Object Library

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To use the Synthesis API in your code, you must reference the Synthesis API library in your VBA or .NET projects. The library is located in the folder where the Synthesis applications are installed. By default, this folder is at "C:\Program Files\ReliaSoft\Synthesis 10". (For Version 9, it is "C:\Program Files\ReliaSoft\Synthesis 9".)

Referencing a library also activates Visual Basic Intellisense ™, which displays the syntax of a statement and applicable parameters as you begin coding.

To reference the library from VBA

1. Enter the VBA environment by clicking the Visual Basic command on the Developer tab (If the Developer tab is not visible, see this Microsoft article).
2. In the VBA environment, choose Tools > References. (If the References command is unavailable, click the Reset button on the ribbon and then try again.)
3. Click Browse and find the SynthesisAPI.tlb file on your computer. Click OK. The library is now ready for use.

To reference the library from Visual Studio

1. In Solution Explorer, double-click the My Project node for the project.
2. In the Project Designer, click the References tab, then click the Add button.
3. In the Add Reference window, click the Browse tab and find the SynthesisAPI.dll file on your computer. Click OK. The library is now ready for use.