How to Run a GX or GX.NET Tool

Use the Project > Run GX menu option (or click the Run GX icon on the Project Explorer toolbar) to open the Run GX dialog and run a GX.

You can run only the GXs for which you are licensed.

Run GX dialog options

GX file /entry

The name of the GX or GX.NET tool you want to run.

Refer to the instructions below for details on how to execute a GX or GX.NET tool.

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Click the button to open the browse dialog. By default, the tool will search in the following folder:
...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications\gx.

To Run a GX File:

Select a GX file (*.gx) from the list in the gx directory.
Click Open.
The selected file will appear in the GX file field of the Run GX dialog.
Click OK to run the GX.

To Run a GX.NET Tool:

GX.NET tools are embedded in .dll files, e.g., geogxnet.dll, typically located in the following folder:

...\Geosoft\Desktop Applications\bin.

Steps:
Navigate to the bin folder.

Change the file type filter to Files (*.dll).

Select the desired .dll file, e.g., geogxnet.dll, and click Open.
In the Run GX dialog, enter the GX.NET tool in the required format in the GX file field.
For example, to run the New Database tool, enter:
 geogxnet.dll(Geosoft.GX.NewGDB.NewGDB;Run)
Click OK to run the GX.NET tool.

The folder selection is retained on the subsequent run of the tool. When running a new GX/GX.NET, if you are prompted with an error message, click the browse button and ensure the tool is searching in the right directory (i.e., "gx" or "bin").

[History]

If the GX/GX.NET you want to run has been previously executed from this dialog (in the current project), click the History button, and the dialog switches to "history" mode. The GX file/entry becomes a drop-down list, and you will be able to select the GX entry from the history of files that were previously run.

The files are displayed with their full paths and names in the list.

Click OK to run the selected GX/GX.NET file.