How to include a .exe file to the ArcGIS Pro .ESRIAddInX file?

[LakshmiAlaparthi]

Hi,

I am trying to include a .exe, file(console application) and .config file to the addin.EsriAddInX file using these options below but its not deploying the .exe and .config files. Can some one help me? 

BuildAction = Content,

Copy To Output Directory = Copy Always 

Thanks

Lakshmi

[tempStephenRhea_NV5 · Accepted solution]

Hey Lakshmi, if you unzip your .EsriAddInX file (or open it with something like 7-Zip), do those files exist in the expected folder?

[LakshmiAlaparthi]

Hi Stephen, 

No. you mean after installing the .ESRIAddInX file? 

[tempStephenRhea_NV5 · Accepted solution]

No, after you compile it, you can change the extension to .zip and view its contents. There's an Install folder in the zip file that should contain the .exe and .config files, or the folders that contain them if you've nested them.

[LakshmiAlaparthi]

Thank you for responding.. I changed the extension to .zip and extracted and verified the 'install' folder. It did not pickup the consoleapp.exe and consoleapp.exe.config files. 

[Wolf]

Here is a document showing how to add content to an esriaddinx file and then accesses that custom content during runtime.  ProGuide Content and Image Resources · Esri/arcgis-pro-sdk Wiki (github.com) and a similar question was posted here:

Re: Adding Files to esriAddinX - Esri Community

[LakshmiAlaparthi]

Thank you for the reply.. What should I select for the build action and copy local options.. if the content type is and exe and the config file?

[Wolf · Accepted solution]

I attached a sample project that runs a console app.   This how you set the properties for the exe that has to be included in your esriaddinx file:

The project is for ArcGIS Pro 2.8, but you can change that in the config.daml to an earlier version:

[LakshmiAlaparthi]

Thank you! I was able to deploy the exe and and the .config file!

[JamalWest2]

I'm very new to creating the executable. Can you explain how something like your sample project can be used to run other functions utilizing the pro sdk dependencies. I have some functions I have created as an add-in, but I want to run outside of PRO using an exe. Is this possible?