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Call C# DLL In Automation Anywhere

C# DLL

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace TestLibrary {
	public class MyClass {
		public int Sum(int a, int b) {
			return a + b;
		}
	}
}

Calling C# Code From Automation Anywhere

1. Open automation anywhere client and login using credentials.
2. Click on ‘New MetaBot’. A pop window will appear as shown in figure below

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3. Enter MetaBot name, select ‘All Applications’ as metabot type and click on ‘Create’ button.
4. From home screen, click on ‘Add Dll’ button

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5. Once you click on the button, a window will appear to select the dll.
6. Once you select the dll, it will be added in the metabot.

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7. Next step is to add logic. For adding the logic, click on ‘Add Logic’ button.

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8. In add logic window, you can see all the classes and methods of the DLL.

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9. You can double click on the function to enter the input variables value

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10. Click on ‘Add’.
11. A logic is added in left side of the designer

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12. Save the logic by pressing ‘CTRL+s’

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Call Metabot Using Task Bot

1. Drag and drop the metabot from command window

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2. Following window will appear

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3. As we have provided input variables and put the output in clipboard, so no action is required here. Click on ‘Save’.
4. Finally display the output in message box

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Output