# Issues importing a .dll file into Dynamo

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Tags:** archi-lab\
**Created:** [December 1, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625 "2015-12-01T15:49:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Schafer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/brandon_schafer/32/17999_2.png) [@Brandon\_Schafer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Brandon_Schafer)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625/1 "2015-12-01T15:49:16Z")

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I recently watched the AU stream of Marcello Sgambelluri demonstrating practical Dynamo, and I was excited to try out his custom text extraction node for text boxes. However when I downloaded the files from AU and opened the project in Dynamo 0.9 I get an unresolved issue for the custom node. My library doesn’t indicate having the .dll file either, so I click the add button and try to import a library manually. Everything goes smoothly except the custom node library doesn’t appear in my library manager and the nodes still say unresolved. Have I missed a step with the Zero Touch feature?

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**Author:** ![Danny\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Danny\_Jones](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Danny_Jones)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625/2 "2015-12-01T16:34:46Z")

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Brandon he might have saved it in 0.9.1 or greater and they aren’t backwards compatible. Try downloading a newer build and see if that works.

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Schafer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/brandon_schafer/32/17999_2.png) [@Brandon\_Schafer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Brandon_Schafer)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625/3 "2015-12-02T16:42:46Z")

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I updated to 0.9.1.2xxx (the most recent “bleeding edge” version of Dynamo) and it shows as such in my Revit, however when I open it and attempt to run the node I get the same error as my previous post. strangely my Dynamo button doesn’t give me a drop down option after this and only shows Dynamo 0.9 again. I’ve linked a screenshot of each occasion. ![Dynamo](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/b/bcecec8ca53d4841fd046770cb909fb833a48ae0.png) ![dynamo 2](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/c/caeb6630f4d98a537735cc1c78368729d575c24b.png)

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**Author:** ![Konrad\_K\_Sobon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/konrad_k_sobon/32/8838_2.png) [@Konrad\_K\_Sobon](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Konrad_K_Sobon)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625/4 "2015-12-02T17:37:24Z")

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You can do that workflow like this:

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The two custom nodes are from Archi-lab\_Grimshaw package and should work on any Dynamo version. Doesn’t have to be the latest. I have last tested it on 0.9.0 stable release.

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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Schafer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/brandon_schafer/32/17999_2.png) [@Brandon\_Schafer](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Brandon_Schafer)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/issues-importing-a-dll-file-into-dynamo/2625/5 "2015-12-02T18:10:39Z")

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This works wonderfully! Thanks a lot Konrad!
