To reuse NodeXL's Twitter network importers in another application:
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Download the NodeXL source code.
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Open NodeXL.sln in Visual Studio 2008 or 2010. If you are using Visual Studio 2010, let Visual Studio convert the solution.
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In Solution Explorer, delete all projects except GraphDataProviders, ExcelTemplatePlugins, and Util.
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Modify TwitterAccessToken.GetAccessTokenFilePath() to fit your application's needs. NodeXL stores Twitter's access token in a file so the user doesn't have to reauthorize with Twitter every time she imports a network.
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Build the solution. The assembly you need will be at NodeXL\GraphDataProviders\bin\Debug\Smrf.NodeXL.GraphDataProviders.dll. Add a reference to this assembly to your own application.
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In your application, create a TwitterSearchNetworkGraphDataProvider object, then call its TryGetGraphDataAsTemporaryFile(out String pathToTemporaryFile) method. That method opens a dialog for specifying what to include in the network, gets the network from Twitter, and stores the results in a GraphML file.
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