Yes, if you need to export functions from the DLL, that's pretty much the only option. Setting it up takes a bit of fiddling around, but it's fairly simple afterwards.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Berry > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 07:52 > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Creating unmanaged DLL from .net > > So the suggestion is to use managed C++ to write a unmanaged > .DLL wrapper which calls into the appropriate .net managed assemblies? > > Best wishes > James > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Gyorgy Bozoki > Sent: 03 January 2008 13:30 > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Creating unmanaged DLL from .net > > If you can use ComVisible = true, that's a relatively easy > option - you can use any .Net language for that. If COM is > not an option, you'll have to use > C++: in your project you'll have to turn on managed code > generation for > specific C++ files. You cannot have precompiled headers in > the project (you can still use stdafx.h, but precompiled > headers must be off.) > > Other than the above, the rest is fairly straightforward with > VS 2005. Look into #pragma managed, gcnew and the handle operator (^). > > HTH, > Gyorgy Bozoki > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > James Berry > > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 04:25 > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Creating unmanaged DLL from .net > > > > I need to make a DLL that can be loaded by unmanaged code. > > That DLL needs to call some .net functions. > > > > Is there an easy way to make a managed DLL entry point > available from > > unmanaged code? > > > > Best wishes > > James > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor? http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
