How to declare mfc API in c#

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I have a API which is written in MFC dll.
I want to use it in my c# application.

Kindly help me to declare the API in c#

This is the API
BOOL __stdcall SearchMAC(LPCTSTR strIP,CString &strMac)

I need to read the MAC address of Electronic board

Posted 6-May-14 22:11pm

srini45

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2014-05-06T22:32:00

Solution 1

See the P/Invoke tutorial[^].

Posted 6-May-14 22:32pm

Richard MacCutchan

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2014-05-06T22:33:00

Solution 2

You need to use Platform Invoke via the DLLImport attribute.
See here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa288468(v=vs.71).aspx[^] for an overview, and here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ac7ay120(v=vs.110).aspx[^] for a list of datatype conversions.

Posted 6-May-14 22:33pm

OriginalGriff