how much its feasible to add reference EXE instead of dll

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a project which is completed in visual studio 2010 (vb.net) 3.5 .net name : fieldManager

i want to embed above project in my another application which i will be developing in same visual studio 2010 (vb.net) 3.5 .net name : expressionEditor

my question is how much its feasible to add reference EXE instead of dll i.e instead of converting fieldManager project into class library and adding reference will there be any issues if i directly add reference EXE of fieldManager project to expressionEditor

please help!

Posted 4-Nov-14 0:09am

Omkaara

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not sure what you mean by add reference exe - you can add your exe as a binary resource to the main project, extract it and run it, if that's what you're looking for

Posted 4-Nov-14 0:16am

Garth J Lancaster

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-04T00:19:00

Yes - you can add a reference to an EXE or DLL, provided it is a .NET assembly file it's exactly the same (except the EXE has a static Main method, and the DLL doesn't).
Just add a reference in the usual way, and Browse to the EXE file - just change the "Assembly (*.dll)" in the browse dialog combo box to "Assembly (*.exe)", or add the project to your solution and select it from Projects.