Visual studio Add Reference and GetModuleHandle

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Hello,

This is kind of a weird question.
I have a WinForms project. I added a reference to a DLL.
Inside the program I call GetModuleHandle on the DLL.
I get NULL, meaning that the DLL is not loaded (even though the program uses symbols from that DLL).

Can anyone explain this to me?

Thanks,
Elad

Posted 26-Aug-12 3:37am

eladweiss06

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-08-26T03:47:00

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IIRC GetModuleHandle won't work on managed Assemblies - they aren't "loaded" in the same way as unmanaged DLLs.

Try:

C#

IntPtr handle = Marshal.GetHINSTANCE(typeof(MyClass).Module);

Posted 26-Aug-12 3:47am

OriginalGriff