How to add a dll file in Visual studio VC++ console application

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I have created a class in the c sharp and made the dll of the class now i want to use the methods in the dll file in my VC++ project.i know how to add the *.lib file in VC++ project but how to add a *.dll file in VC++ project i don't know.I want to create the object of the class that i defined in the *.dll in my VC++ project and through the object i want to access its methods.

Posted 5-Oct-12 0:58am

Tarun Batra

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Richard MacCutchan 5-Oct-12 7:23am

I don't think you can easily use a .NET dll from a C++ program. You would be better to convert your class to C++ and add it to your project.

Ambesha 5-Oct-12 8:35am

libraries are in the form of dll , what problem you are getting to add dll??

Tarun Batra 5-Oct-12 8:47am

i have a dll named a.dll that i have made in c# how to add dll in project i know how to add libraries but not dll

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skydger · Answer 1 · 2012-10-05T03:39:00

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This link could be useful for such a purpose:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/vcgeneral/thread/299da822-5539-4e5b-9ba7-b614e564c9f4/[^]

upd:
Try this documentation
Exposing .NET to COM
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zsfww439(v=vs.80).aspx[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.runtime.interopservices.classinterfaceattribute(v=vs.80).aspx[^]
When you constuct COM interfases you can use them adding reference to your library.

About using COM
Introduction to COM - What It Is and How to Use It.[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173184.[^]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c3fd4a20.aspx[^]

Posted 5-Oct-12 3:39am

skydger

Updated 5-Oct-12 4:33am

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Tarun Batra 5-Oct-12 9:51am

Sir i want to add a C# Dll to C++ project not an C++ lib to c# project

skydger 5-Oct-12 10:06am

Oh, I'm sorry. In this article there is a suggestion to use COM technology. You can create COM visible components to use it in you C++ project and vise versa. When there will be a C# COM visible interfaces, you can create C++ wrapper to use them as a simple class.

Tarun Batra 5-Oct-12 10:09am

Sorry sir i am not so much well versed can you please guide me the steps of how to use the the C# dll in VC++ projects

skydger 5-Oct-12 10:34am

Please see links in updated solution