Apparently it is possible to call a native executable from AIR using NativeProcessInfo. But can an AIR app call a DLL directly?
One possibility is to wrap the DLL is some kind of proxy EXE, but I'd like to avoid that, if possible.
By "call a DLL" you must be meaning retrieve pointer to some DLL function and invoke it. But how native code should execute in AIR application? AIR can run executables in separate processes, but what should it do with native code from DLL? You definitely need proxy exe to do that, at least to provide environment for function calls.
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Using Registration-free WinRT it is possible to load WinRT components inside Win32 application.
What's the process to load WinRT component from inside Win32 dll? I tried the steps mentioned as part of Win32, but winmd files are not generating the corresponding header files.
Main usage scenario is dll can be loaded any application, like electron node addon or c# app etc.,
Without any changes to application, dll by itself should be able to consume WinRT component!
Did you add a reference to the WinMD file in the vcxproj and then installed the C++/WinRT NuGet package? This should make it generate the corresponding header files that your DLL project can then consume.
Following is the solution:
Was able to fix this in weird manner i.e. not a standard way to solve this.
Our use case was to use FFmpegInteropX inside win32 dll, so that we can use ffmpeg as a source reader and use the underlying hardware decode support. Mechanism is discussed detailly in the following link:
https://github.com/ffmpeginteropx/FFmpegInteropX/discussions/275#discussioncomment-3091100
Following changes were done to use WinRT component inside a Win32 dll:
Copied the WinRT generated files from the application to Win32 dll project
Before invoking any of the api from the generated runtime class, did LoadLibrary of the specific WinRT component into the dll
Now the make the necessary WinRT component call as it was done in standard win32 application
All modules were working as expected.
Above solution was copied from:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/924996/how-to-consume-winrt-component-inside-win32-dll-pr.html
It's not a straight forward solution, also not sure if MS has any plans to add support for WinRT component inside dll project, if such support comes up then this may not be needed.
I know there is a way to call c++ DLL from Chromium based App is DLL binding.
I want to know if I can call c++ DLL via the way of webassembly?
I have created a DLL that are using VCL components in its code. The DLL is hiding all C++ code behind a C API.
Using the DLL works fine in a console application.
However, when trying to use it in a regular VCL forms application, I get errors when any code is trying to view VCL frames or forms, e.g.
I suspect this has todo with linking in the VCL into the DLL.
Question is, do one have to prepare the creation of a DLL using VCL components in some way to avoid this problem? I think it has todo with HINSTANCE somehow?
The reason for creating the DLL in the first place, is to be able to provide a pure C API, so that the code can be used with other compilers, e.g. Visual studio. I would use a package otherwise.
I am in the process of writing a .NET wrapper for legacy native c++ code. My strategy is to write a CLR class library that wraps the native code.
To test whether the class library is functioning properly, I created two console apps in separate solutions:
A C++ CLR console app
A C# console app
Both of these contain the same simple test code to exercise the class library.
Both apps build as expected. The C++ app runs just fine, but the C# app is giving me a FileNotFoundException when it tries to load my class library.
I have a constraint that forces me to use VS2008 and .NET 3.5. Everything is built with Win32 or x86 configurations.
For both console apps, I am using a project reference to the class library.
In each case, builds copy the dll (and the intermediate files) to the same directory where each app is built.
I tried using the fusion log viewer, but logs are disabled on my machine and I do not have administrator privileges.
Has anyone ever seen this before?
Can someone please point me to a good site that outlines the differences between the way C# and C++ CLR apps load assemblies?
Since this is my first attempt to bridge C++ and C# I assume I am just making a simple mistake somewhere, but I am stumped as to what that is.
I have trolled the internet (including many SO postings) but have yet to find exactly what I need.
Thanks in advance,
Judd
I have one problem in vb6. I created a .tlb file in VB.net 2005 by adding Com class to project. I built the project, I got .tlb file and .dll files while building project, i selected "Register for Com interop" from project properties and built. It registered autometically and I can use created .tlb file in that PC in Vb6 working fine. if I deploy application to another PC and run I am getting "Error 429 ActiveX Component Can't create object" run time error. What I need to do? Please help me as soon as possible. I can't deploy the application to client due to above error.
one possible solution is to install .net frame work on client pc i never want to install .net framework any other solution will be most appreciatable.
If you've created a DLL in a .NET language (such as VB.NET), the target computer must have the .NET Framework installed in order to use the DLL.
This a hard and fast requirement, irrelevant of how you're utilizing the DLL, whether from a VB 6 application through COM interop or otherwise. It is also a hurdle you'll have to jump over first, before you worry about things like registering COM components, as Uday's answer suggests.
If you don't want a dependency on .NET, you need to use another environment to create the ActiveX DLL; either C++ or VB 6 are possible choices.
One option may be that, while deployment, you need to register that .tlb file in System Registry using regsvr32 command in command-prompt. Generally static libraries does not work until they are registered with System Registry.
You might have seen many programs register components during installation like 'Registering Type Components' or 'Registering COM Components' (for those who do networking especially). Those components are nothing but native COM dlls and tlbs.
so when creating deployment project, add some scripting login to register thode dlls and tlb to System registry using:
regsvr32 <path to tlb/dll>
you have to recursivey call this command for every dll/tlb you want to register with system. For example, if you have 4 dlls and 2 tlbs then you have to call it 6 times providing the path of dll and tlb one at a time.