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How Can I convert to completed C# project to dll . For example I made a good C# project and I want to use it in other projects.

I have googled but lots of them are telling open class library and write your codes in Class library.Then Build Solution and everything is ok.

But my question is how can I convert completed project to dll.(For example;maybe project can include lots of Forms etc.)

Posted 17-Jul-12 21:06pm

y.baris

Updated 17-Jul-12 21:12pm

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Posted 17-Jul-12 21:14pm

Sanjeev Alamuri

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-17T21:12:00

Solution 1

How easy this is to do will depend on how you wrote your project in the first place.

The first thing to try is:
1) Open your solution in VS
2) In the Solution Explorer pane, right click the Project and select "Properties"
3) In the Properties page that shows, select the "Application" tab.
4) On the right side of the page is a drop down list: "Output Type". Change that to "Class Library"
5) Rebuild

You will how have a class library you can import into other projects.

Posted 17-Jul-12 21:12pm

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y.baris 18-Jul-12 3:33am

Ok thanks OriginalGriff it works and I created dll now.
But second question is I imported that dll into other project and I wanted to run this dll in Form Load.İs this posssible ?

OriginalGriff 18-Jul-12 3:41am

I'm not sure exactly what you mean there.
You can access any of the public items in the DLL - forms, user controls, classes.

y.baris 18-Jul-12 3:49am

Ok understood you.When I debug my Project I want to see dll like an exe run. Am I clear ?

y.baris 18-Jul-12 4:04am

Ok I solved thanks for your help :)
But Can I ask other question ?

OriginalGriff 18-Jul-12 4:05am

You can ask! I might not be able to answer, but we won't know that until we see the question...:laugh:

y.baris 18-Jul-12 4:11am

Ok if I have just exe(I don't have source code).Can I do it like we did in dll ?

OriginalGriff 18-Jul-12 4:24am

You can use an EXE file as a reference provided it is a .NET EXE - that's easy, just add a reference in teh normal way, but when you press the "Browse" button change the drop down in the bottom right from "Assembly (*.DLL)" to "Assembly (*.EXE)", but you can't convert an EXE to a DLL in a "normal" way.
Once you have referenced it, you can treat it's forms, controls and classes as if it were a DLL.

However, if you don't have the source code, there is a very good chance that you would be in breach of copyright and/or licencing agreements if you did.

y.baris 18-Jul-12 4:35am

I embedded exe in other project and it works simply.(if you want I can send you).
BUT in other projects for example (projects which is related with databases ) I embedded project ( I successed :) ) but I couldn't see data.

OriginalGriff 18-Jul-12 4:48am

I have enough random EXE's thank you! :laugh:

With your other ones, it is impossible to say what the problem is - with EXE files being used as assemblies you may get problems if the original app expects data files in particular locations, configuration files, and so forth - or you might just not be initializing structures that it expects. We can't say!

y.baris 18-Jul-12 4:55am

Ok thanks for your answer again.I am really curious about where is my fault.Cause yesterday lots of person said me this is impossible etc. Then I said them impossible is nothing :)