UCM Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 Basically, I have started work as a regular WindowsApplication ( .exe ) and would like to save it as a DLL so that I can use the completed solution in other applications... btw, how would I reference this completed solution in other WindowsApplication projects? Quote UCM >-)
*Gurus* divil Posted February 13, 2003 *Gurus* Posted February 13, 2003 Go to project properties, and change the output type to Class Library. You can then reference the DLL compiled from other projects. Quote MVP, Visual Developer - .NET Now you see why evil will always triumph - because good is dumb. My free .NET Windows Forms Controls and Articles
UCM Posted February 19, 2003 Author Posted February 19, 2003 in the project properties, output type, I only have windows application and console application listed....I tried console application and same issue... Quote UCM >-)
*Gurus* divil Posted February 19, 2003 *Gurus* Posted February 19, 2003 Do you have VS.NET standard edition? If so, I hear that simply can't create class libraries (dlls). Quote MVP, Visual Developer - .NET Now you see why evil will always triumph - because good is dumb. My free .NET Windows Forms Controls and Articles
UCM Posted February 19, 2003 Author Posted February 19, 2003 yep, I got VB.NET Standard... Quote UCM >-)
sethindeed Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 There is a command named Aximp, distributed with framework. I think it uses assembly language to translate the dll's Run it from DOS (i.e. aximp C:\agentctl.dll) and it will create some files that will be accessible from Vb Add Reference. I don't know if it works with all the dll's, but it may be help you. Let me know Quote What I don't know keeps me excited...
*Gurus* divil Posted February 20, 2003 *Gurus* Posted February 20, 2003 That won't help with what he's trying to do. That's to help with using COM DLLs from .NET. Quote MVP, Visual Developer - .NET Now you see why evil will always triumph - because good is dumb. My free .NET Windows Forms Controls and Articles
sethindeed Posted February 20, 2003 Posted February 20, 2003 I see. Sorry for the mislead Quote What I don't know keeps me excited...
UCM Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 Got something Simular To Work... I created a user control ( first time tinkering with'em ) and added in my code...As soon as I created the control, I noticed at the end under Windows Forms in the toolbox, my control was present and ready to use... Thought that was pretty nifty, didn't know vs would do that... Another sweet thing about that is that when I drew the control on a blank form1 and the properties window lists every property that I made 'Public'... This is basically what I'm going for, however, the ability to export the control in like a dll or an exe would be most invaluable to many of my future projects... Any idea how Ican do that with the standard vb.net? Quote UCM >-)
Cywizz Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 You can create a new Windows Control Library project. (Create new project - you will find it under templates) This is a dll, that can be referenced by other projects... Quote Howzit??
UCM Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 I don't have that listed in either the new project or new item lists :( I only have vb.net standard... Quote UCM >-)
*Gurus* divil Posted March 5, 2003 *Gurus* Posted March 5, 2003 I said already, that the standard edition can't create dlls. You could always experiment with the command-line compiler. Quote MVP, Visual Developer - .NET Now you see why evil will always triumph - because good is dumb. My free .NET Windows Forms Controls and Articles
UCM Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 *sigh* I wish it would but owell... Next time, I'll just have to get the whole vs package ;) But for now, I'll use user controls to sorta get what i'm going for, thanx guys... Quote UCM >-)
Guest mutant Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Try this: Visual Basic .NET Standard Edition - Overcoming Boundaries Quote
UCM Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 Sweeeeet!!! and just when I was giving up too... I'm gonna have to have a look around the tutors corner... Thanx!! Quote UCM >-)
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