how to open a file with extension ".dll" ?

[FYRe]

how to open a file with extension ".dll" ? Using which program ?

[IngisKahn]

A dll contains executable code and data. What are you looking to do? Where is this dll from?

[FYRe]

.dll

 

Just wondering of how to view the ".dll" file. Does anyone knows how ?

[FZelle]

A DLL is an executable, like an exe file.

 

It is no Datafile, which you can watch like pictures or documents.

[pelican]

i dont think you can view stuff in .dll

[Nerseus]

You can open a dll in Visual Studio - it will show you an resources embedded inside (icons, pictures, etc.). Just use File->Open.

 

If this is a .NET dll and you want to see the code, open it in Reflector.

 

If this is a .NET dll and you want to use the libraries inside, simply add a reference to the DLL through Visual Studio (expand the project in the Solution Explorer and right click on References).

 

If this is a COM dll, you can add a reference to it like above (project references). Visual Studio will create a wrapper object for you, to use the COM object with .NET.

 

If this is a standard C-style dll, you're in trouble as you have to write the PInvoke code yourself to define the exposed functions and get all the datatypes right. If this is a standard DLL, then someone may be able to help. If it's some 3rd party DLL, you may be OOL.

 

If you want something else, you'll have to be more clear. Vagueness is the enemy!

 

-nerse