conditional "using" - C# / C Sharp

ARZ

Hi
How do I include DLLs based on a condition. Eg., there are 2 DLLs 'Oracle.dll' and 'SQL.dll'. I need to include ANYONE of the DLLs based on a value. Is it possile in C#
Thanks in advance
ARZ

Nov 15 '05 #1

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Hans Kesting

"ARZ" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
How do I include DLLs based on a condition. Eg., there are 2 DLLs 'Oracle.dll' and 'SQL.dll'. I need to include ANYONE of the DLLs based on a
value. Is it possile in C#? Thanks in advance,
ARZ

You can use conditional compilation, using a "#if SYMBOL / #endif" syntax.
However, there is not much use in conditionally using some "using"
statements,
because these do NOT include anything. A "using" directive just lets you use
a shorter name for your classes.
The real dll-include is done at the project level, with "references ".

Hans Kesting

Nov 15 '05 #2

Andy

..Net should use these Dll's through COM interoperabilit y by generating a
Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW) which wraps the Dll COM interfaces with a
..Net front. This is all done for you transparently in Visual Studio - you
simply pull in the appropriate reference using the Add Reference - COM tab
into your project and the rest is done for you.

Add namespace entry

using System.Runtime. Interoperabilit y;

then use the namespace listed in the project references to access and
instantiate the classes you want.

However, I have to question why you wish to access the Oracle.dll and
Sql.dll directly if it is for database access then you probably should be
doing this through the ADO.Net classes.

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Hi,
How do I include DLLs based on a condition. Eg., there are 2 DLLs 'Oracle.dll' and 'SQL.dll'. I need to include ANYONE of the DLLs based on a
value. Is it possile in C#? Thanks in advance,
ARZ

Nov 15 '05 #3

Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)

Hi,

IT depends of how/when you decide which one you will use. if you decide it
at compile time then you should use #define #if directives. if you want to
be able to dinamically decide it then you should go for a plug-in
architecture. take a look at jon's article:
http://www.yoda.arachsys.com/csharp/plugin.html it will give you an idea of
how to do it.

Cheers,

--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

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How do I include DLLs based on a condition. Eg., there are 2 DLLs 'Oracle.dll' and 'SQL.dll'. I need to include ANYONE of the DLLs based on a
value. Is it possile in C#? Thanks in advance,
ARZ

Nov 15 '05 #4

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