Module hookup on a fly:

[Ivan Demkovitch]

Hi!

I will try to explain what I want to do:

Here is a history:

In VB6 I was doing this:

1. DB have projectname.classname stored for each "module"
2. Classes had same interface. All "modules" was ActiveX exe files.
3. Main launcher program was responsible for logging into DB, populating
menus, extracting modules info. Then it would create needed object using
Late binding.

This way, just by ensuring that ActiveX exe have public class with defined
interface I was able to create "add-ons" without modifying/recompiling whole
application.

How would I do it in .NET?

Any related reading, pointers?

TIA

[Erik Frey]

"Ivan Demkovitch" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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Hi!

I will try to explain what I want to do:

Here is a history:

In VB6 I was doing this:

1. DB have projectname.classname stored for each "module"
2. Classes had same interface. All "modules" was ActiveX exe files.
3. Main launcher program was responsible for logging into DB, populating
menus, extracting modules info. Then it would create needed object using
Late binding.

This way, just by ensuring that ActiveX exe have public class with defined
interface I was able to create "add-ons" without modifying/recompiling whole application.

How would I do it in .NET?

Any related reading, pointers?

TIA

Creating a Plug-In Framework:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nframework.asp

Erik

[Ivan Demkovitch]

Thanks,

That is what I was looking for...

"Erik Frey" <er*******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Ivan Demkovitch" <a@b.c> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Hi!

I will try to explain what I want to do:

Here is a history:

In VB6 I was doing this:

1. DB have projectname.classname stored for each "module"
2. Classes had same interface. All "modules" was ActiveX exe files.
3. Main launcher program was responsible for logging into DB, populating
menus, extracting modules info. Then it would create needed object using
Late binding.

This way, just by ensuring that ActiveX exe have public class with defined interface I was able to create "add-ons" without modifying/recompiling whole

application.

How would I do it in .NET?

Any related reading, pointers?

TIA

Creating a Plug-In Framework:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nframework.asp
Erik