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I have VC++ project that is unmanaged. I would like to build components like
user interface dialog boxes in VB .net and call them from the unmanaged VC++
application. Is this possible? Before .net I would have done this with an
activex object or com object. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

George McLean
Nov 17 '05 #1
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gmclean wrote:
I have VC++ project that is unmanaged. I would like to build components like
user interface dialog boxes in VB .net and call them from the unmanaged VC++
application. Is this possible? Before .net I would have done this with an
activex object or com object. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


I guess what you will have to do is to save the VB .NET stuff in one or
more dlls and use that .dll in your VC++ project, which as a consequence
will not be completely unmanaged, that is it will be in mixed mode
(everything compiled with /clr).


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Ioannis Vranos
Nov 17 '05 #2
Thanks for your help. I think this will get me started.

"Ioannis Vranos" wrote:
gmclean wrote:
I have VC++ project that is unmanaged. I would like to build components like
user interface dialog boxes in VB .net and call them from the unmanaged VC++
application. Is this possible? Before .net I would have done this with an
activex object or com object. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


I guess what you will have to do is to save the VB .NET stuff in one or
more dlls and use that .dll in your VC++ project, which as a consequence
will not be completely unmanaged, that is it will be in mixed mode
(everything compiled with /clr).


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Ioannis Vranos

Nov 17 '05 #3
gmclean wrote:
Thanks for your help. I think this will get me started.

Now unless you have VS 2002, why not use VC++ since the beginning? They
share the same RAD.


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Ioannis Vranos
Nov 17 '05 #4
Ioannis Vranos wrote:
Now unless you have VS 2002, why not use VC++ since the beginning? They
share the same RAD.

Meaning why not build those UI components in C++ using .NET directly.


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Ioannis Vranos
Nov 17 '05 #5

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