calling C code from VB.NET - Visual Basic .NET

CAFxX

hi, I need just a little clarification about foreign language calling in
VB.NET (VS2005).
I have a solution containing two projects, one in VB.NET and the second
in C (a library).
The VB.NET project needs to call functions contained in the C library.
To do so, is it mandatory for the C library to be compiled as a DLL? In
short, isn't static linking possible? (I strongly doubt it, but I wanted
to ask anyway).
Thank you very much for your attention,
Carlo Alberto Ferraris

Dec 21 '06 #1

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David Browne

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hi, I need just a little clarification about foreign language calling in
VB.NET (VS2005).
I have a solution containing two projects, one in VB.NET and the second in
C (a library).
The VB.NET project needs to call functions contained in the C library.
To do so, is it mandatory for the C library to be compiled as a DLL? In
short, isn't static linking possible? (I strongly doubt it, but I wanted
to ask anyway).

See

Sample: Mixing Unmanaged C++, C++/CLI, and C# code
http://blogs.msdn.com/junfeng/archiv...20/599434.aspx

David

Dec 21 '06 #2

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