Computer Science Canada C# interfacing with other programs (C) |
| Author: | mirhagk [ Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | C# interfacing with other programs (C) |
I have code that is written in C (and am unable to port over to C# due to complexity as well as C libraries depended upon). However it is merely an interface kind of code, the backend for a project. I want to create the front end that takes information it gathers and displays it (it includes video data). I am not too familiar with C, and would VERY much like to create the front end thingy in C# (so that I can easily get the visuals working). My only question is how do I do this. I need to write a C# program that calls functions from a C program.... I'm almost 100% I can do this, but how??? What's the easiest way? |
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| Author: | TheGuardian001 [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:03 am ] | ||
| Post subject: | Re: C# interfacing with other programs (C) | ||
If you compile the C program to a dll, you can use the DllImport function to specify that the next method is contained within that DLL. These methods must also be declared "static" and "extern"
You can then call the method as normal. |
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| Author: | mirhagk [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:C# interfacing with other programs (C) |
okay cool, not to just figure out how to get it to be a dll (pretty sure it has a project type of that, but I think mine only has the special class library one... 
Thank you (this actually relates to my last post, about the kinect utility program. I want to create a C# interface to it.) |
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