Latest DLLs and Executables Articles

Building Modular Applications with MEF

By Peter Shaw - Published 01/07/2015

It's possible that you don't even realise that you have an application that uses plug-ins. Use MEF to tame them.

Exporting .NET DLLs with Visual Studio 2005 to be Consumed by Native Applications

By Boian Petkantchin - Published 01/22/2008

Learn how to create a DLL, implementing the Stdcall calling convention. This DLL wraps a .NET DLL, which then is imported in MetaTrader 4 through the wrapper.

TypeForwardedTo Attribute: Forward a Type to a Different Assembly

By Mehedi Shams - Published 12/13/2007

We often face the need to shift a type from one assembly to another. What if everything is already deployed? The TypeForwardedTo attribute comes in to help.

.NET Tip: Execute Commands From C#

By Jay Miller - Published 10/30/2007

Have you ever needed to execute a system command from your application? You can accomplish this easily with C#.

Securing Managed Assemblies with Native EXE Interoperability

By Palem GopalaKrishna - Published 10/07/2004

Learn about a simple yet elegant way to secure managed assemblies from easy disassembly by using the powerful interoperability features of .NET.

Creating and Using C# DLLs

By K. Balaji - Published 09/16/2002

Learn how Executables and DLLs are loaded into the process address space and how CLR is initialized. Included is a simple project that includes an example and explains how to create and use a DLL in C#.