Use C# code in VC++ app

Please try the solution http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/ManagedCOM.aspx as specified in the link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4183520/how-to-use-c-sharp-code-in-c-project

http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7499
http://bytes.com/topic/net/answers/115094-use-c-classes-managed-c

Thanks EawaranP, your first comment has some potential. I will give it a shot. The second comment talks about a Ogre project which I am not involved in. Also, if I haven't made it clear I need to be able to call my C# class library from unmanaged C++ code.

HI, I am able to follow all steps in the first section. However, in the 2nd section, steps  1 through 5 produce a .tlh file but being new to COM I am not sure if it has produced the proper structures. I am attaching it for reference. What am I missing here? thanks!

// Created by Microsoft (R) C/C++ Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 (deae56a4).
//
// c:\transplant_2008\source\shell\transplant\debug\com.emailer.tlh
//
// C++ source equivalent of Win32 type library c:\Program Files\Transplant\com.Emailer.tlb
// compiler-generated file created 11/01/11 at 15:21:18 - DO NOT EDIT!

#pragma once
#pragma pack(push, 8)

#include <comdef.h>

namespace EMailer {

//
// Forward references and typedefs
//

struct __declspec(uuid("0eb6c8d0-06c0-4f84-9f9e-7810ace6ce0a"))
/* LIBID */ __EMailer;
struct /* coclass */ Communicator;

//
// Type library items
//

struct __declspec(uuid("637c504b-7329-47c3-a605-bdcb109b361a"))
Communicator;
    // [ default ] interface _Object

//
// Named GUID constants initializations
//

extern "C" const GUID __declspec(selectany) LIBID_EMailer =
    {0x0eb6c8d0,0x06c0,0x4f84,{0x9f,0x9e,0x78,0x10,0xac,0xe6,0xce,0x0a}};
extern "C" const GUID __declspec(selectany) CLSID_Communicator =
    {0x637c504b,0x7329,0x47c3,{0xa6,0x05,0xbd,0xcb,0x10,0x9b,0x36,0x1a}};

} // namespace EMailer

#pragma pack(pop)

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Made some more changes to the C# code and the type library generated looks differetn now. But still it does not have the method I am trying to expose from the Interface.

Below is my interface.

[assembly: System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
namespace EMailer
{
    // Interface declaration.
    [Guid("75DEC494-2758-4d8f-B2A3-3AF875CDCF37")]
    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIDispatch)]
    public interface ICommunicator
    {
        [DispId(1)]
        bool Send(string tolist, string subject, string body);
    }

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But below is the type library header generated:

struct __declspec(uuid("75dec494-2758-4d8f-b2a3-3af875cdcf37"))
ICommunicator : IDispatch
{};

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It does not have the Send method I am trying to access from the C++ client.

you probably could use a mixed-code assembly (dll) between (unmanaged) c++ and c#. you may get more information by searching for IJW (it just works) samples. the dll would be a c++ wrapper between your app and the c# library.

Sara

@Sarabande, could you please point me to a working IJW example where a c# function is called from c++ code? thanks a bunch...

i can try though my weak point is the c# . i have no idea what i need to do to call a function of a c# assembly from managed c++ though that probably is an easy job.

Sara

With some work the pointers in the article gave me my working solution. @Sarabande, thanks for the timely response and consistent follow through, appreciate it!!!

thanks, i am happy if i could help.

Sara