Question Calling an exe from a dll

[Nmjshaw]

Hi

Can you call an exe from a dll? If so, how can I do that?


Thanks


Nigel

 

[jmcilhinney]

What EXACTLY do you mean by "call an exe"? Are you saying that you want to run an application from your current code or that you want to call a method on an object created in the current application? Please be specific.

 

[Nmjshaw]

What EXACTLY do you mean by "call an exe"? Are you saying that you want to run an application from your current code or that you want to call a method on an object created in the current application? Please be specific.

hi

this is a backup if I cannot get my application to convert to a dll. Inventor loads dll's so my back up would be-

create small dll that loads with inventor and creates the ribbon objects etc
call the exe that works from the dll to display the application form

i have all of the code, just needed to know if I could run an exe from a dll when a button is pressed
im not calling any specific code from the exe. When it runs, a form opens and that's what I would need. The form interacts with inventor. The dll creates the ribbon button and the ribbon button would start the exe to expose the form




thanks

nigel

 

[jmcilhinney]

Code is code. Whether it's in an application or a library isn't really relevant. If you want to execute a file, i.e. the equivalent to double-clicking it in Windows Explorer, then call Process.Start.