Com Dll Vs Native Dll Vs Managed Dll?
May 3, 2010What's the advantages of the above types of dll? Is there any other type?
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COMException Crossed A Native/managed Boundary?
Feb 27, 2011I have a component that I have built that includes a webbrowser control. I don't know if that is important, so I mention it anyway.
When I put the control into my form everything is fine,however, when I debug the application I get the following cryptic message:
COMException crossed a native/managed boundary
Error HRESULT_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
Private m_MouseOverListBox As Boolean = False
Asp.net - No Mapping Exists From Object Type System.String[] To A Known Managed Provider Native Type?
Jan 27, 2012I am getting this error No mapping exists from object type System.String[] to a known managed provider native type.The code is
Dim conn1 As SqlConnection
conn1 = New SqlConnection("Data Source=win2008-2;Initial Catalog=h1tm11;User ID=sa;Password=#1cub3123*;Persist Security Info=True;")
' Dim conn1 As String = ConfigurationManager _ .ConnectionStrings("Connectionstring").ConnectionString()
'conn1.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("Data Source=win2008-2;Initial Catalog=h1tm11;User ID=sa;
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the error occurs at adapter.Fill(table)
Dim addressstring1 As String = txtpostcode.Value.Trim()
Dim addressstring() As String = Split("addressstring1", ",", 1)
Create A Native Dll Using .net?
May 3, 2010What's native code? And native dll?
Can i create a native dll using vb.net?
How To Use Managed Callback
May 12, 2011I am writing classes in VB.Net (both managed). The main class "A" creates an instance of "B". Class "B" must call a method of Class "A". I need to know two things (syntax, etc...):
1. How does class "A" tell class "B" what method to call?
2. How does class "B" call the method?
The method must pass back an array of Shorts (in this particular example), either as a return value, or as a ByRef argument.I don't want to use an event if I don't have to. The execution is timing critical. (I assume event handling involves a lot of overhead by the operating system, but I may be wrong.)
.NET Native GUID Conversion
Nov 9, 2011I have an external database that is feeding information to me. One saves their data as native GUID format and my other data source supplies standard .NET GUID format string. Is there a tidy way to convert from Native GUID to GUID Structure? Also is there any validation bit to determine if a provided value is a Native GUID or not? I can't seem to find any if there is one. The difference is as follows:
typedef struct _GUID
{
DWORD Data1;
WORD Data2;
WORD Data3;
BYTE Data4[8];
} GUID;
Data1, Data2 and Data3 get their byte order reversed but Data4 remains the same, see [url] for more info.
Calling VB6 Native Dll From .net Project?
Jan 12, 2012I have a vb6 project in which I use a dll library to do some tasks. For that, I add a module which declares all functions of that library such as:Declare Function myFunction Lib "abcdapi.dll" (ByVal hVar1 As Long, ByVal hVar2 As Long) As Long When I call this function (and many other similar) I'm able to do the work and correct Long pointer is returned. But when I try to do the same thing by VB.net (by importing the same library using dllimport and calling the same function), I get no result. although it does return some pointer but that doesn't produce correct result.
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Convert A .NET Service To Native?
Aug 20, 2009I need to convert a windows service written in .NET into native code, independent of the .NET framework. I've looked into using NGen to do this, but couldn't figure out how to use it. Essentially, I would like to take my windows service, run it through *insert app here* and have it bundle together all of the dependent dlls from the framework into their native code equivalents, so the service is installable without the framework.
View 13 RepliesDetect SQL Native Client?
Mar 5, 2009I'm using VB.Net 2008, and I'm having difficulty finding information on how to detect the presence of the SQL Native Client components. I would like to detect their presence on a computer, and then find the version of the components.Does anyone have any information?
View 4 RepliesDifference Between Native Api And Normal Api
Jul 20, 2010i want to use some api's in my software . Other than api there is no other way .
I want to learn more about win32 api . Can some one tell me
And what is the difference between Native api and normal api
DotNET Native Can Use Instead Of One Of These COM Libraries?
Nov 1, 2010I'm looking at a small remoting project in VB.NET. Initial research turns up references to msrdp.ocx which my Windows 7 Ult system doesn't have; a filesystem search on the same platform turns up MsRdpWebAccess.dll which doesn't appear to be well documented; finally hunting through COM references in Visual Studio turns up rdpencom.dll labeled "rdpcomapi 1.0 Type Library" which seems to be best documented via personal developer blogs (which isn't encouraging but is a lot better than other options).
My goal is a lightweight remoting application I can deploy to Windows 2000 Client/Server, WinXP x86/x64, Win2k3 Server, Vista x86/64, and Win2k8 Server.Is there anything DotNET Native I can use instead of one of these COM libraries? Is one of these COM libraries better for the job overall than others; and then am I going to have platform-specific compatibility issues if I don't provide support for more than 1 of them in my app?
Managed Alternative For GetBestInterface?
Apr 27, 2012I have absolutely no background on programming in C (or any other unmanaged languages for that matter) yet I would like to use the GetBestInterface function from the IP Helper API in my .NET application. I tried to understand how P/invoke calls can be used to make calls to native methods, but there are many things that just don't make sense to me (like how types in managed code map to unmanaged types).
Is there an alternative function somewhere hidden in the System.Net namespace that does roughly the same thing? Or could I write my own alternative using existing base classes combined with some magic? Because that's basically what it seems to me: magic. There is no real explanation for how the method accomplishes what it does as far as I can tell...
I just discovered the LocalEndPoint property on the System.Net.Sockets.Socket class which I think could be quite useful in this. To my understanding it will do the best-interface-picking on my behalf and I'll just need to get the NIC that corresponds to the local endpoint.
Managed Memory Leak?
Jun 13, 2006I am having a very strange memory leak that seems related to databinding. It is very hard to reproduce, so I won't post any code here to do so, but will just describe the problem.We have data entry forms which have controls which bind to custom business objects through a BindingSource object.
View 7 RepliesStart Another EXE In Managed Code?
Apr 10, 2009Is it possible to start another EXE in Managed Code? At this time, all I can do is use:
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(exeName)
Is there another way to call another EXE within the same project?
VS 2010 Managed Thread?
Jun 20, 2012Is there anyway to create an OS or Managed thread, so that it can never be interrupted. Thread/Process priorities are not enough.
View 2 Replies.net - How GroupBox Control Size Can Be Managed
Jun 12, 2012I have event Button that creates text box in run time.
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim textbox1 As New TextBox
static Dim shiftDown As Integer
static Dim counter As Integer
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All the text boxes that has been created displayed in GroupBox control dynamically. how GroupBox control size can be managed according to quantity controls inside it.
.net - Pass COM Array To Managed Code?
Apr 7, 2011I have a .Net application (VB in particular, although I would this to be as language agnostic as possible) that uses a COM object (made in C++). I need to implement a event in COM that passes a char array from C++ to .Net. I guess I need to convert the array to a managed array; How can I do this?
View 2 RepliesAccess Native Dll In Lightswitch Application?
Nov 15, 2011I'm trying to print a barcode using the following code in Lightswitch Application[code]...
View 1 RepliesC# - Finalizers Accessing Managed Stuff
Jul 26, 2010I am well aware that finalizers are typically used to control unmanaged resources. Under what circumstances may a finalizer deal with managed ones? My understanding is that presence in the finalizer queue will prevent any object, or objects strongly referenced thereby, from being collected, but it will not (of course) protect them from finalization. In the normal course of events, once an object is finalized it will be removed from the queue and any objects it references will no longer be protected from collection on the next GC pass. By the time a finalizer is called, the finalizers may have been called for any combination of objects referred to by the object; one cannot rely upon finalizers being called in any particular sequence, but the object references one holds should still be valid.
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C++ Unmanaged Code Versus Managed .net?
Sep 19, 2010I am trying to develop a dll in VisualStudio2005 in vb.net that will communicate with a spectrometer attached to the USB port of the computer.Now the dll exists in C++ and it works like a charm. It is unmanaged code.Now if I try to translate this code in VB.net (because our app is in VB and my boss wants it in VB for maintainability) I have problems.
First of all, I am trying to create a file to open that port. The code in C++ looks like below and it works. Needles to say I tried to call the C++ dll from our app and it works. If I call the vb dll it doesn't. It gives me "access denied" no matter what I tried. I am not sure if my CreateFile is wrong or it's .net. I read somewhere that I need a manifest file included in the dll? Has anyone experience something like this? Why would i get "ACCESS DENIED" all the time?
// close and clear current stuff
ClosePort();
swprintf( sDevice, L"\\?\usb#vid_0765&pid_%s#******#{%s}", Device, PRIVATE_IID_STR );
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Calling Managed Code From Unmanaged C
May 30, 2012I need to write a DLL in C that is used a plugin for an existing application.The DLL has to be compiled by the Visual Studio 2008 compiler with the following options.[code]It's then linked to applications library's.What it actually needs to do and what's causing me the issues is that within one of the methods it needs to pull data from a sql server 2008 r2. From what I've seen today you wouldn't be able to do this directly in C as SQL Server past 2005 is designed to communicate with CLR languages( C#, C++, VB.Net).It was suggested that I handle all the database communication with a VB.Net dll and then call said function from within the C dll. Most of what I've found on the topic of calling managed dll's from unmanaged code has talked about pinvoke or com wrappers and mainly from the perspective of c++.
View 2 RepliesConnect To Postgres With Native Provider
Apr 15, 2011I'm writting an application that needs to connect to a postgres 9 database. I'd rather not use any 3rd party drivers like NPgsql and the like. I'd like a driver that comes with the visual studio.I tried to create a data connection from the IDE with .NET framework provider for Ole DB and the provider was "microsoft jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider" and it didn't work.
View 5 RepliesDispose Managed Objects In 2008?
Jun 1, 2011In My application, I have an MDI form. From MDI form I open all forms as child forms. I have implemented IDisposable for all large objects like file stream DB connection etc. In the Form_Disposed event I dispose all unmanaged objects. After the child form is closed, all unmanaged objects are disposed but managed objects (controls and form) are not disposed and still in memory. I find it from .Net Memory Profiler ([URL]).
So I have write code to remove all event handlers of all controls and form. Now, When form closed, dispose is called and all event handlers and controls are disposed, but controls and form are still in memory.
Get PNG Image From Native Win32 Resource In NET?
Sep 16, 2011A DLL file contains some images inside PNG resource type.
I can view the PNG images in softwares like Resource Hacker, Anolis Resourcer & Resource Tuner. Check this screenshot of Anolis Resourcer for more details:
how do I get the PNG image no. 5220 from the DLL file and put it inside a PictureBox? I don't think APIs like LoadImage or LoadBitmap will work.
How Secure Is VB Rijndael Managed Encryption Or AES
Feb 11, 2012I am using a slightly modified version of this code. to create a mission critical application. That files that will be encrypted are very important. This has to be done from scratch because there are some other things that has to be done along with this. How secure is this? Its impossible to crack this encryption right? [Code]
View 2 RepliesHow To Communicate A Managed DLL With The Executable That Called It
Oct 27, 2010I am developing a solution (VB.NET and Netframework 4.0) with a main executable and several DLLs (VB.NET and Netframework 4.0).The main program, among other things, shows datagriviews with lists of customers, providers, etc. and offers to add or edit them.If the user asks any of these actions in a customer's list, for example, I create a new customer class (which is contained in a DLL called customer) and pass to it the desired action.The DLL creates and shows the form to fill customer data and handles the edition/addition and the database update (add/update records).If a customer was actually added or its information changed, I should refresh the datagridview; if the addition/edition was cancelled there is no need to refresh it.I don't know how to code the DLL to notify the main executable that it needs to refresh the datagridview and I don't want to refresh it always, since there could be thousands of customers.
View 2 RepliesIdentify The X64 Or X86 Of The OS And A Process In Managed Code?
Jan 24, 2010How to identify the x64 or x86 of the OS and a Process in managed code?
View 1 RepliesIs There A Cost To Using Managed (.NET) Components Inside COM+
Nov 4, 2010Our company has relied heavily on COM+ components to centralize our DAL code and take advantage of the ability of COM+ to handle transactions and connection pooling. When we started using COM+, it was just with VB6 DLLs and always through late-binding so we could take advantage of DLLs being hosted on a different server.When we started moving to .NET in 2005, we ported our DAL functionality to .NET and continued to use COM+ and late binding to host the components. We would instantiate the objects like so: objBalLauncher = CreateObject("NETBLL.Launcher", "\" &strCOMPlusServer Name)I noticed that CreateObject seems to be for ActiveX COM components, so this has me thinking about two things:If COM+ was designed for unmanaged components, is there a cost to using COM+ with managed .NET DLLs?Is there a cost to using CreateObject() to late-bind to an assembly from within .NET code? Does this force your code to cross the managed/unmanaged barrier to communicate with the DLL? While I would be interested in hearing about alternatives to COM+ (which I'm sure are available by now), I'm most interested in hearing about what expense I incur from using managed DLLs within COM+.
View 1 RepliesManaged Method For SetParent() On Form?
Feb 14, 2011How can I show a form as a child of a window that isn't in my program?I have a window handle to what should be the parent, but I don't see any managed method for SetParent() on a form. Is there one? It also seems that the form.Show() method only accepts managed objects implementing IWin32Window.f there isn't a managed method, what is the preferred method for declaring the API for maximum compatibility with future systems? Like this?:
<DllImport("user32.dll")> _
Private Shared Function SetParent(hWndChild As IntPtr, hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As IntPtr
End Function
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Managed Satellite DLLs And How To Create It?
May 6, 2009i wanna know what's benefits Satellite dll has? how we can create that by add_in
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