a silly question

[gs]

is it possible to compile some test code as legacy application without
dotnet frame work? how? I don't have any non dotnet compiler on my pc.

I want to test my dotnet com assembly for interop with an legacy application
that works through com interface. and I want to verify that I got my interop
code works correctly. right now the legacy application gave me a rather
useless message:
Error calling external object function etstor0 at ....
I could call other functions that passes results as scalar but am having
trouble with arrays

 

[sloan]

You can write code in notepad ... if you want to.

You gotta have the framework installed. (free from micrsoft.com)

Check out
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/cscompiler.asp

Or goggle "csc.exe"

(Of, if youre using c#... as csc.exe is the C# specfic compiler)

 

[gs]

Thank you very much

one more newbie question: what is the syntax to call from c# the com dll?

were there significant changes in the interop for 2005 express beta vs 2005
express release? I recalled that I was able to run the legacy app with 2005
express beta

 

[Ben Voigt]

is it possible to compile some test code as legacy application without
dotnet frame work? how? I don't have any non dotnet compiler on my pc.

Yes, the Visual Studio.NET C++ compiler can still build unmanaged (legacy)
applications.