Calling a .dll / .exe during compile
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Okay, so if the answer for this question is out there somewhere (which I'm assuming it is), it's hiding between skads of tutorials on how to compile and use .dll's for normal use. I haven't quite figured out how to prune the responses I get, so I'll ask if anyone here has the answer I need while I continue to look. The question is: is it possible to get output from a precompiled .dll during build time? I suppose output from an .exe would work as well, but I'm specifically wanting to call a .dll and include the output in the final executable itself, without actually including the .dll (this is for usage in a project in which the .dll does some encoding of data I want to be secured and hard-coded, so I'd prefer to leave the .dll out of the final project). Any advice?
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Okay, so if the answer for this question is out there somewhere (which I'm assuming it is), it's hiding between skads of tutorials on how to compile and use .dll's for normal use. I haven't quite figured out how to prune the responses I get, so I'll ask if anyone here has the answer I need while I continue to look. The question is: is it possible to get output from a precompiled .dll during build time? I suppose output from an .exe would work as well, but I'm specifically wanting to call a .dll and include the output in the final executable itself, without actually including the .dll (this is for usage in a project in which the .dll does some encoding of data I want to be secured and hard-coded, so I'd prefer to leave the .dll out of the final project). Any advice?
I know I can't give an answer, but the obfuscator I use allows for embedding three strings (labeled Application Name, User Name, and Serial Number but you could use them for anything) into the obfuscated program. You can then access those values from the program. If what you want to store is a relatively short string something like that might be an option.
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I know I can't give an answer, but the obfuscator I use allows for embedding three strings (labeled Application Name, User Name, and Serial Number but you could use them for anything) into the obfuscated program. You can then access those values from the program. If what you want to store is a relatively short string something like that might be an option.
That isn't quite what I was looking for. I ended up settling for writing a second application that writes the information I need to a text file, which I then embed into the main application. Not exactly the elegant solution I was looking for, but I guess if I can script it all together, it'll be ok.