How to go about mixing C++ dll with C# forms for use in a scripting language that can call dlls
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Hey all, I was wondering how I might go about mixing a C++ dll with C# windows form. I am currently creating a C++ dll to use within another application that allows scripts to call into dlls, for a fun/learning project. Though I have been able to figure out how to perform simple function calls, I am a bit clueless as to how I might go adding GUI components into the mix. In the end I would like to able to add a toolbar to the outside application. Ideally, because it is so simple to create windows forms in C#, I would like to be able to create the toolbar in C# and have it call my dll functions. Though I have done some searching, I am a bit lost on where to even begin. As a first step, I would like to write a simple function in my C++ dll that creates a simple HelloWorld windows form (script calls dll's helloWorld -> dll creates C# form). Though I can do either by itself, I am not sure how to call the form from within the dll, as well as how to go about having C# and C++ in the same visual studio project. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I would be very thankful.