How to run C# AND VB.NET applications together?

[CoderForEver]

Hello every body .......... I was developing a C# application and one of ma friend was also developing an application that is dependent with my C# application using VB.NET ........ He is good @ VB.NET ..... so how do our applications can work together?? THANK YOU

[Leonardo Muzzi]

Your colleague just need to reference your application (DLL). He will be able to use any public members of your library like a C# application would. After compiling an application, doesn't matter if it was written in C# or VB.NET, you use it the same way.

Regards, Leonardo Muzzi

[CoderForEver]

Leonardo Muzzi wrote:

He will be able to use any public members of your library

How do he references to it ...... i.e just using the form name?? or how ?? Thank you

[Leonardo Muzzi]

First you build an assembly with your C# library. Then send this assembly (DLL) to him, and he can reference this assembly in his own application. If he is using VS, just right click the project and "Add Reference". After adding the reference, his application will be able to see all your Namespaces and all public classes within it. If you are making a windows form app, you should separate the Executable from the Business library that you want to share. Let's say you have a method called "ListClients" in a "Clients" class and wants to share it. You should build a separate project, a Class Library project, called "ClientsAccess" for instance, and put this class in this new project. Then, you reference this project from your windows form app. This new Class Library project will generate a DLL, called "ClientsAccess.dll", that you can send to your colleague so he can reference the DLL just like you did and use the Clients class inside.

Regards, Leonardo Muzzi

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Hey dude....we have all tried to help you here....however, it is clear that you would benefit from reading a couple of books....or taking some .net and development classes before asking more. The questions you are asking are very basic....and....would be covered in these resources....If you continue to rely on others you will never learn or succeed in this profession.

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[CoderForEver]

OK DUDE.... I will try it the rest by my self... thnks for the help

[CoderForEver]

ya you are right ....... i will follow your advice ..... by the way are there any free books on .Net & c# windows form applications online?? thank you