public static bool CompileExecutable(String sourceName)
{
//Source file that you are compliling
FileInfo sourceFile = new FileInfo(sourceName);
//Create a C# code provider
CodeDomProvider provider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("CSharp");
//Create a bool variable for to to use after the complie proccess to see if there are any erros
bool compileOk = false;
//Make a name for the exe
String exeName = String.Format(@"{0}\{1}.exe",
System.Environment.CurrentDirectory, sourceFile.Name.Replace(".", "_"));
//Creates a variable, cp, to set the complier parameters
CompilerParameters cp = new CompilerParameters();
//You can generate a dll or a exe file, in this case we'll make an exe so we set this to true
cp.GenerateExecutable = true;
//Set the name
cp.OutputAssembly = exeName;
//Save the exe as a physical file
cp.GenerateInMemory = false;
//Set the compliere to not treat warranings as erros
cp.TreatWarningsAsErrors = false;
//Make it compile
CompilerResults cr = provider.CompileAssemblyFromFile(cp, sourceName);
//if there are more then 0 erros...
if (cr.Errors.Count > 0)
{
//A message box shows the erros that occured
MessageBox.Show("Errors building {0} into {1}" +
sourceName + cr.PathToAssembly);
//for each error that occured in the code make a separete message box
foreach (CompilerError ce in cr.Errors)
{
MessageBox.Show(" {0}" + ce.ToString());
}
}
//if there are no erros...
else
{
//a message box shows compliere results and a success message
MessageBox.Show("Source {0} built into {1} successfully." +
sourceName + cr.PathToAssembly);
}
//if there are erros...
if (cr.Errors.Count > 0)
{
//the bool variable that we made in the beggining is set to flase so the functions returns a false
compileOk = false;
}
//if there are no erros...
else
{
//we are returning a true (success)
compileOk = true;
}
//return the result
return compileOk;
}
//this is the code for the button, but don't have to use a button to do it you can make it on load or w/e
private void button1_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//create a stream writer and make a .cs file
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(Application.StartupPath + "\\myExe.cs");
//we'll use the WriteLine() function to write all of our code
writer.WriteLine("using System;");
writer.WriteLine("using System.Collections.Generic;");
writer.WriteLine("using System.Text;");
writer.WriteLine("namespace TestAppi");
writer.WriteLine("{");
writer.WriteLine("class Program");
writer.WriteLine("{");
writer.WriteLine("static void Main(string[] args)");
writer.WriteLine("{");
writer.WriteLine("Console.WriteLine(\"Hello World\");");
writer.WriteLine("Console.ReadLine();");
writer.WriteLine("} } }");
//close and save the file
writer.Close();
//create a string to the file
string file = Application.StartupPath + "\\myExe.cs";
//compile it
CompileExecutable(file);
}
