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  1. Jan 2nd, 2012, 07:47 PM #1
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    Call native .NET API in VB

    Hi,

    I have a dll which is not a COM API dll, instead it is a native .NET API dll.Can I call native .NET API's from my visual basic code ( qwe are using Visual Basic 6) ?
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  2. Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:48 PM #2
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    Re: Call native .NET API in VB

    Dot Net dll has to be registered for com interop. Take a look at this MSDN article.
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  3. Jan 3rd, 2012, 02:41 PM #3
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    Re: Call native .NET API in VB

    If it isn't your DLL [you can't change it], you could always write a .Net DLL wrapper that IS COM exposed to act as a go between the two...... But that's for a different forum.
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