calling a dll created in vb.net 2010

[epidemicz]

Have been searching and searching with no luck, so it's time so finally post.. Can anyone tell me how to call a vb.net dll in pure basic?

I made a vb.net dll in visual studio 2010 (file->new->project->class library)

It looks like this basically

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Public Class MyClass
    Public Function test()
        Return 12
    End Function
End Class

And in pure basic, I can open the library fine... However, I cannot examine the functions.

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If OpenLibrary(0, "MyDll.dll")
  Debug "Opened Library..."
  returnValue = CallFunction(0, "test")
  Debug "returnValue: " + Str(returnValue)
  CloseLibrary(0)
EndIf

So that returnValue is 0 and I also get 0 when using ExamineLibraryFunctions. Seems like this should be simple, but I'm agitated beyond belief at the moment. Would really appreciate any help! Thanks for your time.

[IdeasVacuum]

..... I'm often wrong but does that imply dependency on the .Net runtime?

[epidemicz]

..... I'm often wrong but does that imply dependency on the .Net runtime?

Yeah, I'm sure it would. Crazy, but that's not a big deal for me.

[Shield]

You can't do that that easily. There might be a way using COM but you probably have to
consider if it's worth just to write the app in .NET completely.

[Project Mayu]

If someone can help port this Power Basic code to Pure Basic, then you can call a Dot Net DLL
http://powerbasic.projectmayu.dyndns.org/

[Rings]

If someone can help port this Power Basic code to Pure Basic, then you can call a Dot Net DLL
http://powerbasic.projectmayu.dyndns.org/

similar:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 12&t=40058

[Project Mayu]

similar:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 12&t=40058

Similar, but a pain in the x to use, you have to register a COM object in order to use it. If not registered, then program will crash.

And that is why I came up with the proper way to do it, if it's there then use it, If not program can still continue.
If you have Powerbasic, then you could make a dll to do it, else translate the code to Purebasic.

I did start translating my code a while back, but stopped due to lack of time, and lack of Purebasic knowledge.
I still want to do it though, so I can run in x64 CPU's.