how to create a program that generate a source code programatically and compile it and execute after successfull compilation

Question

How to create a program (Parent Program) that creates .cs(generate source code programatically from a Parent Program) file and compile it and execute after successfull compilation and communicate result with Parent program.

What i done is

Step 1: i can create file using c# application using System.IO namespace

Step 2: there is option that we can compile program by command line using "csc" from console can execute it by using Prosess.Start() in System.Globalization namespace

But the Problems are

how to know it's compiled properly.
how to communicate Parent program with generated program

.cs file means another c# program. why every one is vote it down. does any thing wrong in it? — Civa, Mar 26 '13 at 05:57
That part was clear. What is unclear is what you mean by "create". Do you want to generate source code programatically? Or does the source code already exist and you just want to compile it? — Jason Watkins, Mar 26 '13 at 05:59
want to generate source code programatically from a Parent Program — Civa, Mar 26 '13 at 06:02

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '13 at 06:10

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Take a look at System.Reflection.Emit - that allows you to generate MSIL assemblies at runtime. Here are two starting points:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.emit.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3y322t50.aspx

answered Mar 26 '13 at 06:10

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how to create a program that generate a source code programatically and compile it and execute after successfull compilation

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