Unmanaged refers to Windows code that is independent of the Common Language Runtime(CLR). COM components, ActiveX components, and Win32 API functions are examples of unmanaged code.
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DLL Not Found after using ILMerge
After screwing my head several times over with SQLite causing havok on some machines, I stumbled across a 'Managed Only' version of the library. http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-dotnet2/files/SQLite%20for%20ADO.NET%202.0/1.0.66.0/
I got…

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Create instance of unmanaged dll class
How do I create a class that I can reference to and directly use to call methods from an unmanaged dll? (assuming an unmanaged dll is a dll that doesn't exists/is known @ compile time)
For example I have a dll which contains the class helloWorld and…

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C# how to look for class with unmanaged resource?
So... I usually deal with the comfy managed code side of C#, but now I have to add finalizer for any class with unmanaged resource. I read about finalizer and IDisposable already, but I don't really know all the various numerous different ways to…

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Unmanaged code calling causes a WCF process to crash
I have a class which includes managed code calling to unmanaged code via C++\CLI wrapper.
Where running the class in a console application produces no errors.
But when I wrapped it up with a WCF service the application crashes when the code reaches…

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How do I implement an interface from COM in C#
[NOT A DUPLICATE, I've searched for solutions for days and had performed a lot of tests only to find nothing really helps. That's why I registered stackoverflow and posted this.]
[SITUATION]
I am trying to perform COM interops in C# but I'm not…

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Importing an unmanaged dll and copying the pointer to a byte array in c#
I'm trying to import some unmanaged ada code into C# and copy it into a byte array with Marshal Copy, however I am getting a System.AccessViolationException. Do you have any ideas why this is the case.
[DllImport(@"Interpreter.dll", EntryPoint =…

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Post-mortem analysis of Windows Embedded Compact (Windows CE) program
We have an unmanaged C++ application (MFC framework, Windows CE) that closes on us at seemingly random moments.
There is no error message and no C++ exception, it just vanishes.
I presume something bad must have happened and the C run-time or OS…

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Creating an object of public ref class using new and gcnew
I have a class declared in MyRefClass.h
public ref class MyRefClass{
....
....
};
What is the difference between where/how the three objects are allocated and managed?
// This is allocated in **C++/CLI**.
MyRefClass ^mrc = gcnew…

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How to represent System.double in unmanaged C++?
I'm writing a standalone app for Solidworks using API in Unmanaged C++ and facing some kind of a problem.
There're methods for obtaining annotations' position coordinates on the drawing sheet - IGetPosition and GetPosition. Both a stated to have…

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Passing a struct pointer in C# interop results in NULL
I am building a managed DLL for use in unmanaged environment (C/C++ app - FreeRDP). Interop works fine in most cases, but in one particular I am not able to pass a pointer to struct.
In the API I have a struct:
typedef struct _IWTSListenerCallback…

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How to use an unmanaged DLL in VS installer project, but without the user needing admin rights?
I'm creating an installer for a C# project. It requires an unmanaged 3rd party C++ dll to connect to a hardware device. When I run the project from the debugger, or when I right click -> Run as Administrator on the installed program, everything…

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calling convention when using 64bit unmanaged callback
I have an unmanaged handler used in C# code, the delegate is defined like
[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.StdCall)]
public delegate int Callback (arguments)
It works well in 32bit version and I'm asking me what changes have to be done…

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Accessing Unmanaged Array in C++/CLI
My main program is written in C++/CLI (managed). The API for some of my hardware is contained in a .C file. From my main program I call the main() for the unmanaged c code which creates an array and works with the hardware. Once completed it…

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How to dynamically load correct version of 3rd party unmanaged control in c#
My app is a c# plug in to a 3rd party unmanaged app. I have a windows form with one of their controls (an AxInterop) that depends on one of their unmanaged dlls. Their 2015 version of the same control depends on a different type library file (eg.…

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I wish to wrap a DLL in C#
The System.Windows.Forms.dll
I wish to wrap a few functions in this file in a C# class.
Specifically these: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.cursor(v=vs.110).aspx
But I'm not sure how to get a list of functions. I've…