Question

I have a exe in c++ where i have created CreateIPCQueue function and i am creating another exe in c# where i want to use this method.then how i should proceed for this.pls help me

Answer 1

Powershell (.NET) and Piping

You might be able to make use of Windows Powershell to pipe between classic program output and cmdlets built in .NET. Because it pipes objects instead of raw text between programs, I’m unsure it’s compatibility with piping classic strings, although you might find a unique solution here so I’ll post it now and update later if a more specific variation is found…

Update:

In Powershell, I tested and found that classic text output can be piped into .NET cmdlets. For example, I took the standard text output from the C# compiler help screen and piped it into the ForEach-Object construct – in this case each object is a .NET String because the classic output is represented textually.

# In Powerhsell.exe #
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe /? | ForEach-Object -Process {"LINE: " + $_}

It produced the following output that proves the concept – indeed it prepended the phrase "LINE: " to each line of text.

LINE:                         - ERRORS AND WARNINGS -
LINE: /warnaserror[+|-]             Report all warnings as errors
LINE: /warnaserror[+|-]:<warn list> Report specific warnings as errors
LINE: /warn:<n>                     Set warning level (0-4) (Short form: /w)
LINE: /nowarn:<warn list>           Disable specific warning messages
LINE:
LINE:                         - LANGUAGE -
LINE: /checked[+|-]                 Generate overflow checks

Any other .exe that produces text output can be used in this example.

Next Steps

Based on that proof of concept showing classic text and .NET objects interoperating through Powershell piping, the next step might be expose your .NET program as a cmdlet (to substitute in place of the For-Each construct in the example). I looked for a useful article about exposing your existing .NET code as a cmdlet and found: Creating a Windows PowerShell CmdLet using the Visual Studio Windows PowerShell Templates

Basically you can expose a piece of your existing .NET logic as a cmdlet and then rely on the natural piping ability inherent in Powershell. The bonus is you’ll be compatible with Powershell and other programs can reap the benefits of using your cmdlet.

Update 2
Additional Resources

• Extend Windows PowerShell With Custom Commands
• Cmdlet Development Guidelines
• Writing a Windows PowerShell Cmdlet