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Asked: 2026-05-30T19:42:10+00:00

I’m making a C++/CLI wrapper for a C++ class, but the DLL created by

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I’m making a C++/CLI wrapper for a C++ class, but the DLL created by building my C++/CLI project fails to load in C#, Assembly.Load throws a fileNotFound exception with the message “Could not load file or assembly ‘CLIExport.dll’ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.”

The C++/CLI project includes only the wrapper class, the C++ class, and one header file that the C++ class depends on, for which the source and header files has been added to the solution, no references have been added. Do I need to add references to the C++ class in the C++/CLI project? I don’t know what the C# app thinks the assembly is missing, and I don’t know what I need to add references to, does the C++/CLI project need to have a reference to every .net type it uses like classes in the System namespace?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I believe the problem is that you are trying to use unmanaged x86 dlls in a 64bit solution.

    Try doing : Right click on your solution, then Configuration manager, and set all your projects to x86, then try building again.

    Im pretty sure that your build configuration is inconsistent, therefore the error message (I ran into the same problem a few times …)

    You can read up here : What does the Visual Studio "Any CPU" target mean?

    And a quick overview of the different targets in VS : http://visualstudiohacks.com/articles/visual-studio-net-platform-target-explained/

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