Can I use a managed C # DLL in an unmanaged Delphi EXE?

Question

Is it possible to use a managed C # DLL in an unmanaged Delphi EXE? Or is the only way to manage the DLL and EXE or the unmanaged DLL and EXE?

Answer 1

There are several options, including at least the following:

• Open the classes that you need through COM, which can be easily used by Delphi.
• Create a mixed C ++ / CLI shell that uses the C # DLL as a reference. This mixed-mode DLL can export its own functions, and you can then use this DLL using Delphi external . That is, you consume DLLs just like Windows consume DLLs.
• Use Robert Giesecke UnmanagedExports .
• Use the native CLR API to directly use the C # DLL. This option is probably the least attractive since it is the hardest to fix.