Creating .NET UI functionality accessible via COM

[Administrator]

Hi,

I'm trying to create new .NET Windows forms user interface functionality that can be called via COM, using VS2008. Currently, I can do this by adding a class library project (for a wrapper) to a Windows forms project's solution and making it accessible to COM. The COM client would create a wrapper DLL instance, which would then start the forms exe using Process.Start(). The forms exe can then communicate with the wrapper DLL using .NET Remoting, hence also with the COM client.

However, I was wondering if there was an easier way. Could someone please tell me if:
1. It's possible to make a .NET forms component or executable directly accesible to COM.
2. If creating an OLE server would be worth the effort.

Yours truly,
Stephen

[Administrator]

Hi Stephen,

Thank you for using Syncfusion products.

Please refer the thread below for this query.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms978506.aspx

Regards,
Jaya

[Sandy McConnell]

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[Chad Church]

Hello Stephen, 

  

I have re-assigned this incident to our Windows Forms dev team.  They will review your request. 

  

Your question is not Syncfusion specific. Have you looked at MS for an answer? 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/interop/com-callable-wrapper  

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/interop/how-to-create-wrappers-manually  

  

Best, 

Chad