Re: newby dll pc file and the iseries

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Note: if the DLL you want to reference was created in C# (or VB.NET),
it may work with mono also.

If it wasn't then the simple answer applies; it won't work.

HTH,
Charles


On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Short answer no.
>
> Executable code for a PC isn't compatible with an i  (which is one
> reason virus don't affect it)
>
> Long answer, compiled C# like Java doesn't run directly on the
> hardware.  You've got the JVM or CLR between the code and the
> hardware.  So if you can find a CLR for the i, you could possibly run
> your C# code.
>
> As it happens, there's an open source project called Mono that is a
> CLR for Linux.  You could possibly get this to run on your i (via
> PASE)  In fact, there's a comment on this blog post from somebody
> saying they were successful:
> http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/?p=165
>
> Look at mono here:
> http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page
>
> HTH,
> Charles
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 10:20 AM,  <tim.dclinc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have C# code on my pc that I would like to "run" on my iseries. This code
> > refererences a DLL.
> >
> >
> >
> > Can this type of program run on an iseries (doing dll calls )?
> >
> >
> >
> > This is all very new to me.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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