I have a system that downloads a file from my webserver as a .DLL. I would like to execute said DLL as an EXE file. Is there a way to start it directly as an EXE in C# or should I change it to an EXE and then run it.
EDIT: I am running Windows 10
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2https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36516848/how-to-run-a-net-core-dll – Andriy Shevchenko Oct 28 '21 at 15:36
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1Do you have any idea what a dll (dynamic link library) is? – Aldert Oct 28 '21 at 15:52
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2Does your DLL have an entry point? Like a `Main()` ? – Henk Holterman Oct 28 '21 at 15:53
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My DLL is not actually a DLL; It does not have an entry point. The file is simply changed to a DLL for the streaming process. – morsotom Oct 28 '21 at 15:58
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1@morsotom: Sorry, but your explanation makes no sense. If it's not actually a DLL (but an EXE file with its extension renamed), that would mean that it *does* have an entry point. – Heinzi Oct 28 '21 at 16:14
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Does the answer to this question solve your problem? https://stackoverflow.com/q/3434799/87698 – Heinzi Oct 28 '21 at 16:17
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If you set `ProcessStartInfo.UseShellExecute` to false, the name/extension of your executable shouldn't matter. – Steeeve Oct 28 '21 at 16:38
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solved it with this:
File.Move(DestinationPath, Path.ChangeExtension(DestinationPath, ".exe"));
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