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user1327073
user1327073

Reputation: 1084

running external C# file in a program

Does the .NET framework have any classes which allow you to run (compile, interpret or whatever) an external script file containing C# code?

For instance, if I have a file Hello.cs containing this:

class Hello
//This program displays Hello World
{
    static public void Main()
    {
        System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World");
    }
}

how can i load the code above, from within a winform, app and execute it?

I'm interested in the load/execute logic; the program could be anything, from a console app to another winform app.

Does Reflection allow this?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 3067

Answers (3)

Ale Miralles
Ale Miralles

Reputation: 604

I would check the Roslyn APIs. You can do what ever you want as long as you provide valid C# o VB.NET code.

Upvotes: 2

Jack
Jack

Reputation: 16724

Does the .NET framework have any classes which allow you to run (compile, interpret or whatever) an external script file containing C# code?

Yes, you can use the CodeDomProvider class.

how can i load the code above, from within a winform, app and execute it?

Well,after compile the C# code using the above class,you can use the ProcessStartInfo class and pass it as argument of Start method from Process class and then read the StandardOutput stream,store it on a string and show as you want,Console.Write(), MessageBox.Show() etc.

Upvotes: 2

BluesRockAddict
BluesRockAddict

Reputation: 15683

Check out the following article: C#: Writing extendable applications using on-the-fly compilation.

Upvotes: 3

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