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Kenjiro
Kenjiro

Reputation: 769

Is Possible Just Using References DLL Than .NET Framework?

I have developed VB.NET app. I want to run my app without .NET Framework. I have google it and many developer said you cannot. And then I think how if I just use DLL that I use. For example. I just use System.Windows.Forms

If possible I just use that DLL? I found "Copy Local"(set it to "true") in References tab. But I don't know how it's work. I have tried it but fail. Got "The application failed to ...". Yes, I know this because .NET Framework haven't installed yet.

This I want to ask:

I have google this topic but I didn't find any solution.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 98

Answers (1)

Jon Skeet
Jon Skeet

Reputation: 1503639

If possible I just use that DLL?

No. Because you're not just using the System.Windows.Forms assembly... you're almost certainly using the System assembly, and you'll definitely be using mscorlib... and System.Windows.Forms probably depends on a bunch of other assemblies.

Add to that the fact that you're using the CLR (the runtime) in the first place... that's what understands DLLs like this rather than just DLLs with native code. Basically you do need .NET.

You may well be able to target the Client Profile for some particular version of the framework, so that users don't need to install as much... but fundamentally you'll need the .NET framework in some form or other.

There are some alternatives to full installation, such as VMware ThinApp - but I'd suggest that in most cases, doing something like that is going to add to the maintenance headache, as you're then running in a subtly different environment to the one most .NET developers envisage.

Upvotes: 3

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