hey hello,
i had ask myself a question about creating a plugin last time. i know it is in c/c++.
but is it possible to create one in vb.net visual basic?
It is currently April 28th, 2024, 2:43 am
create plugin in vb.net?
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Re: create plugin in vb.net?
Yes it is possible. And yes, you'd need to create the entire thing yourself from scratch. The Rainmeter SDK is on GitHub here: https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter-plugin-sdk. The SDK comes with a C# template project, but not a VB.NET one. C# and VB.NET both use the same .NET Framework and are not too far apart syntactically (IMO), but the main takeaway is that because C# works, VB.NET will work too.
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Re: create plugin in vb.net?
thanks for the quick responce. in meanwhile i was translating the stuff to vb.net.SilverAzide wrote: ↑May 17th, 2022, 12:00 am Yes it is possible. And yes, you'd need to create the entire thing yourself from scratch. The Rainmeter SDK is on GitHub here: https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter-plugin-sdk. The SDK comes with a C# template project, but not a VB.NET one. C# and VB.NET both use the same .NET Framework and are not too far apart syntactically (IMO), but the main takeaway is that because C# works, VB.NET will work too.
https://github.com/Judian81/rainmeter-plugin
but i ask myself again what is the deal with DllExporter.exe?
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Re: create plugin in vb.net?
DllExporter is used to translate\wrap the managed code built in C# (or VB) .NET to an unmanaged variant that c++ can load in.Judian81 wrote: ↑May 29th, 2022, 5:53 am thanks for the quick responce. in meanwhile i was translating the stuff to vb.net.
https://github.com/Judian81/rainmeter-plugin
but i ask myself again what is the deal with DllExporter.exe?