embed a DLL into a console application

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Is it possible to embed a DLL into a console application If it is possible, how would one go about doing it?

Normally, I'm cool with just leaving the DLLs outside but there have been a couple of people at work who have asked me this and I honestly don't know.

What do you mean by _embed_? You can reference, merge and import ... — jrummell, Jul 17 '12 at 13:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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If the libraries are also .NET, you can use ILMerge.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/9364/Merging-NET-assemblies-using-ILMerge

Edit (after learning it is native code)

Check out duplicate question here: How can a C++ windows dll be merged into a C# application exe?

or

Embedding unmanaged dll into a managed C# dll

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answered Jul 17 '12 at 13:37

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:39

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You can use SmartAssembly by Redgate as this can accomplish what you want. We use this tool to do exactly that.

answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:39

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Dave New · Answer 3 · 2012-07-17T14:13:08.913

You can use ILMerge for .NET assemblies. It won't work for native code.

ILMerge is a utility for merging multiple .NET assemblies into a single .NET assembly. It works on executables and DLLs alike and comes with several options for controlling the processing and format of the output. See the accompanying documentation for details.

Download here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17630

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