Extract method signature from arbitrary dll

Asked Feb 02 '12 at 19:21

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I'd like to create a testharness app for COM dlls.

In psuedocode:

Examine target DLL and determine public object(s) methods
Let the user pick an object, method and parameters
instantiate the object and call the method with the appropriate params

I assume this is possible as it's effectively what VS does when it creates an Interop dll - but I have no idea how to examine an arbitrary dll and extract the relevant object/method/param information.

I'm assuming that the Reflection namespace won't help as it's not a .net dll - Where should I be looking?

asked Feb 02 '12 at 19:21

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Probably a duplicate question. Take a look here "Get signatures of exported functions in a DLL" http://stackoverflow.com/questions/386133/get-signatures-of-exported-functions-in-a-dll – NoWar Feb 02 '12 at 19:37
Study up on type libraries (TLB files). – 500 - Internal Server Error Feb 02 '12 at 19:58
Thanks both - and agreed, I'd call that a duplicate. – Basic Feb 02 '12 at 21:51

Extract method signature from arbitrary dll

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