If you have ever wanted to include some C# or VB.NET code in your SalesLogix app but couldnt figure out how to get the component created here are the steps:

First create your .NET DLL . I utilized an example that told me I needed to also include a default constructor with no params:

using System;

namespace JasonNetC{	///
	/// Summary description for Class1.	/// 

	public class Huber	{		public Huber()		{			//			// TODO: Add constructor logic here			//		}		public void Init ()		{

		}

		public string writemessage()		{		return "You made it into C#!";		}

	}}

Compile it and remember the location.

Next I needed to utilize REGASM and get a typelib as well as the necessary registry entries…

For this I typed the following in the command prompt:

"C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\regasm" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\JasonNetC\bin\Debug\JasonNetC.dll" /tlb:JasonNetC.tlb

Once this is complete I moved the dll next to the comsuming application. In this case:

C:\Program Files\SalesLogix

Now I can simply create a form and include the following to create my object:

Sub btnCheckClickNet(Sender)   dim jh2   set jh2 = createobject("JasonNetC.Huber")   msgbox(jh2.writemessage())End Sub

If you dont want or cannot place the dll next to the exe that is consuming it, then you need to gacutil /i the dll and this requires a strong name file. Another time.

References:

http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/cominterop.asp?df=100&forumid=1990&exp=0&select=1672764#PART2
http://www.devhood.com/tutorials/tutorial_details.aspx?tutorial_id=106

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