I know PL/I code calling .NET. It requires a bridge written in managed C++, which allows calling .NET, yet exposes flat C-style DLL interface.
I also know COBOL code, called from and calling Java services. It is ugly and amazing at the same time. > From: Alex Rufon <[email protected]> > > Hi John, > > Please keep us posted. I am interested on this too. > > I've called .NET DLL from a VB6 OLE/COM interface but you really had to jump > through some hoops like making sure that the .NET class is in the GAC and > making > the compiler build a COM interface during compile time. > > When it worked, I didn't pursue it anymore since it was a one-time project > just > to fix something until the whole module was replaced with C#. > > Thanks. > > r/Alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Baker > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 12:38 AM > To: Programming forum > Subject: Re: [Jprogramming] Calling managed .Net code from J > > Thanks Oleg. I will keep folks posted on how this goes. > > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Oleg Kobchenko wrote: > > > > From: John Baker > > > > > > > > Using the COM interface it is easy to call J from managed code. Now I am > > > interested in going the other way. > > > > > > Has anyone managed to call a .Net class from a J session. I know this > > can > > > be done but before I spend the time > > > figuring it out for myself I thought I would ask if any brave J'uggler > > out > > > there has been done this path. > > > > Not tried. But it should possible by Hosting CLR (.NET Runtime), > > which is similar to hosting Java JVM > > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Interfaces/Calling%20Java > > > > Some resources: > > > > Hosting the Common Language Runtime - MSDN > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa720129%28VS.71%29.aspx > > > > CLR Hosting APIs - MSDN Magazine, Aug 2006 > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163567.aspx > > > > Microsoft .NET: Implement a Custom Common Language Runtime Host > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc301479.aspx > > > > CLR Hosting > > http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2005/07/17/2687.aspx > > > > CLR Hosting Samples > > http://pwlodek.blogspot.com/2008/11/clr-hosting-samples.html > > > > Good luck. This should be exciting. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > John D. Baker > [email protected] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
