How can I edit a DLL file that is added as reference to WinForm Application in VS 2013 ?

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I have build a dll file and used that in my project. But I have noticed some errors and I need to fix them.How can I edit my dll from my project that is using the dll as reference without closing my program in VS 2013?

Posted 23-Nov-14 11:07am

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PIEBALDconsult 23-Nov-14 17:18pm

You can't. You need to fix the code that went into building DLL and rebuild the DLL.

Amt-Coder 23-Nov-14 17:35pm

That's so tiring I think IDE developers must find a way to do this

David_Wimbley 23-Nov-14 17:49pm

I don't think its a tools issue, rather a project structure issue. Why not just include your DLL project into the solution and reference the project (as a DLL) into your winform app. That way if you make a change in your DLL it gets picked up in the winforms app when you compile it.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Nov-14 18:44pm

The question makes no sense. This is totally pointless to edit a DLL file. You have to fix your bugs and build everything again.
—SA

Amt-Coder 23-Nov-14 20:43pm

Adding a new class and finally building the class as DLL can solve this problem.So developers can see the results of codes immediately.Thanks for your interests.

syed shanu 24-Nov-14 19:46pm

What type of dll class your making.First you can plan your project is realy dll need for your project or in your winform project just add an classs and access the class in your winform.if you provide more details about your requirement it will be easy for others to support you.As David_wimbley suggest its better you can add your dll project to your winform project.

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