creatin plugins to add functinality to a program

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Hi, is there a way I can add more features through plugins to a software that i've made without having to recode it. Am thinking something like deciding to add a form to your project that perhaps allows the user to do additional stuff. The user just downloads an executable file which adds the extra functionality (in this case a form/window)automatically, is this possible?

Posted 15-Apr-11 12:06pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2011-04-15T14:22:00

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Please see my skeleton of plug-in architectures in my past Answers:
Create WPF Application that uses Reloadable Plugins...[^],
AppDomain refuses to load an assembly[^].

—SA

Posted 15-Apr-11 14:22pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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Albin Abel 16-Apr-11 15:42pm

Good answers.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Apr-11 15:57pm

Thank you, Albin.
--SA

Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 2 · 2011-04-15T15:00:00

If you didn't provide plugin support in your orignal code, you'll have to recode your app anyway. You wouldn't have to rewrite the whole thing, but if you didn't structure your app properly to support plugins, you'll end up recoding a good sized chunk of it.

Otherwise, no, there is no way to add functionality to your orignal app without modifying its code.