Compile IL code at runtime using .NET 3.5 and C# from file
- by nitefrog
I would like to take a file that is an IL file, and at run time compile it back to an exe.
Right now I can use process.start to fire off the command line with parameters (ilasm.exe) but I would like to automate this process from a C# service I will create.
Is there a way to do this with reflection and reflection.emit?
While this works:
string rawText = File.ReadAllText(string.Format("c:\\temp\\{0}.il", Utility.GetAppSetting("baseName")), Encoding.ASCII);
rawText = rawText.Replace("[--STRIP--]", guid);
File.Delete(string.Format("c:\\temp\\{0}.il", Utility.GetAppSetting("baseName")));
File.WriteAllText(string.Format("c:\\temp\\{0}.il", Utility.GetAppSetting("baseName")),rawText, Encoding.ASCII);
pi = new ProcessStartInfo();
pi.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
pi.FileName = "\"" + ilasm + "\"";
pi.Arguments = string.Format("c:\\temp\\{0}.il", Utility.GetAppSetting("baseName"));
using(Process p = Process.Start(pi))
{
p.WaitForExit();
}
It is not ideal as I really would like this to be a streamlined process.
I have seen examples of creating the IL at runtime, then saving, but I need to use the IL I already have in file form and compile it back to an exe.
Thanks.
