VB and C++

Question

can I with VS 2017 programming VB and then compile in c++ .

Peter

Answer 1

If you compile each in a different project them add a reference to one from the other that will work. What you can't do is have two programming languages in one project as per your question.

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Answer 2

Forgive me if this seems like nit-picking, but there is a difference between C++ projects and C++/CLI projects.

A reference to a project that creates a C++ dll cannot be added to a VB.net project.

If one creates a VC++ CLR class library (i.e. C++/CLI) or adds /clr for common language runtime support to a Win32 Dll project then adding a reference is possible.

Answer 3

You just can't right-click References and left-click Add Reference and reference a plain C/++ dll that way.

Well, that's what I said.  I'm not talking about p/invoke.