How to move an old program written in C to C#

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I have a program written in C and running in DOS. Is there any simple way to move this program to C# (without completely re-writing the program)? By moving I mean changing in the user interface and the way of showing results (as it is in any standard Windows application).
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Posted 31-Mar-10 22:54pm

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2010-03-31T23:01:00

Solution 1

Transforming the former application in a DLL, you may expose the C-program functionality to the C# user interface.
:)

Posted 31-Mar-10 23:01pm

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Nicholas Butler · Answer 2 · 2010-03-31T23:03:00

Solution 2

You can write a Console app in C# - have a look at the System.Console class.

If you want a real Windows application, then no - there is no simple way. You will have to rewrite the user interface.

Nick

Posted 31-Mar-10 23:03pm

Nicholas Butler