> Hi,
> I am developing an application that loads at runtime executable
> code, investigates it and catalogs it (stores some information about
> it).
> When the executable is managed code, using reflection i can obtain the
> metadata information and add it to the catalog. But when the
> executable
> (exe or dll) is an unmanaged code I prompt the user and let him
> provide
> some "metadata".
> My problem is that I have not been successful correctly identifying
> manage code from unmanaged code at runtime.
> My first approach was to expect an exception if i tried to load a dll
> or exe using reflection, but at the end of the day, there are a lot of
> more reasons for an assembly not to load (e.g. missing required
> references).
> At this point I don't know what to do.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lester
>

Michael Nemtsev wrote:
> Hello ebucis@gmail.com,
>
> Check PE header of the file whether it contains managed code.
> You need to look in COM Descriptor Directory entry in the PE - if there is
> nonzero address thus it constains managed code
>
> > Hi,
> > I am developing an application that loads at runtime executable
> > code, investigates it and catalogs it (stores some information about
> > it).
> > When the executable is managed code, using reflection i can obtain the
> > metadata information and add it to the catalog. But when the
> > executable
> > (exe or dll) is an unmanaged code I prompt the user and let him
> > provide
> > some "metadata".
> > My problem is that I have not been successful correctly identifying
> > manage code from unmanaged code at runtime.
> > My first approach was to expect an exception if i tried to load a dll
> > or exe using reflection, but at the end of the day, there are a lot of
> > more reasons for an assembly not to load (e.g. missing required
> > references).
> > At this point I don't know what to do.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Lester
> >
> ---
> WBR,
> Michael Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour
>
> "At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not
> cease to be insipid." (c) Friedrich Nietzsche