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Replace all UUIDs in an ATL COM DLL.

Posted by Lim Bio Liong ⋅ January 28, 2017 ⋅ Leave a comment

1. Introduction. 1.1 Recently, a friend asked me for advise on a very unusual requirement. 1.2 He needs to replace all UUIDs in a COM DLL with new ones. 1.3 He does not have the source codes to the original COM server so any modifications will have to be done on the binary code. 1.4 … Continue reading →

Explore Possibilities with MSIL.

Posted by Lim Bio Liong ⋅ January 26, 2017 ⋅ Leave a comment

1. Introduction. 1.1. It will be hard to find an intermediate and advanced .NET programmer who has not heard of MSIL. 1.2 I have occasionally worked with IL code in the past, specifically when there is a need to modify the declarations of parameters and attributes for the purpose of interop marshaling. 1.3 Then last … Continue reading →

How C# Extension Methods Work

Posted by Lim Bio Liong ⋅ January 1, 2017 ⋅ 1 Comment

1. Introduction. 1.1 Extension methods were introduced in C# 3.0. 1.2 The main purpose of extension methods is to provide for seamless integration of new functionalities to existing classes. 1.3 I have personally used extension methods to great effect in my projects and I intend to share some of my extension methods with readers in … Continue reading →