[IronPython] New to Ironpython. Want to glue DLL with Python code

[Howard R. Hansen]

What type of compiler was used to write the  dll?  Is it a .net dll or 
some other type like unmanaged
 C++? 

Howard

Hugo González Monteverde wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to IronPython, thought I've been using CPython for two years now.
>
> I am now developing a project using a library for processing Biometrics 
> (fingerprint recognition) and would like to use Python to invoke the 
> functions in the DLL. The DLL comes with C# examples, so I'm assuming 
> here that I could use it with IronPython.
>
> What I've tried so far:
>
> Using ctypes: the dll has a a C++ interface, so using ctypes is a 
> torture, functions are only imported ordinally, and no names or anything 
> is available. From here I thought IronPython would be better.
>
> using IronPython: Tried to directly import the classes in the DLL, this 
> did not work. I have read a bit on LoadAssembly, but I'm not sure how it 
> works. SO far I've only been able to "import System" from IronPython, 
> but pretty much nothing else can be imported. There is a full app in C# 
> include with the software.
>
> I'm using Windows XP with the latest ironpython.
>
> I'm really beginning here, so the question would be: how do I import 
> classes and functions from a DLL what I know is accessible from a C# 
> application, using IronPython?
>
> Thanks for any advice or direction,
>
> Hugo G.
>
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