How do I use the MS DIA SDK from C#?

Question

I'm trying to use the Microsoft Debug Interface Access SDK from C#. This is installed with Visual Studio, but the docs don't seem to mention how you use this from C#.

I've found example code on interweb but no information on how to link to the DIA SDK. I.e. I can't import it as an assembly. I don't think I have to include it into a managed C++ application and use it as COM (that would be hell).

There is an IDL file, is this the correct way? If so, how?

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Edit: The following will create the type library for use as a referenced assembly. Paste into a batch file.

call "%VS80COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat"
midl /I "%VSINSTALLDIR%\DIA SDK\include" "%VSINSTALLDIR%\DIA SDK\idl\dia2.idl" /tlb dia2.tlb
tlbimp dia2.tlb

Answer 1

You need to convert the IDL to a typelib first:

Something like:

midl /I "%VSINSTALLDIR%\DIA SDK\include" dia2.idl /tlb dia2.tlb
tlbimp dia2.tlb

Then you can import the tlb.

I've never used the DIA SDK this way, so don't know how friendly it would be. You could also consider using it directly from a managed C++ assembly and presenting a managed interface to the functionality you need.