Helpful Tools (misc)
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Summary
Tools that are helpful for .NET interoperability with unmanaged code.
Name Link
ANTS Performance Profiler - .NET code profiler http://www.red-gate.com/products/ants_performance_profiler/index.htm
Code Project - Simplify Native DLL Documentation (auto generates C# declarations from your C/C++ source comments) http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/SimplifyNativeDLLDocument.asp
CodeXchange.net Addin for VS2003 - share all your cool .NET snippets http://www.codexchange.net
CLR SPY http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=C7B955C7-231A-406C-9FA5-AD09EF3BB37F
DUMPBIN http://blogs.msdn.com/csano/archive/2004/04/19/116565.aspx
PINVOKE.NET Add-In for Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 http://www.red-gate.com/pinvoke/download
SWIG C++->C# Interop Automation Tool http://www.swig.org/
C# to/from VB.NET Translator - see results as you type. Very cool http://www.carlosag.net/Tools/CodeTranslator/Default.aspx
P/Invoke Wizard - automates process of writing declarations http://www.paulyao.com/resources/tools/pinvoke.asp
PInvoker - Native Dll Importer and .NET PInvoke Interface Assembly Generator http://www.pinvoker.com

To use the PInvoke.net Add-In in Visual Studio 2008, you need to make some modifications. See http://www.red-gate.com/supportcenter/GeneralContent.aspx?c=knowledgebase\PInvoke\KB200711000198.htm