Even in VFP, you can't build a DLL into an EXE, it has to be shipped separately. In .Net you can put all your files in their install folder, or put reusable DLLs into the GAC, but make sure you follow the specific rules for DLLs there.

>Hi.
>I am now at the point where I want to start developing and using 'Reusable Code' and have a few questions:
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>If I develop a .DLL and I then want to use that in 10 or 11 projects which will have their own .exe, do I also have to distribute the .dll when I distribute the .exe ?
>Ideally, If I could Build this into the .exe (as in VFP when you add a .prg into a project, it i part of the exe and you do not havce to distributr separately.
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>I suppose I am looking for pointers /best practise for devloping and
>distibuting re-usable code in dot net.
>Currently, C# is language of preference.
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>Any tips would be appreciated
>Regards,
>Gerard