Re: Regarding x86 and Any CPU....Badimageformat exception?

From:
"Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]" <rbv@nospam.nospam>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:30:04 -0500
Message-ID:
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rogFed28685@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys,
I am not sure what the Project platform configurations in VS 2005 mean
and I was wondering if any of you could give me an explanation.

Basically..what does x86 mean? How is it different from "Any CPU"?

What does " Create New Solution Plaforms" checkbox mean?

If I have multiple projects can i set some projects as "x86" and
others as "Any CPU" if they depend on each other?


If the main executable is x86 then no assemblies can be x64, and you can
load native 32-bit code on either 32-bit or 64-bit windows.
If the main executable is "any cpu" then all assemblies should be "any cpu"
and you can't load native code and have it work on both 32-bit and 64-bit
windows.
If the main executable is x64 then no assemblies can be x86, and you can
load native 64-bit code, it won't work on 32-bit windows.

I basically need this as i am trying to run my 32bit application on a
64bit machine...and I get the System.BadImageformat Exception...which
I believe has to do with these configurations.
Currently all my projects are in "Any CPU".

Thanks, for your help guys,...

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