64-bit .

Net Framework Application Sample

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This sample demonstrates the different ways to build .Net Framework applica
tions that run on 32-bit and 64-bit CPU types. This sample also demonstrates how
to detect if your application is running as a 32-bit or a 64-bit process on a 6
4-bit CPU.
Sample Language Implementations
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This sample is available in the following language implementations:
C#
Visual Basic
To build the sample using the command prompt:
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1. Open the Command Prompt window and navigate to one of the language-speci
fic subdirectories under the 64bit Application directory.
2. Type msbuild 64bit_ApplicationCS.sln or msbuild 64bit_ApplicationVB.sln,
depending on your choice of programming language.
To build the sample using Visual Studio:
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1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to one of the language-specific subdi
rectories under the 64bit Application directory.
2. Double-click the icon for the .sln (solution) file to open the file in V
isual Studio.
3. In the Build menu, select Build Solution.
The application will be built in the default \bin or \bin\Debug directory.
To run the sample:
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1. Navigate to the directory that contains the new executable, using the co
mmand prompt or Windows Explorer.
2. Type 64bit_ApplicationCS.exe or 64-bitApplicationVB.exe at the command l
ine, or double-click the icon for 64bit_ApplicationCS.exe or 64bit_ApplicationVB
.exe to launch it from Windows Explorer.
Remarks
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This sample builds binary files that only run on the appropriate CPU archit
ecture. This sample builds four binaries:
An x86 binary that runs as a 32-bit application on all processor types
An IA64 binary that will only run as a 64-bit process on Itanium processors
An x64 binary that will run as a 64-bit process on X64 processors
A compiled binary that will run as a 32-bit application on x86 processors and as
a 64-bit application on 64-bit processors.
Demonstrates
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This sample demonstrates the following:
64-bit CLR (Common Language Runtime)
See Also
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Other topics related to this sample that you may want to look up in the doc
umentation are:
IntPtr.Size, PropertyGroup Element (MSBuild) , /platform