Type Library Exporter (tlbexp.exe)

Type library exporter and importer are the two tools necessary for COM interop. The exporter generates a type library for a .NET Framework assembly so that other COM components can interop with .NET components. The general syntax for tlbexp.exe is: 

tlbexp AssemblyName [options]

The following table shows some of the common usages of tlbexp.exe :

Option

Description

/nologo

This option suppresses the logo of the tlbexp executable. 

/out:filename

filename is the name of the type library file. 

/silent

This option suppresses all messages from the tlbexp executable. 

/verbose

This option displays extra information while converting the component.

/? or /help

This option displays the help information for the tool.

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