c# - Reference shell32.dll in a programmatically compiled program? -

i need shell32 in program create shortcut.

this code:

var compiler = new csharpcodeprovider(); var params = new system.codedom.compiler.compilerparameters {       generateexecutable = true,       outputassembly = outputname,       referencedassemblies = {                     "system.dll",                     "system.core.dll",                     "system.windows.forms.dll",                     "system.drawing.dll",                     @"c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll"  } }; 

doing this, error:

metadata file c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll not opened. attempt made load program incorrect format.

found nothing while searching.. wasn't sure search :/

how go doing this?

shell32.dll (windows file systems don't care case, "s" or "s" shouldn't matter) not .net assembly , can't treated such.

if want call functions exported non-.net libraries, should use dllimportattribute.