At the command prompt, type the following:
ILProtector [*.ilproj] [options] [<assembly>] [<other assemblies>...]
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| *.ilproj | ILProtector project file path. You can specify a full or relative path. |
| <assembly> | The explicit path of the assembly. You can specify a full or relative path. |
| <other assemblies>... | You can specify more than one assembly. The explicit paths of the assemblies. You can specify full or relative paths. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -out=<dir> | Output directory for protected assemblies. |
| -nogui | If *.ilproj is specified, processes project in console mode. |
| -sign | Re-signs a previously signed assembly(ies) with the public/private key pair in keyfile. |
| -keyfile=<file> | Specifies a file that contains a public/private key pair to sign an assembly(ies). |
| -verify | Check the MSIL and metadata for all assemblies. |
| -quiet | Quiet mode, suppresses any output other than error messages. |
| -nologo | Don't display product version and copyright info. |
| -options | Show ILProtector options. |
| -name32=<name> | Specifies x86 dll name. |
| -name64=<name> | Specifies x64 dll name. |
| -embed-dlls | Embed Protect DLLs into assemblies. |
| -encryptstrings | Encrypts the assembly(ies) user strings. |
| -integrity | Enable Integrity for assembly(ies). |
| -loadfromfile | Enable LoadFromFile option for assembly(ies). |
| -update | Check for ILProtector updates and install if available. If the process does not have administrative privileges, the UAC prompt appears for the installation. |
| -noprompt | Used with -update option. The UAC prompt does not appear and the installation might fail due to insufficient permissions on the installation directory. |
| -?, -h | Displays command syntax and options for the tool. |
When -update option is used, if a new version is available, the application downloads update, runs installation process and returns ExitCode=2, in other cases return code is 0 (success, no new version available) or non-zero (an error occurred).
When -update option is used in script, please wait a few seconds until a new version is installed and then continue execution, for example:
@echo off echo Check and install updates if available without UAC prompt ILProtector.exe -update -noprompt IF %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 GOTO Next IF %ERRORLEVEL% == 2 GOTO Wait :Fail echo Execution Failed GOTO End :Wait echo Wait 10 seconds until a new version is installed (recommended 3-60 sec) rem TIMEOUT /t 10 /NOBREAK > NUL ping -n 11 127.0.0.1 > NUL :Next echo Continue execution ILProtector -encryptstrings -integrity Product.exe :End
ILProtector myproject.ilproj -nogui ILProtector Product.exe ILProtector -out="Bin" -sign -keyfile="key.snk" -verify App.exe Library.dll ILProtector -update -noprompt ILProtector Product.exe -integrity -loadfromfile -encryptstrings -embed-dlls
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