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Loading external dll in DSL Tools

Hi,

I would like to use some external library in my DSL Tools (VS 2008)

My dll is not in the GAC, so I think I have to manage manually the dll loading; could you confirm that ? (I have some strange behavior; my dll is referenced in my dsl project, it works on debug, but not when I deploy on a third machine).

where would be the best place to manage dll loading in the DSL library ?

Thanks for any help,

Nico

Nicolas Roux Thursday, October 15, 2009 3:52 PM

I add some more information.

My intention is to add the following code somewhere:

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);

and:

 Assembly CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
 {
 	if (args.Name.StartsWith("MyLibrary"))
	{
		string assemblyDirectory = this.GetType().Assembly.Location;

                return Assembly.LoadFrom(string.Format(@"{0}\{1}", assemblyDirectory, "MyLibrary.dll"));
        }

        return null;
 }

Where should I put this code in my DSL project ?

Nicolas Roux Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:37 PM

Hi Nico,

Have you checked the external library was installed on a third machine after deployed ? What is the exception code while deploy on a third machine?

If you don’t want install the assembly in the global assembly cache (GAC), you can use another two methods:

· Use an application configuration (.config) file with the <codeBase> tags

· Use the AssemblyResolve event

For more information, please refer to:

How to load an assembly at runtime that is located in a folder that is not the bin folder of the application

Best Regards,

Nancy

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