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My exe will be running on one computer and the dlls will be on another with
in the same LAN. Why can't I just tell the clr that the dlls will be located
here(a mapped path)??

I have looked at stong naming, remoting, using assembly.loadfrom and read
information about configuration files. What is the best method and easiest
way to find these dlls without rewriting my aplication??

I can't believe Microsoft would have made this so hard to do? All I want to
do it tell my application where the dlls are. Does anyone have anything they
can share with me, that will help?

Thanks in Advance!

My exe will be running on one computer and the dlls will be on another with
in the same LAN. Why can't I just tell the clr that the dlls will be located
here(a mapped path)??

I have looked at stong naming, remoting, using assembly.loadfrom and read
information about configuration files. What is the best method and easiest
way to find these dlls without rewriting my aplication??

I can't believe Microsoft would have made this so hard to do? All I want to
do it tell my application where the dlls are. Does anyone have anything they
can share with me, that will help?

Thanks in Advance!

First, give your assembly a strong name.  Then, use assembly hints in your
app.config file.  search for these things in the documentation and you
shouldn't have any trouble.
-mike

Quote:> I am totally and utterly confused! How do you deploy an application and
tell
> the runtime to find your .dll in a certain directory?

> My exe will be running on one computer and the dlls will be on another
with
> in the same LAN. Why can't I just tell the clr that the dlls will be
located
> here(a mapped path)??

> I have looked at stong naming, remoting, using assembly.loadfrom and read
> information about configuration files. What is the best method and easiest
> way to find these dlls without rewriting my aplication??

> I can't believe Microsoft would have made this so hard to do? All I want
to
> do it tell my application where the dlls are. Does anyone have anything
they
> can share with me, that will help?

> Thanks in Advance!

Okay I tried the strong name thing, but there are two other assemblies that
my assemebly calls, and those assemblies do not have strong names. Therefore
my assemble would not build. I have been told those other assemblies will
not have strong names added to them.

Anymore suggestions?

http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/suzcook

In particular I think the entry "Switching to the Load Context" would help
you
(http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/suzcook/PermaLink.aspx/8430971e-8df3-40e8-...
6b101743175).

To summarize: You can create a new app domain and set the application base
there.  You'll also find a lot more useful information about the loader in
general that may answer many of your questions.

(This post is provided as-is, no warranty, express or implied, yadda yadda
yadda).