I have a VS2017 project composed by:
- Main console application `App.exe`, compiled in .NET Framework 4.6.1
--- (referenced by `App.exe`) Custom dynamic library `LibOne.dll`, compiled in .NET Standard 2.0
----- (referenced by `LibOne.dll`) Another dynamic library `LibTwo.dll`, compiled in .NET Framework 3.5
By default, both LibOne.dll
and LibTwo.dll
are copied in App.exe
folder when compiling. Instead, I need to prevent LibTwo.dll
to be copied, making the program look for it from another path of the system, C:\Path_To_LibTwo
.
So I've set "Copy Local" and "Specific Version" to FALSE for LibTwo.dll
, in both App and LibOne projects, now the program throws this error just when I call a method of LibOne.dll
:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.IO.FileNotFoundException' occurred in App.exe
Could not load file or assembly 'LibTwo, Version=12.4.0.61, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
This is legit, but the problem still exists even if:
C:\Path_To_LibTwo
(where LibTwo.dll
is contained) has been added to System's PATHSystem.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom(@"C:\Path_To_LibTwo\LibTwo.dll");
(Note: this line correctly returns the LibTwo's assembly, so it is found)UPDATE: I added this to App.config:
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="LibTwo" culture="neutral" publicKeyToken="null" />
<codeBase href="file:///C:/Path_To_LibTwo/LibTwo.dll" />
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
And now the error is different:
Could not load file or assembly 'LibTwo, Version=12.4.0.61, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies.
The private assembly was located outside the appbase directory. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131041)
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