How can I determine where to fix this reference without adding a binding to the app.config? You can try to change the “MSBuild project build output verbosity” to “Detailed” or above to check the detail error log. To do this by Tools -> Options…->Projects and Solutions->Build and Run. Set the MSBuild project build output verbosity … Read more
Note that Assembly.GetReferencedAssemblies only includes a particular assembly if you actually use a type in that assembly in your assembly (or a type that you use depends on a type in that assembly). It is not enough to merely include an assembly in the list of references in Visual Studio. Maybe this explains the difference … Read more
To check if the assembly is dynamic: if (assembly.ManifestModule is System.Reflection.Emit.ModuleBuilder) This took me a while to figure out, so here it is asked and answered. Update: In .NET 4.0, there is now a property: if (assembly.IsDynamic)
The CLR supports module initializers. You’d have to hack C++/CLI code or ilasm.exe to use them. UPDATE: directly supported in C# as well since .NET 5 with the [ModuleInitializer] attribute
An assembly is .NET’s “minimum unit of deployment”. Usually an assembly corresponds to a single file, but it doesn’t have to – you can have multiple files, with one of them being the master which knows where all the other bits are. Single-file assemblies are usually DLLs or EXE files. If you’ve got a normal … Read more
For people that cant find “System.Web” at .Net References, this might be the answer: “you need to right-click the project -> properties -> then change the “Target framework” which will probably be “.NET Framework 4 Client Profile” to just “.NET Framework 4”. The answer was given by Tinister (thanks) as a reply to a previuos … Read more
If your only objective is to stop FxCop from yelling at you, then you have found the best practice. The best practice for signing your assemblies is something that is completely dependent on your objectives and needs. We would need more information like your intended deployment: For personal use For use on corporate network PC’s … Read more
Any typo in configuration xml can be a cause. Loader just can’t see your configuration. I also had a hour of headache until I realize that the error was in character “=” instead of “-” in schema name: <assemblyBinding xmlns=”urn:schemas=microsoft-com:asm.v1″> Just check carefully all attribute names and values. I guess “PublicKeyToken” should be “publicKeyToken” This … Read more
In IIS 6, go to the Application Pools section, and right-click > Properties on the pool which hosts the ASP.NET application in question. Go to the Performance tab and uncheck “Shutdown worker processes after being idle for:” In IIS 7, go to the Connections pane and find Application Pools, and select Advanced Settings for the … Read more
There was a very recent release to solve x64 problems. Get in touch with Mike Barnett directly if you still have problems (mbarnett at microsoft dot com) Addendum. There’s something very, very wrong about your /lib:”C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319″ option. This has been getting lots of programmers in trouble lately, after .NET 4.5 was released. That directory is … Read more