Hi
I've two products which share lot of common DLLs. I want to create a common
directory (under say c:\program files\common files\company name) and store
these common DLLS.

Now how can i make my executables (or other assemblies) search for the
dependecnt DLLs in this common directory ?

Thanks

-sudhakar

Why not put these files in the GAC? That's why MS created it.

Chris


"sudhakar" <mailto-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I've two products which share lot of common DLLs. I want to create a
> common
> directory (under say c:\program files\common files\company name) and store
> these common DLLS.
>
> Now how can i make my executables (or other assemblies) search for the
> dependecnt DLLs in this common directory ?
>
> Thanks
>
> -sudhakar
>
>

Thanks chris
Due to our company's internal policies, we wud like to maintain it in the
"common files" folder. Is there any way i can give this path , probably in
the app.config ?
-sudhakar
"Chris, Master of All Things Insignificant" <chris@No_Spam_Please.com> wrote
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> Why not put these files in the GAC? That's why MS created it.
>
> Chris
>
>
> "sudhakar" <mailto-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Hi
>> I've two products which share lot of common DLLs. I want to create a
>> common
>> directory (under say c:\program files\common files\company name) and
>> store these common DLLS.
>>
>> Now how can i make my executables (or other assemblies) search for the
>> dependecnt DLLs in this common directory ?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -sudhakar
>>
>>
>
>

If you can create an app.config file for each product then for each common
file you can specify a codebase hint. This allows you to put the file in a
directory other then the application's and the runtime will be able to
access it.

"sudhakar" <mailto-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks chris
> Due to our company's internal policies, we wud like to maintain it in the
> "common files" folder. Is there any way i can give this path , probably in
> the app.config ?
> -sudhakar
> "Chris, Master of All Things Insignificant" <chris@No_Spam_Please.com>
> wrote in message news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Why not put these files in the GAC? That's why MS created it.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> "sudhakar" <mailto-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi
>>> I've two products which share lot of common DLLs. I want to create a
>>> common
>>> directory (under say c:\program files\common files\company name) and
>>> store these common DLLS.
>>>
>>> Now how can i make my executables (or other assemblies) search for the
>>> dependecnt DLLs in this common directory ?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> -sudhakar
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>