command line compiler question

[Brian Hman]

I'm am building a C# assembly using csc.exe, and I'm getting the following
error:

XmlResponder.cs(5,23): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'VB' does not
exist in the namespace 'Regulatory.Data' (are you missing an assembly
reference?)

Now this appears to indicate that I need to add a reference to the command
line arguments. The confusing part here is that I have two assemblies with
almost the same name: Regulatory.Data.dll and Regulatory.Data.VB.dll, and I
call the both with the /reference argument to the compiler like this:

/reference:d:\builds\output\Regulatory.Data.dll
/reference:d:\builds\output\Regulatory.Data.VB.dll

Since I reference both here, why do I get the error? Do I need to add an
argument to tell the compiler about the similar but seperate names? Does the
have to do with the order?

Any direction is appreciated!

Thanks,
Brian Hman

 

[Pavel Minaev]

I'm am building a C# assembly using csc.exe, and I'm getting the following
error:

XmlResponder.cs(5,23): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'VB' doesnot
        exist in the namespace 'Regulatory.Data' (are you missingan assembly
        reference?)

How does the line of code look?

Now this appears to indicate that I need to add a reference to the command
line arguments. The confusing part here is that I have two assemblies with
almost the same name: Regulatory.Data.dll and Regulatory.Data.VB.dll, andI
call the both with the /reference argument to the compiler like this:

/reference:d:\builds\output\Regulatory.Data.dll
/reference:d:\builds\output\Regulatory.Data.VB.dll

Since I reference both here, why do I get the error?  Do I need to add an
argument to tell the compiler about the similar but seperate names? Does the
have to do with the order?  

For starters, you should remember that namespaces and assemby names
are completely orthogonal. There's no requirement that they match
(though it's a well-established convention).

When you write "Regulatory.Data.VB.<something>" in your code, the
prefix is namespace name, not assembly name. It may well be that
assembly Regulatory.Data.VB does not introduce a new namespace, but
instead contains types within some other namespace (maybe even the
same "Regulatory.Data" namespace as the other assembly).

 

[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Brian,

Pavel is right about the relationship between the namespaces and
assemblies. So I think you need to read the document (or talk to the
author) of the assemblies you're referencing, to find out in which assembly
the type you're using stays.

If you have any further questions regarding this issue, please feel free to
post here.

Regards,

Jie Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')

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[Jie Wang [MSFT]]

Hi Brian,

Is the problem solved?

Do you have any further question on this issue?

If you need assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'll be happy
to help.

Thanks,

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