How can I load an assembly from the GAC without specifying the version?

[Bernd Sonderkötter]

Hi all,

I have a question regarding loading an assembly:

How can I load an assembly from the GAC without specifying the version,
culture and public key? I always have only one single version of this
assembly in the GAC at a given time.

Thanks,
Bernd

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

Bernd,

How can I load an assembly from the GAC without specifying the version,
culture and public key? I always have only one single version of this
assembly in the GAC at a given time.

I don't think you should ignore versioning even if you know only a
single version will be installed. You can't know for sure that the
installed version is compatible with the one you've tested against.

To answer your question, check out Assembly.LoadWithPartialName(). But
be sure to also read the following page to learn why this is a bad
idea.

http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/suzcook/PermaLink.aspx/87646756-a94d-4c3a-a313-56c29a59b22d



Mattias