How to copy assembly out of GAC?

[Donal McWeeney]

Hi,

How do I copy an assembly out of the GAC.
Cant find it anywhere else on the box.

Thanks

Donal

 

[Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]]

use the command line to copy the file from (for an assembly called util, version 1.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=aabccddeeff11223344)

c:\<windir>\assemblies\gac\util\1.0.0.0__aabbccddeeff11223344\util.dll

Regards

Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
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Hi,

How do I copy an assembly out of the GAC.
Cant find it anywhere else on the box.

Thanks

Donal

 

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Donal,

I think Richard's suggestion is ok. The {sysdir}:\windows\assembly GAC
folder is alerted via windows shell when we view it in windows explorer.
You can navigate into it via commandline and you'll find each assembly will
have serveral sub folders ( for different versions).

In addition, you can also copy the content line of the certain assembly
when you view the
sysdir}:\windows\assembly folder in explorer. The line copy out is
something like:

System.Data Neutral 1.0.5000.0 b77a5c561934e089
file:///F:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/System.Data.dll

And the path is just the actual path of that assembly.

HOpe also helps. Thanks.

Regards,

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

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[Donal McWeeney]

Thanks for the info guys...

Thanks

Donal

 

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

You're welcome, Donal.

Have a good day!

Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support

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[reviewer1]

Theres a free tool for copying dll's from the GAC without the need to use the command line. Its freeware and you can download it here:

http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/NET/Free-GAC-Extractor-Copy-Dll-Global-Assembly.aspx