Should I add a component ref or a project ref??

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Darren

When I add a reference to a component, should I add the reference by
pointing it to the dll on disk or should I add the reference to the
project (if it's loaded in the solution)? What's the preferred way or
doesn't it matter?

Thanks,
Darren.
 
If they are part of the same solution, then point it to the project,
otherwise point it to the physical DLL.
 
Once I use to add a reference to the dll, but when I have to change
something in the reference project, I had to close the project change the
dll and open the project again, because the dll till the project was open
was write protected.
Now I add alway the reference to the project.
 
On the same note, what exactly is referenced if I put a reference to the
physical DLL, and how is it found if my colleague copies a project
with such a reference - is the whole path used, or is the filename used
in some directory specified in the project settings?
 
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