I have a C# application, and to organize its files I have some DLL's in a folder called "Data". I want the EXE to check this folder for the DLL's just like how it checks its current directory. If I created a App.Config with this information:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<probing privatePath="Data" />
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>
It works without a problem. I do not want to have an App.Config. Is there a way to set the probing path without using an app.config?
You can also handle the AppDomain AssemblyResolve
event like so:
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve;
and:
private static System.Reflection.Assembly CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
{
var probingPath = pathToYourDataFolderHere;
var assyName = new AssemblyName(args.Name);
var newPath = Path.Combine(probingPath, assyName.Name);
if (!newPath.EndsWith(".dll"))
{
newPath = newPath + ".dll";
}
if (File.Exists(newPath))
{
var assy = Assembly.LoadFile(newPath);
return assy;
}
return null;
}