Referencing system.management.automation.dll in Visual Studio

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icelava picture icelava · Jul 27, 2009 · Viewed 133.7k times · Source

I am beginning to look into the PowerShell model and snap-in development. The first thing I notice is to reference System.management.automation.dll. However in Visual Studio, the .NET tab does not have that assembly, and nor is one able browse to

C:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Management.Automation\1.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\System.Management.Automation.dll

to make a file-based reference.

Am i forced to copy the file out manually to make an easy reference?

Answer

skfd picture skfd · Mar 29, 2013

System.Management.Automation on Nuget

System.Management.Automation.dll on NuGet, newer package from 2015, not unlisted as the previous one!

Microsoft PowerShell team packages un NuGet

Update: package is now owned by PowerShell Team. Huzzah!

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