Add Reference
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Back in the COM days when I compiled a com dll it would automatically be registered. I could then go and add it as a reference in another project by choosing it from reference window. I just created and complied a C# Class Library component. When I open another solution and try to add that component it does not appear in the .NET list (or anywhere). I have to browse to the component's directory and select that dll. How do I get that library to appear in the .NET section of the Add reference window? Thanks.
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Back in the COM days when I compiled a com dll it would automatically be registered. I could then go and add it as a reference in another project by choosing it from reference window. I just created and complied a C# Class Library component. When I open another solution and try to add that component it does not appear in the .NET list (or anywhere). I have to browse to the component's directory and select that dll. How do I get that library to appear in the .NET section of the Add reference window? Thanks.
To add it to the .NET section of the Add Reference, you have to add it to the Global Assembly Cache after signing it with a strong name. But, you can always just browse for its file using the Assembly Browser tab (or whatever it's called in VS.NET).
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Back in the COM days when I compiled a com dll it would automatically be registered. I could then go and add it as a reference in another project by choosing it from reference window. I just created and complied a C# Class Library component. When I open another solution and try to add that component it does not appear in the .NET list (or anywhere). I have to browse to the component's directory and select that dll. How do I get that library to appear in the .NET section of the Add reference window? Thanks.
The GAC and a strong name isn't the only solution*. You can also add the path to your library to the registry. For example, I put all my libraries (and other's) in
C:\Development\Third Party\bin\, so I added the following key to the registry:HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\Third Party\I then set the(Default)string value to the above path. You can use the HKLM hive instead, if you want the setting to apply to all users. * In fact, according to the docs adding it to the GAC won't work anyway, because the Add Reference dialog is path-based and doesn't enumerate the GAC. Derek Lakin. Try the Code Store for instant integrated access to an online repository of .NET components. The great thing about being a slayer: is kicking ass is comfort food. Buffy Salamander Software Ltd. -
Back in the COM days when I compiled a com dll it would automatically be registered. I could then go and add it as a reference in another project by choosing it from reference window. I just created and complied a C# Class Library component. When I open another solution and try to add that component it does not appear in the .NET list (or anywhere). I have to browse to the component's directory and select that dll. How do I get that library to appear in the .NET section of the Add reference window? Thanks.
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The GAC and a strong name isn't the only solution*. You can also add the path to your library to the registry. For example, I put all my libraries (and other's) in
C:\Development\Third Party\bin\, so I added the following key to the registry:HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\AssemblyFolders\Third Party\I then set the(Default)string value to the above path. You can use the HKLM hive instead, if you want the setting to apply to all users. * In fact, according to the docs adding it to the GAC won't work anyway, because the Add Reference dialog is path-based and doesn't enumerate the GAC. Derek Lakin. Try the Code Store for instant integrated access to an online repository of .NET components. The great thing about being a slayer: is kicking ass is comfort food. Buffy Salamander Software Ltd. -
Back in the COM days when I compiled a com dll it would automatically be registered. I could then go and add it as a reference in another project by choosing it from reference window. I just created and complied a C# Class Library component. When I open another solution and try to add that component it does not appear in the .NET list (or anywhere). I have to browse to the component's directory and select that dll. How do I get that library to appear in the .NET section of the Add reference window? Thanks.