Dynamic Assemblies

[Lost User]

Hi, Does anyone know how i can load assemblies in my program at runtime or DLL's of managed code ? Ive seen a class in System.Reflection called Assembly but i am unsure if this is what im looking for. I am trying to create a plugin system for my program which scans a directory for DLL's and loads them up. The loading is the easy part, im just looking for a way to make my program aware that other assemblies exist and to load a default class supported by every assembly at runtime. Hope that makes sense. Any ideas on how i would go about this ? Cheers

[Joao Vaz]

Hi, You have the System.Reflection.Assembly.Load method that accepts a assembly name or a assembly ref that does precisely what you want. Cheers, Joao Vaz

[James T Johnson]

I feel extremely bad about doing this, but I wrote a couple articles for CP that do just what you're looking for. Look for "TypeLoader for .NET" for some code you can plug in to your existing application, or look for "Using reflection to extend NET programs" to get a more in-depth look at what typeloader is doing. HTH, James Sonork ID: 100.11138 - Hasaki

[Lost User]

Cool this has really helped me alot, i have found one sample using google search engine. Are there any others that people can point me too cause a few examples would be better :) Thanks for your help anyway :)