About GAC

[david.kao]

Hi Group:
I created a managed Dll with a strong name and use GACUTIL install into GAC.
When I try to reuse that Dll though Visual Studio 03, I can not see the Dll
name which I created in Add reference window. I have to manually set
reference by going to the folder that contains that Dll. My question here is
why do I have to use the browse key on add reference window? My understanding
is once I install the Dll into GAC, I should automatically see that Dll in
the reference window.

Thanks in Advance

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

David,

This is not the case. The add reference window searches paths that are
set up in the registry.

Check out this blog entry at the C# faq titled "Add Custom Assemblies to
the Add Reference Dialog", located at (watch for line wrap):

http://blogs.msdn.com/csharpfaq/arch...20/245239.aspx

Hope this helps.
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Hi Group:
I created a managed Dll with a strong name and use GACUTIL install into
GAC.
When I try to reuse that Dll though Visual Studio 03, I can not see the
Dll
name which I created in Add reference window. I have to manually set
reference by going to the folder that contains that Dll. My question here
is
why do I have to use the browse key on add reference window? My
understanding
is once I install the Dll into GAC, I should automatically see that Dll in
the reference window.

Thanks in Advance

[Scott Allen]

Hi David:

The Add Reference dialog doesn't look in the GAC, but it does use directory
paths stored in the registry. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306149
--
Scott
http://www.OdeToCode.com/blogs/scott/

Hi Group:
I created a managed Dll with a strong name and use GACUTIL install
into GAC.
When I try to reuse that Dll though Visual Studio 03, I can not see
the Dll
name which I created in Add reference window. I have to manually set
reference by going to the folder that contains that Dll. My question
here is
why do I have to use the browse key on add reference window? My
understanding
is once I install the Dll into GAC, I should automatically see that
Dll in
the reference window.
Thanks in Advance