What are LoaderExceptions?

[steve bull]

I have a project with various forms but when I try to view the designer for one of the forms I get the following error messages -
even though the project atually compiles :
Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.

Instead of the form displaying I get :

Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.
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at System.Reflection.Module.GetTypesInternal(StackCra wlMark& stackMark)
at System.Reflection.Assembly.GetTypes()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.AssemblyObsole teEventArgs..ctor(Assembly assembly)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSDynamicTypeService .ReloadAssemblyIfChanged(String codeBase)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSDynamicTypeService .CreateDynamicAssembly(String codeBase)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionServ ice.AssemblyEntry.get_Assembly()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionServ ice.AssemblyEntry.Search(String fullName, String typeName, Boolean
ignoreTypeCase, Assembly& assembly, String description)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionServ ice.SearchProjectEntries(AssemblyName assemblyName, String typeName, Boolean
ignoreTypeCase, Assembly& assembly)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionServ ice.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase,
ReferenceType refType)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDo m.AggregateTypeResolutionService.GetType(String name, Boolean throwOnError,
Boolean ignoreCase)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDo m.AggregateTypeResolutionService.GetType(String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.C omponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.GetType(String typeName)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDom DesignerLoader.EnsureDocument(IDesignerSerializati onManager manager)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDom DesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationM anager manager)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDo m.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSer ializationManager
serializationManager)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDe signerLoader.BeginLoad(IDesignerLoaderHost host)

Does anyone have any idea how I should go about getting rid of these errors?
Thanks for any help,

Steve

[Jonathan Nix]

I think you mean the bug somebody already found a work-around for in the
"User Control Designer Errors is [sic] VS2005 RC1" thread.

Change your AssemblyInfo.cs files in the UserControls DLLs as follows:
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("5.5.5")]

Where 5.5.5 is any hard-coded version number. The problem was the .* in it
causing the UserControl to have an auto-generated version that's different
than what your other DLL is expecting. As soon as you recompile it with
changes or something, you get the Unable to Load error.

BTW - Notice I called it a BUG. I truly believe it's a bug. There's a
rational explanation for what it's doing, but it is bound to cause a little
frustration for a lot of people.

Let me know if it works.