Dynamically load add-ins

[Heath]

I am building an application that will have modules like add-ins that can be
added post deployment. I saw the visual studio add-ins and their examples.
What I am unsure about how visual studio knows how to add these objects. The
application is database driven and I thought I could use it to store the dll
names and location and a boolean to tell if the add-in is available, but how
can I do the implementation in the original app if I dont know the object
ahead of time. Won't I get a compile time error. I am think that I am
pretty lost in this area. Any help or ideas are welcome.

[Rakesh Rajan]

Hi Heath,

If you are trying to create a plug-in type of facility for your application,
try this as a starter:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/Plugins.asp

HTH,
Rakesh Rajan

"Heath" wrote:

I am building an application that will have modules like add-ins that can be
added post deployment. I saw the visual studio add-ins and their examples.
What I am unsure about how visual studio knows how to add these objects. The
application is database driven and I thought I could use it to store the dll
names and location and a boolean to tell if the add-in is available, but how
can I do the implementation in the original app if I dont know the object
ahead of time. Won't I get a compile time error. I am think that I am
pretty lost in this area. Any help or ideas are welcome.